Slaves of James Bowles, Maryland

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: St. Mary's, Maryland
Surnames/tags: Bowles Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Background 1.1 Home Plantation 1.2 Hogg Neck Quarter 1.3 Half Pone Quarter 2 Sources

Background

James Bowles lived in St. Mary's County Maryland on the Sotterley Plantation. After his death his 1727 estate inventory named the enslaved at 3 different locations:^[1]

Home Plantation

1. Dick, carpenter
2. Jack
3. Towerhill, carpenter
4. Cassar
5. Prince
6. Thore?
7. Wealwich
8. Radclift
9. Maria
10. Phillis
11. Moll
12. Tom
13. Andrew
14. Coffee
15. Simon
16. Harry
17. Ignatus

In the Dwelling House

1. Doll
2. Pegg
3. Sarah
4. Lucy
5. Susan
6. Blackwell

Hogg Neck Quarter

1. Peter
2. Robin
3. Dick
4. Sibley
5. Margaret
6. Joan
7. Maggy
8. Mary
9. Jacob

Half Pone Quarter

1. Mingo
2. Tony
3. Pompy
4. Songe
5. Congo
6. Bess
7. Moll
8. Greensich
9. Taylor

For more information please see the Sotterley Plantation page

Sources

1. ↑ Inventories of estates, 1718-1777: "Inventories of estates, 1718-1777"
   Catalog: Inventories of estates, 1718-1777 Vols. 12-14 1727-1729
   Film number: 007541599 > image 336 of 725
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-9981-SS44-P (accessed 18 April 2022)
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