The Burgess Plantation - Puddington Harbour - Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Surnames/tags: Black_Heritage Plantations Slavery

Background

Maryland Plantation Index

US Black Heritage Plantations Index

PLANTATION UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Right now this project just has one member, me. I am Laura Arnold.

Here are some of the tasks that I think need to be done. I'll be working on them, and could use your help.

Will you join me? Please post a comment here on this page, in G2G using the project tag, or send me a private message. Thanks!

The goal of this project is to find the descendants of the people who were enslaved by the Burgess family of Anne Arundel County, Maryland at the Puddington Harbour Plantation. The time frame of the enslaved persons living there starts in the early 1700s.

I am a descendant of George Burgess White, born 1789, who was enslaved by Benjamin Burgess of the Burgess family and share DNA with Burgess descendants. My 4th great grandfather George Burgess White was listed in the estate settlement of Benjamin Burgess in 1794.

Benjamin Burgess owned the Puddington Harbour Plantation. ^[1]

The people enslaved by Benjamin Burgess and his father John Burgess in the 1700s are stated in the John Burgess will and Benjamin Burgess estate settlement. They are as follows:

John Burgess enslaved these people:

Joseph, born before 10 Jan 1774

Mary, born before 10 Jan 1774

Herculas, born before 10 Jan 1774

Harry, born before 10 Jan 1774

Aron, born before 10 Jan 1774

Bob, born before 10 Jan 1774

Benjamin Burgess enslaved these people:

Tom, born 1726

Zachariah, born 1726

Eleanor "Nell", born 1754

Dido, born 1734

Hannah, born 1766

Pall, born 1773

Charles, born 1782

Harry, born 1784

George, born 1789

Tom, born 1789

Pompey, born 1792

Araminta, born 1792

Sources

1. ↑ American Family History Maryland Plantations https://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/Maryland%20Families/1700th%20Century%20Plantations.html

• The Benjamin Burgess estate settlement

• The John Burgess will: BURGESS, JOHN, Anne Arundel Co. 4 Sep 1773; 10 Jan 1774

Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

To son Benjamin Burgess, tract called 'Puddington or "Puddington Harbour" near Beards Creek running to a division post between Major Jenifer, Charles Stewart and myself; and also the land whereon I now dwell after the marriage or decease of my two daus., Anna Burgess and Susannah Burgess; Negro boy Joseph. To daus., Ann and Susannah Burgess, Negro woman Mary. To grandson John Burgess son of my late son William Burgess, remaining part of 'Puddington or if he dies without heirs then to my grandson John West Burgess son of my late son Samuel Burgess. To dau. Sarah Disney, Negro man Herculas. To dau. Mary Lusby, Negro boy Harry. To dau. Ann Burgess, Negro man Aron, furniture, cows, sheep and hoggs. To dau. Susanna Burgess, Negro boy Bob, furniture, cows, sheep and hoggs. Remainder of estate to my five sons, John, Joseph, Edward, West and Caleb Burgess. Sons John Burgess and Caleb Burgess, exs. Wit: Richard Watts, Thomas Wootton, Brice T. B. Worthington, William Wyvel.

Acknowledgements

This page was created by Laura Arnold