| State | Maryland |
|---|---|
| County (Primary) | Dorchester |
| Other Counties | Caroline, Sussex, Kent |
| Family Name | Friend |
| Family History Notes | Members of the Friend family were 1 i. Job, born say 1750. 2 ii. John, born say 1765. iii. Isaac, "negro" head of a Caroline County household of 7 "other free" in 1810 [MD:197]. He was called a "negro" in the 7 February 1814 deed by which he purchased 130 perches of land in Caroline County near Brown's Saw Mill on 7 February 1814, 8-1/2 acres called Alcock's Fancy on the northeast side of Robins Saw Mill Branch and 6-1/2 acres called Holb's Folly on 1 August 1817 [DB L:166-7; M-6, 7].. iv. Pattey, born say 1780, mother of Charles Friend who obtained a certificate of freedom in Dorchester County on 16 November 1827: of a chesnut colour, was born free, raised in Dorchester County and is the son of Pattey Friend who was also born free, aged about 24 years [Certificates of Freedom for Negroes 1806-64, 57]. 1. Job Friend, born say 1750, married Patience Jackson, "Melattoes" in Sussex County, Delaware, on 8 June 1772 [Records of the United Presbyterian Churches of Lewes, Indian River and Cool Spring, Delaware 1756-1855, 284]. They were the parents of i. Jackson, born 19 September 177_, "mulatto" son of Job and Patience Friend, baptized at St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church, Indian River [Wright, Vital Records of Kent and Sussex Counties, 101]. He was head of a Mispillion, Kent County household of 5 "other free" in 1800 [DE:92], 3 in 1810 [DE:46], and a Dover household of 2 "free colored" in 1820 [DE:32]. 2. John Friend, born say 1765, was head of a Caroline County household of 4 "other free" in 1790. He may have been the father of i. Henry, born 4 April 1781, a free born "coloured man" who obtained a certificate of freedom in Caroline County on 29 April 1826 [Certificates of Freedom 1806-27, 192]. He purchased 33 acres in Caroline County on the road from Hunting Creek Mill to Fowling Creek Mill, called Harris's Hazard and Edmondson's Desire, for $218 on 27 February 1821. On 3 January 1833 John Friend "(negro)" sold this land which descended to him by the death of Henry Friend, for $50 [DB N:216-7; R:333-4]. |
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[Author (if known)], Free Black Families of Colonial Delmarva (abstracted by Paul Heinegg), [Date (if known)], Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva’s Black History, Nabb Research Center, Salisbury University.