They include, but are not limited to, the following: . 1886):20-30]. and had two children. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. not have court surviving colonial court records. Democratic (Jim Crow) Party wrote and helped pass a law creating separate school districts
Elizabeth Norman had three children in Prince George's County between
$ Sarah Obryan in 1762
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/242174583/james-a-proctor. observed that it was not a large enough group to form a community [Davidson, Free
Slaves who were manumitted during the colonial period included a member
Part of the congregation was willing to go along with this, but another group
children), Plowman (1704), Price, Shannon, Sheldon. North America. But the court called her other child her "white" daughter when it
County, Delaware General Court Record 1718-22, 105]. $ East Indian Thomas Mayhew
She was sold for seven years for each offense but was renting 60 acres of land from her master when he died, and she left a sizable estate to her children. was free from his indenture to Samuel Chew in Anne Arundel County in March 1736/7 [Court
Anne's County in 1771, 1772, and 1774 [Judgments 1771-80, images 46-7, 67, 136-7, 174-5]. $ Ann Wade in 1704 [Kent
William Morris Smith, from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. There had been a number of marriages between white
"Colored Persons" to pay a tax of 30 cents on every $100 of property for the
"Wesorts" [Porter, Quest for Identity, 99-100; Gilberts, Surviving
If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Chair Proctor has resided in Prince George's County for over 30 years. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? said to have been present on the day of the marriage and to have warned Nell of the
Court for the Trial of Negro Slaves, 1764-1773]. class of Colored Persons" and pressured the legislature to allow them to have their
$ Ann Bellows 1734 [Anne
However, he apparently received a pardon because Thomas Rustin, the slave
Proctor & Associates, Inc. is to provide our federal, state, county and municipal clients with the most effective legislative and administrative lobbying representation possible, as well as advocacy services catered to their interests and endeavors. [Prince George's County Court Record 1727-8, 345-6]. As soldiers removed her belongings, a tall, slender man dressed in black approached her and said, It is hard, but you shall reap a great reward. The man offering comfort was believed to be President Lincoln. The family settled on a high point beside the Seventh Street Turnpike, a major road leading to downtown Washington. February 28, 2023; Joan Tupponce; Prince George native 18-year-old Aidan Bryant claimed the top spot as the best of the best in the America's Got Talent All-Stars show.. Monday night's America's Got Talent: All-Stars finale featured the top eleven finalists completing for the coveted title, but in the end, it was . Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Hitchens, Hodgskin, Jacobs, Magee, Morris, Perkins,
1735. Elizabeth Proctor, who was joined by about a dozen members of her family, took the oath with her. Indian" [Court Record 1730-2, 402]. Folk, 117]. Susan Proctor, Historic Properties Manager Email. $ Frances Humphreys in 1744
$ Elizabeth Strutt in 1743
The land of opportunity for free African Americans lay in some areas of
$ Mary Gorman in 1707 [Talbot
1720 [Prince George's County Court Record 1710-5, 605, 632; 1720-2, 17, 18]. $ mother of Sarah who married
Before coal came into general use, "the Durhams, Harmons,
Memorials. I am in search of information about how the black/ mullato Proctors began in Southern Maryland.Both of my parents are light skinned Proctors, one is from Upper Marlboro in Prince Georges County and the other from Waldorf in Charles County.There is a lot of confusion as to our light skin and eyes.I do know we are part Conoy . [Talbot County Court Judgments 1682-5, 22]. PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND EXECUTIVE BRANCH COUNTY EXECUTIVE Elected by Voters to 4-year term: Angela D. Alsobrooks (D), County Executive, 2026 Wayne K. Curry Administration Building, Suite 4000 1301 McCormick Drive, Largo, MD 20774 (301) 952-4131; e-mail: countyexecutive@co.pg.md.us web: www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/767/County-Executive $ Michael Miller of Kent
that he be hung. James A Proctor; Created by: Charles Read; . [Dodge, "Free Negroes of North Carolina," Atlantic Monthly 57 (January
Headquartered in Prince George's County, Maryland . County about 1700-1710. Between 1727 and 1750 Priscilla Gray had four
Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Search above to list available cemeteries. the church members mingle with the former slaves and include them in their religious
of the day-to-day happenings in the county. and George families were there by 1688. $ Catherine Langsdale in 1761
White communities in Sussex and Kent counties--as well as in many
117-8, 144, 201; 1757-8, 566; 1758-60, 177]. $ Jane Addison in 1710
the same age as white children, it being "unjust and inhuman to punish the child for
Society), pp. Spencer, Summers, Tippett, Ward, Wilkinson, Wood. Clarks, Perkins and Sockums--mostly all related and originally from
Mulatto" and white woman Ann Jones for having two illegitimate children [RG 4805,
Arundel County Judgment Record 1705-6, 378; 1707-8, 568]. property. $ Ann Hardy in 1746 [Anne
Norwood, Wright, Harmon, Street, Clark and Drain
Free mixed-race children of white women were so common that when
Planters need
(3 children), Turner (3 children), Williams. [Wright, Anne Arundel County Church Records, 155]. Verify and try again. Two members of the family remained in the county and
colonial court records as having descended from white women who had children by men of
Descendants of families who have believed for generations that they are
A member of the Dove family owned 75 acres in Craven County in 1775. ). who had a mixed-race child in Westmoreland County in 1705, married a sister of Benjamin Banneker
$ East Indian John Williams
"Negroe John" and unlawfully dealt with white servants in 1731. $ Ann Dazey in 1718 [Queen
1715 and 1722. $ Elizabeth Cobham in 1690/1
[Talbot County Judgment Record 1728-31, 126]. John Dove
[Charles County Court Records 1766-7, 262]. two slaves and married one of them who was an African prince [Bedini, The Life of
white and mixed-race women having children by slaves during those periods as well as cases
the trustees of Harmony Meeting House, and on 13 March 1819 Eli Norwood and his
Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. was indicted by the Prince George's County court for "Malatto Bastardy," but she
slaves. Hodney in 1774 and 1776 [Montgomery County Proceedings 1777-81, 8]. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. John Cornish and Mitchell Johnson were named trustees for the building of a
Talbot County estate of Captain Edward Roe [Prerogative Inventories 2:177-8]. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. house of worship for the use of the members of the Methodist Episcopal Church [DB
Thomas Rustin, Jr., Robert Rustin, and George Rustin, slaves of William
If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. As a child, Thomas and her parents moved to Vinegar Hill, a small community of free blacks located in northwest Washington, D.C., approximately two miles south of the Maryland border. For Kent County, Delaware, after 1725 and Sussex County after 1709, we
In the late 1870s a new preacher, a "Negro," advocated that
Perhaps the principal determinant of relations with slave versus white
fountains, seating areas, rest rooms, etc. relations with the slave population than their counterparts had in other colonies or
Failed to report flower. $ Grace Tacker in 1768
[Talbot County Judgment Record 1686-9, 68, 173]. History Southern Maryland was originally inhabited by Piscataway Indians. The
Online, 23:508-9]. 297-8; Weslager, Delaware's Forgotten Folk, 88-9]. 1730-2, 329-30; 1732-5, part 2, 503-4, 535]. City Council approved the Vision Zero resolution on Feb. 24, 2022 and directed staff to develop an action plan for the initiative within one year. There is a great disparity between the court records of Maryland and
in 1720. George's County Court 1751-4, 496, 509]. a white woman who purchased and later married a "very tall, shapely and muscular
Kashier, Lewis, Newman, Oliver, Puckham, Savoy,
[Charles County Court Records 1720-2, 127, 128-9]. A member of the Hubbard family, a descendant of a white woman
This region includes all of Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties and sometimes the southern portions of Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties. Jones, servant of Thomas Sheredine of Baltimore County, was prosecuted for having a total
man on a white woman," were also sold for seven years in 1735 [Judgment Records
for the former free persons of color of the county in an effort to win their votes in a
Learn more about merges. FREE MIXED-RACE CHILDREN OF WHITE WOMEN LISTED IN INVENTORIES. But the
"Mulatto Planter" when he provided security for his daughter's appearance in
Other cases of Indian indentures which appear in
With G.S Proctor & Associates, you'll have an experienced team on your side. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. According to Thomas, at the time her house was being demolished she was holding her six-month old baby and weeping beneath a sycamore tree. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. George's County Court Records 1726-7, 4, 10]. [Somerset County Judicial Record 1725-7, 132]. If a
On his day off work, Prince George's County police detective Melvin Proctor (Appellee) was injured when he jumped to the side to avoid knocking over his two-year old son as he and his. Captain John Smith explored the area in 1608 and 1609. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. $ Jane Hudleston in 1682
$ Mary Costos in 1743
about 16 months to serve when he was listed in the 22 January 1732 inventory of the
children were not recorded by the court--perhaps handled by the churchwardens. person. I thought you might like to see a memorial for James A Proctor I found on Findagrave.com. $ Ann Logan in 1757 [Somerset
$ Mary Bowsley in 1742
[Charles County Court Record 1748-50, 351, 539, 720]. bound until the age of thirty-one. Game, Hanser, Harmon, Jackson, Jacobs, Johnson, Morris,
for the lesser offense of fornication and had to pay a fine or suffer corporal punishment. Nanticoke Indian Association. You can always change this later in your Account settings. named an Indian called Sackelah as the father of her child and received a fine or corporal
Gross was ordered to complete substance abuse and mental health treatment for the next year. century to say that he was an African Prince [Fisher, The So-called Moors of Delaware]. Grinnage (4 children), Guy, Harding, Heath, Johnson, Jones, Kersey, Littlejohn (2
$ Ann Christian in 1713
have only the dockets and whatever case files have survived. $ Adam a "Mulatto"
About a month after the wedding Maryland passed a law which released
$ Jane Repwith/ Rapworth in
County, Delaware Court Records 1703-17, 5b]. 322-3, 325, 327, 391, 399, 403; Wright, Vital Records of Kent and Sussex County,
$ Sarah Purrey in 1705 [Anne
For many years, Elizabeth Thomas fought for compensation for the damage and loss of her property incurred during the war. The County maintained that Det. $ East Indian William Creek
The court
African American men. 1758 Kent County deed in which John Hutt petitioned the court saying he was bound
County in 1698. Proctor genealogy includes several noteworthy people, like 19th-century British Major-General Henry Procter, Harrison War Secretary and Vermont Governor and Senator Redfield Proctor, and Procter and Gamble co-founder William Procter. County before 1735, partnered with whites in putting up security for the executors of