Slaves of Richard A. Contee, Maryland

Date: [unknown] to 1802
Location: Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Surnames/tags: Contee Slavery Black_Heritage

Background

Richard Alexander Contee lived in Prince George's County, Maryland. Contee died about 1802 and a personal property inventory was taken of his estate. The following enslaved persons that he owned at the time of his death were named and valued on his 1803 probate inventory:^[1]

• Simon age 35, sickly, $160
• Jem age 37, $260
• Ned age 27, $260
• Nat age 35, $260
• Nace age 30, $260
• Dary age 20, $250
• Peter age 40, $230
• Jack age 60, $140
• Joe age 66, $60
• Sally age 19, $250
• Jerry age 20, $250
• Oliver age 18, $250
• Sarah age 15, $220
• Amy age 38, $160
• Anna age 16, $160
• Milley age 34, $150
• Fanny age 35, $160
• Jenny age 63, $12
• Patt age 8, $70
• Harry age 6, $70
• Moses age 1, $40

In 1826, son John Contee made record of the slaves sold from his father's estate.^[2]

• Oliver age 30, $450
• Peter age 50, $300
• Sye age 40, $400
• Moses age 16, $400
• Anthony age 12, $250
• Milley age 45, $200
• Suck age 19, and child 9 mos, $350
• Charlotte age 14, $250^[3]

Census

• 1790 United States Federal Census, enslaved 25 persons^[4]
• 1800 United States Federal Census, enslaved 27 persons^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Inventories: "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999"
   Catalog: Inventories
   Image path: Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999 > Prince George's > Inventory accounts 1796-1803 vol 3-4 > image 585 of 601
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9T16-5XB (accessed 8 April 2023)
   • 18 Jan 1803 probate inventory
2. ↑ Inventories: "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999"
   Catalog: Inventories Liber TT no. 6-7 1824-1830
   Image path: Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999 > Prince George's > Inventory accounts 1824-1827 vol 6 > image 143 of 199
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 12 March 2022)
   • 1826, Prince George's Co, MD, p.267
3. ↑ Inventories: "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999"
   Catalog: Inventories Liber PC no. 4 1839-1844 Liber JH no. 1 1844-1848
   Image path: Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999 > Prince George's > Inventory accounts 1839-1844 vol 4 > image 19 of 504
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 12 March 2022)
   • inventory of John Contee at Java Plantation.
4. ↑ United States Census, 1790: "United States Census, 1790"
   Image path: United States Census, 1790 > Maryland > Prince Georges > Not Stated > image 6 of 34; citing NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYY8-3Q8C (accessed 8 April 2023)
   • 1790 census for Richard A. Contee
5. ↑ United States Census, 1800: "United States Census, 1800"
   Image path: United States Census, 1800 > Maryland > Prince George's > Not Stated > image 31 of 33; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR84-KSN (accessed 8 April 2023)
   • 1800 census for Richard A. Contee