Source for this event: Norfolk County Virginia Tithables, Volume 3, 1766 - 1780
Name | Owner | |
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Isaac | Charles Connor - Norfolk |
John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore (1732 – 25 February 1809), was the colonial governor of Virginia at the outbreak of the American Revolution.
On July 23 1777 the British fleet left from Sandy Hook, New York carrying more than 15,000 soldiers and headed into the Atlantic before turning south to enter the Chesapeake in August and sail up the bay to its northern extremity to set the troops ashore at the head of the Elk River on August 25.
In November 1782 a provisional peace treaty was hammered out between the British and the Americans in Paris.
In April 1783 the first evacuation fleet left for Nova Scotia. A week later the British Commander, Sir Guy Carleton, sailed up the Hudson River to Orangetown for a conference with General Washington to discuss the evacuation. As the victorious commander, Washington opened the meeting by reiterating the resolution of Congress regarding “the delivery of all Negroes and other property.”
Vessel Names and their Commanders | Where Bound | Names | Age | Description | Names of the Person in whose Possession they now are | Remarks | Source |
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L'Abondance - July Master: Lt. Philips |
Port Roseway | Dinah Connor | 19 | stout wench | Formerly Slave to Charles Connor, Norfolk. Left 5 years ago. |
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London Master: Hugh Watts |
Port Roseway | Isaac Connor | 49 | ailing man | Formerly Slave to Charles Connor, Norfolk. Left 4 years ago. |
See Original |
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L'Abondance - July Master: Lt. Philips |
Port Roseway | James Connor | 25 | stout fellow | Formerly Slave to Charles Connor, Norfolk. Left 4 years ago. Certificate from General Birch. |
See Original |
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L'Abondance - July Master: Lt. Philips |
Port Roseway | Jan Connor | 6 | likely girl | Formerly Slave to Charles Connor, Norfolk. Left 4 years ago. Certificate from General Birch. |
See Original |
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Mars Master: James Greyson |
Port Roseway | John Fortune | 20 | likely lad | Capt. Gelder | Formerly Slave to Charles Connor, Norfolk. Left 4 years ago. British Forces [general]. Certificate from General Birch. |
See Original |
Providence Master: John Richee |
Port Roseway | Luke Johnson | 18 | stout fellow | Stephen Shakespeare | Formerly Slave to Charles Connor, Norfolk. Left 5 years ago. |
See Original |
Joseph Master: James Mitchell |
Annapolis | Mary Steel | 24 | fine wench | Formerly Slave to Charles Connor, Norfolk. Left 5 years ago. Black Pioneers. Certificate from General Musgrave. |
See Original |
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London Master: Hugh Watts |
Port Roseway | Nan | 12 | Stout Girl | Formerly Slave to Charles Connor, Norfolk. Left 4 years ago. |
See Original |
Source for this event: Patriot claims for losses to the British
Transcript | Slaves that this may relate to. | |
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May 1779: 33 Negroes 2410 Pounds value. |