List of Known Enslaved People in Boston.xlsx

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M
1	Totals	2633	1439	1060	2507	90	Last Updated 11-30-2023 See update log sheet at bottom	Total named people		This list is maintained and presented by the City of Boston Archaeology Program. If you use this data, please credit the entity listed in column M, in the List of Known Enslaved People in Boston, City of Boston Archaeology Program, and the year of the last update
2	Year of Record	Total People Enslaved in Record	# Male	# Female	# Black	# Native	Name and/or Description, quotes implied	Named People for "list of names"	Enslaver Last Name	Enslaver First Name	TOWN	CREDIT: Researcher/Reporter	SOURCE

3	1641	1	1		1		Hope	Hope			Boston	Wayne Tucker/Eleven Names Project	Boston Vital Records (Boston)
4	1646	1		1		1	Nan	Nan	Weld	Thomas	Roxbury	First Church in Roxbury/ Aabid Allibhai, Jd	Church Record
5	1646	1	1			1	Ezbon enslaved in the Pequot War	Ezbon			Roxbury	First Church in Roxbury/ Aabid Allibhai, Jd	Church Record
6	1646	1		1		1	Nancy	Nancy	Weld	Mr.	Roxbury	Wayne Tucker/Eleven Names Project	Boston Vital Records (Roxbury)
7	1652	1	1		1		Mathew	Mathew			Boston	Wayne Tucker/Eleven Names Project	First Church in Boston Church Records
8	1653	3	2	1	3		Angola, Richard and his wife Grace	Angola, Richard, and Grace	Keayne	Robert	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
9	1654	1		1	1		Elizabeth	Elizabeth	Hutchinson	Edward	Boston	Wayne Tucker/Eleven Names Project	Boston Vital Records (Boston)
10	1654	1		1	1		Martha	Martha			Boston	Wayne Tucker/Eleven Names Project	Boston Vital Records (Boston)
11	1654	1	1		1		Cate	Cate	Spencer	Roger	Charlestown	City of Boston Archaeology	Schedule of the Ancient Colored Inhabitants on Record Prior to 1800 communicated by Mr. Wyman to the Charlestown Chronicle of January 1, 2026
12	1656	1		1	1		Rebecca	Rebecca	Lake	Thomas	Boston	Wayne Tucker/Eleven Names Project	Boston Vital Records (Boston)
13	1657	1	1		1		Richard	Richard	Lowell	John	Boston	Wayne Tucker/Eleven Names Project	Boston Vital Records (Boston)
14	1658	1	1		1		a Negro man [illegible]		Paddy	William	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
15	1659	1	1		1		Clement	Clement	Joyliffe	John	Boston	Wayne Tucker/Eleven Names Project	Boston Vital Records (Boston)
16	1659	1		1	1		Mary	Mary	Joyliffe	John	Boston	Wayne Tucker/Eleven Names Project	Boston Vital Records (Boston)
17	1661	1		1	1		Mary	Mary			Boston	Wayne Tucker/Eleven Names Project	Boston Vital Records (Boston)
18	1662	1	1		1		the Negor boy		Cullicke	John	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
19	1662	1	1		1		one negro boy servant		Hanniford	John	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
20	1663	1		1	1		Maria	Maria	Blower	John	Boston	Wayne Tucker/Eleven Names Project	Boston Vital Records (Boston)
21	1666	1		1	1		Elizabeth	Elizabeth			Boston	Wayne Tucker/Eleven Names Project	Boston Vital Records (Boston)
22	1667	1			1		a negro		White	James	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
23	1668	1	1		1		Samuel	Samuel			Boston	Wayne Tucker/Eleven Names Project	Boston Vital Records (Boston)
24	1668	1	1		1		halfe a negro Boy		Ruddock	Edward	Boston/Nevis	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
25	1669	1	1		1		Janemet	Janemet	Boyse	Antipas	Boston	Unfreedom by Jared Ross Hardesty 2016
26	1669	3	2	1	1	2	one Indian man, Michael, one Indian Boy, Jasper, one negro gerrl, Joane	Michael, Jasper, and Joane	Downes	Edmond	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
27	1669	1		1	1		Elizabeth Muntero	Elizabeth Muntero			Boston	Wayne Tucker/Eleven Names Project	Boston Vital Records (Boston)
28	1670	1	1				servant boy		Davenport	John	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
29	1670	1		1	1		Martha	Martha			Boston	Wayne Tucker/Eleven Names Project	Boston Vital Records (Boston)
30	1670	1	1		1		Blackwell	Blackwell	Dowse	S	Charlestown	City of Boston Archaeology	Schedule of the Ancient Colored Inhabitants on Record Prior to 1800 communicated by Mr. Wyman to the Charlestown Chronicle of January 1, 1875
31	1671	1		1	1		Nan	Nan	Lynde	Rebecca	Charlestown	City of Boston Archaeology	The Geneaologies and Estates of Charlestown, in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1629-1818 by Thomas Bellows Wyman
32	1671	1	1		1		Peter	Peter	Lynde	Rebecca	Charlestown	City of Boston Archaeology	The Geneaologies and Estates of Charlestown, in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1629-1818 by Thomas Bellows Wyman
33	1672	1	1		1		Sylvanus Warro	Sylvanus Warro	Parks	William	Roxbury	First Church in Roxbury/ Aabid Allibhai, Jd	Church Record
34	1673	1	1		1		a Negro man		White	William	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
35	1673	2					two servants		Smith	John	Charlestown	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
36	1674	2	1	1	2		a woman negro and a boy		Oxenbridge	John	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
37	1674	1	1		1		Sambo	Sambo	Gibbs	Robert	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
38	1674	1		1	1		Anna	Anna	Lynde		Charlestown	City of Boston Archaeology	Schedule of the Ancient Colored Inhabitants on Record Prior to 1800 communicated by Mr. Wyman to the Charlestown Chronicle of January 1, 2019
39	1674	1	1		1		Cato	Cato	Russell	Richard	Charlestown	City of Boston Archaeology	The Geneaologies and Estates of Charlestown, in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1629-1818 by Thomas Bellows Wyman
40	1675	3					3 negroes and one gone to Virginia		Kemble	Henry	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
41	1675	1	1		1		Coffee	Coffee	Freacke	John	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
42	1676	1		1	1		a negro girle		Sheppard	Andrew	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
43	1676	1		1	1		The Negro woman		Davenport	John	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
44	1676	2		1			the negro Girl Betty/the boy Natt	Betty and Natt	Raynsford	Nathan	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
45	1676	1		1	1		Francis	Francis	Montgomery	Robert	Charlestown	City of Boston Archaeology	The Geneaologies and Estates of Charlestown, in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1629-1818 by Thomas Bellows Wyman
46	1676	1	1		1		Man	Man	Russell	Thomas	Charlestown	City of Boston Archaeology	The Geneaologies and Estates of Charlestown, in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1629-1818 by Thomas Bellows Wyman
47	1677	1	1		1		one Negro man		Sharpe	Richard	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
48	1677	2	1	1	2		2 Negroes, a man & a woman		Peard	Robert	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
49	1677	1		1	1		Rose	Rose	Brown	Joseph	Charlestown	City of Boston Archaeology	Schedule of the Ancient Colored Inhabitants on Record Prior to 1800 communicated by Mr. Wyman to the Charlestown Chronicle of January 1, 2059
50	1677	1	1		1		Tom	Tom			Charlestown	City of Boston Archaeology	Schedule of the Ancient Colored Inhabitants on Record Prior to 1800 communicated by Mr. Wyman to the Charlestown Chronicle of January 1, 1996
51	1678	4		1	3	1	3 Negroes and an Indian girl		Gibbs	Benjamin	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
52	1678	2		1	2		A Negro Woman and Childe at Mde. Olivers		Noyce	John	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
53	1678	1		1	1		1 Negro Woman		Ward	Samuel	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
54	1678	1	1		1		a Negroe man		Fitch	Thomas	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
55	1678	2	1	1	2		A Negro Maide named Nan; A Negro man named Franke	Nan and Franke	Thacher	Thomas	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
56	1678	1	1				boy	boy	Heman	Mr.	Charlestown	City of Boston Archaeology	The Geneaologies and Estates of Charlestown, in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1629-1818 by Thomas Bellows Wyman
57	1678	1	1		1		man	man	Hayman		Charlestown	City of Boston Archaeology	Schedule of the Ancient Colored Inhabitants on Record Prior to 1800 communicated by Mr. Wyman to the Charlestown Chronicle of January 1, 2001
58	1678	1		1	1		Maria	Maria	Heman	Mr.	Charlestown	City of Boston Archaeology	The Geneaologies and Estates of Charlestown, in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1629-1818 by Thomas Bellows Wyman
59	1678	1	1		1		Fortune	Fortune	Stoughton	Mr.	Dorchester	Wayne Tucker/Eleven Names Project	Boston Vital Records (Dorchester)
60	1678	1	1			1	Job	Job	Flint	Mrs.	Dorchester	Wayne Tucker/Eleven Names Project	Boston Vital Records (Dorchester)
61	1679	1	1			1	an Indian Boy named William Boandy	William Boandy	Brown	Hugh	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
62	1679	1	1		1		a Negro man named Robin	Robin	Carver	Robert	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
63	1679	1		1	1		Lydia	Lydia	Ballantyne	William	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
64	1679	1	1			1	An Indian Boy		Holbrook	John	Roxbury	First Church in Roxbury/ Aabid Allibhai, Jd	Church Record
65	1679	1		1		1	An Indian Girl		Dudley	Joseph	Roxbury	First Church in Roxbury/ Aabid Allibhai, Jd	Church Record
66	1680	2	1	1	2		1 negro boy Nat 1 negro girl Nancee	Nat and Nancee	Raynsford	Edward	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
67	1680	1		1		1	An Indian Girl		Bacon	Samuel	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
68	1680	1		1	1		One negro girl to serve about fourteen years		Winslow	Samuel	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
69	1680	1	1			1	Caleb	Caleb	Henshaw	Joshua	Dorchester	Wayne Tucker/Eleven Names Project	Boston Vital Records (Dorchester)
70	1681	1	1				A servant boy		Turnor	John	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
71	1681	1		1	1		Maria	Maria	Lambe	Joshua	Roxbury	First Church in Roxbury/ Aabid Allibhai, Jd	Church Record
72	1682	1	1		1		A Negro man named Cookeal	Cookeal	Richbell	Col. Robert	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
73	1682	1	1		1		negro boy		Swimsteed	Daniel	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
74	1682	2	1	1	2		One negro boy named Toney One negro woman named Wann	Toney and Wann	Arnett	David	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
75	1682	2		2	2		One negro woman £20 One Negro Girl £10		Winslow	Edward	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
76	1682	1	1				James Mackoons Servant	James Mackoons	Oliver	James	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
77	1682	1			1		A negro		Harris	Thomas	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
78	1682						Servants		Savage	Thomas	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
79	1682	2					two servants		English	William	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
80	1683	1	1		1		One negro man		Brattle	Capt. Thomas	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
81	1683	1	1				A servant man named John Watkins	John Watkins	Halgeson	Ingeman	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
82	1683	3	2	1	2	1	1 Negro man being lame; an Indean Boy; a Nigro Maide		Waldron	Isaac	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
83	1683	4	1		3	1	A Spanish Indian Boy and Three Negroes		Waldron	Isaac	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
84	1683	1	1				A servant boy		Bradish	John	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
85	1683	1		1		1	An Indian Girl		Wilkey	John	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
86	1683	1		1		1	An Indian Girl		Winslow	John	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
87	1683	1	1		1		One negro man named Mingo	Mingo	Rock	Joseph	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
88	1684	1		1	1		A negro maid		Neale	Andrew	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
89	1684	3	3		2		A man servant for 4 years; a negro man and a negro boy		George	Daniel	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
90	1684	1		1	1		One negro woman named Juno	Juno	Chauncey	Elnathan	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
91	1684	1		1	1		One negro servant maid		Wilmotts	Nicholas	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
92	1684	1	1		1		One negro boy		Kemble	Samuel	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
93	1684	1		1	1		a negro girl named rose	Rose	Davis	William	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
94	1685	1			1		one negro		Elliot	Asaph	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
95	1686	1		1	1		One negro girl named kate	Kate	Dowden	Leonard	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
96	1686	1	1				One servant named Williame Paine	Williame Paine	Key	Thomas	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
97	1686	1		1	1		A negro woman named Prunella	Prunella	Thatcher	Thomas	Boston	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
98	1686	2	1	1	2		A Negro Girl Bess, A Negro Man Francisco	Bess and Francisco	Young	John	Boston?	City of Boston Archaeology	Probate
99	1686	1	1		1		Mingo	Mingo	Smith	Daniel	Charlestown	Wayne Tucker/Eleven Names Project	Boston Vital Records (Charlestown)
100	1686	1		1	1		Mott	Mott	Soley	Sarah	Charlestown	Wayne Tucker/Eleven Names Project	Boston Vital Records (Charlestown)