Slaves of Ephraim B. G. Ayton, Maryland

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage Ayton

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Ephraim B. G. Ayton, and attempt to connect them to their families.

In 1867, Ephraim B. G. Ayton listed the following 22 people he formerly enslaved (as of 1864):^[1]

• Samuel Copeland, male, age 58 (b. 1806)
• Jane Copeland, female, age 47 (b. 1817)
• George Copeland, male, age 44 (b. 1820)
• Thomas Davis, male, age 28 (b. 1836)
• Kitty Davis, female, age 27 (b. 1837)
• Richard Davis, male, age 24 (b. 1840)
• Rebecca Letcher, female, age 23 (b. 1841)
• Isaac Letcher, male, age 18 (b. 1846)
• Antonia Snowden, female, age 20 (b. 1844)
• Martha Letcher, female, age 18 (b. 1846)
• Sidney Dow, male, age 18 (b. 1846)
• Laura Dow, female, age 15 (b. 1849)
• William Dow, male, age 13 (b. 1851)
• Lorenzo Dow, male, age 7 (b. 1857)
• Hanson Dow, male, age 3 (b. 1861)
• Arthur Dow, male, age 1 (b. 1863)
• Gladys Dow, female, age 1 month (b. 1864)
• Henry Dow, male, age 5 months (b. 1864)
• Columbus Williams, male, age 4 (b. 1860)
• Sophia Williams, female, age 2 (b. 1862)
• Elizabeth Letcher, female, age 10 months (b. 1863)
• Francis Williams, female, age 10 months (b. 1863)

In 1860, Ephraim enslaved the following people:^[2]

Name	Sex	Age	Color	Estimated Birth Year	Research Notes
Unknown	M	54	B	1806	likely Samuel
Unknown	F	43	B	1817	likely Jane
Unknown	M	39	B	1821	likely George
Unknown	M	23	B	1837	likely Thomas
Unknown	F	22	M	1838	likely Kitty
Unknown	F	21	B	1839
Unknown	M	19	B	1841
Unknown	M	16	B	1844
Unknown	F	14	M	1846	Fugitive from the State
Unknown	F	14	B	1846
Unknown	F	13	B	1847
Unknown	F	11	B	1849	likely Laura
Unknown	M	9	B	1851	likely William
Unknown	F	5	B	1855
Unknown	M	3	B	1857	likely Lorenzo
Unknown	F	2	B	1858
Unknown	M	1	B	1859
Unknown	M	2/12	B	1860	likely Hanson

In 1850, Ephraim enslaved the following people:^[3]

Name	Sex	Age	Color	Estimated Birth Year	Research Notes
Unknown	M	44	M	1806	likely Samuel
Unknown	M	30	M	1820	likely George
Unknown	M	13	M	1837
Unknown	M	6	M	1844
Unknown	F	40	M	1810
Unknown	F	32	M	1818
Unknown	F	12	M	1838	likely Kitty
Unknown	F	6	M	1844	Possibly had escaped by 1960 census
Unknown	F	5	B	1845
Unknown	F	5	B	1845
Unknown	F	1	M	1849	likely Laura
Unknown	F	1/12	M	1850

Sources

1. ↑ Montgomery County Slave Statistics, 1867-1868, Volume 812, Page 6-7 (digital), Maryland Archives, available online: <https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000812/html/am812--6.html>
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #91852578 (accessed 10 October 2022)
   E B G Ayton in District 1, Montgomery, Maryland, USA.
3. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #90849635 (accessed 10 October 2022)
   Ephraim B Ayton in Cracklin, Montgomery, Maryland, USA.