State | Maryland |
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County (Primary) | Somerset |
Other Counties | – |
Family Name | Frost |
Family History Notes | 1. Sarah Frost, born say 1746, was the servant of James Wilson on 23 August 1766 when she confessed to the Somerset County court that she had a child by "Bristo a Negro man belonging to Betty Waters." The court ordered her sold for seven years and sold her son Planner to her master until the age of thirty-one [Judicial Record 1766-7, 9-10]. Sarah and Bristo were the parents of i. Planner, born about 1766, head of a Somerset County household of 7 "other free" in 1800 [MD:467]. |
Additional Notes | – |
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, Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva’s Black History, Nabb Research Center, Salisbury University.