Slaves of Richard Galloway II, Maryland

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Surnames/tags: Galloway Slavery

The purpose of this page is to account for the enslaved of Richard Galloway II and to connect them to their descendants.

At the death of the owner, Richard Galloway II in 1736, a unique inventory was made of his estate. (Copied and formatted for this page from: Cedar Park Its People and History with a citation: Inventories, Liber 30, ff 384-391 (H. of R.).)

1736 Inventory

1 Man Charles, abt. 30 yrs. old, Value £60.

1 Man Tom, 28, Value £60.

1 Man Robin, 25, Value £60.

1 Man Ben, 43, Value £54.

1 Man Duce, 35, Value £60.

1 Man Nedd, 25, a legacy £60.

1 Man Bocassy, 43, Value £40.

1 Man Bacon, an old man (gave him a YOB 1670), Value £12.

1 Man Harry, 20 yrs. old, a Legacy £50.

1 Woman Joan, value £36.

1 Woman Jenny, 26 & a Child 4 mo., value £62.

1 Woman Maria, abt. 16, Value £54.

1 Woman Marcy abt. 15 yrs. old, value £50.

1 Woman Hagar blind & a Child 4 mo. value £6.

1 Boy Sam 14 yrs. old, a Legacy value £40.

1 Boy Barcas 9 yrs. well grown, value £40.

1 Girl Nanny 11 yrs, value £40.

1 Girl Patience 8 yrs, value £26.

1 Girl Dinah 7 yrs., value £22.

1 Boy Phill 7 yrs. old, value £26.

1 Boy Monday 5, value £20.

Total enslaved: 21

Richard Galloway signed his will at West River on the 8th of OCT 1736. In it he mentions his wife, Sarah to have the use of his plantation during her widowhood, his granddaughter, Elizabeth (under age 25), the daughter of his son Richard, to have a 500 acre tract in Elk Ridge. His son Richard to have his boat and half his personal estate. A kinsman named Joseph Galloway is given five pounds gold for the use of the Quakers for any reason whatsoever. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Maryland Colonial Wills Liber 21/804

• Probate:"Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1777"
  Will Books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court; Probate Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9068 #394925 (accessed 29 March 2023)
  Richard Galloway probate on 8 Aug 1736 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA. Died 1736 in Maryland, USA.