John Williams (1664-1729)
- Robert Tigo (d. 1695)
- Frank and Parthena (married ca. 1703, d. 1704)
- Mescheck
- Kedar
Ebenezer Hinsdale (1707-1763)
- Mescheck (formerly owned by John Williams)
- In colonial pay at Ft. Dummer
- Ran Hinsdale’s store when Hinsdale was absent
- Baptized and admitted to communion in 1747
- Involved in court case against Peter Evans in 1748
- Had an account at Elijah Williams’ store in 1752
- Cesar
- Served in French & Indian War
- Had an account at Elijah Williams’ store in 1753
- Jockton (mulatto)
Ebenezer Sheldon (1691-1774)
- Pompey
- Baptized in 1741
Jonathan Hoyt (1688-1779)
- Cesar
- Served in French & Indian War
- Baptized in 1741
- Had an account at Elijah Williams’ store 1756-1757
Samuel Childs (1679-1756)
- Cesar
- Served in French & Indian War
Samuel Barnard (1684-1762)
- Titus
Daniel Arms (1719-1784)
- Titus
- Had an account with Dr. Thomas Williams in 1764
- Sold in 1771
Dr. Thomas Williams (1718-1775)
- Female slave
Sarah Williams (1716-1736/7)
- Male mulatto slave
Samuel Dickinson (1687-1761)
- “A Negro wench”
- two children
Nathaniel Dickinson (1734-after 1786)
- Cesar
- 1771 charged by John Williams for stealing
Samuel Dickinson (1736-1780)
- Cesar (formerly owned by Nathaniel Dickinson)
- Hager
- married Cesar in 1788
- Fortune
- Baptized in 1737
Thomas Dickinson (1718-1814)
- Ishmael
- Had an account at Elijah Williams’ store (1753-1757)
Jonathan Ashley (1712-1780)
- Cato (died 1825)
- Baptized 1739
- Served in French & Indian War
- Had an account at Elijah Williams’ store (1755-1756)
- Jinny (died 1808)
- Titus
- Had an account at Elijah Williams’ store (1753-1756)
Thomas Wells (1678-1750)
- Adam
- Baptized 1735
- Peter
- Baptized 1735
- Appears in inventory 1750
- Pompey
- Had an account at Elijah Williams’ store 1750
John Wells (1700-1746)
- Titus
- Baptized 1737
Jonathan Wells (1684-1735)
- “Negro woman cloathing ” mentioned in inventory
- “A Negro boy”
- Pompey
- Baptized 1735
- Cesar
Mary Hoyt Wells (died 1750, widow of Jonathan Wells)
- Cesar (formerly owned by Jonathan Wells)
- Baptized in 1741
Timothy Childs (1686-1776)
- Cesar (formerly owned by Mary Hoyt Wells)Served in French & Indian Wars
- Served in French & Indian Wars
- Had an account at Elijah Williams’ store (1753-1755)
- Humphrey
- Baptized 1752
Ebenezer Wells (1691-1758)
- Cesar
- Baptized 1735 & admitted to communion 1736
- Lucy Terry
Abigail Williams Hinsdale Silliman (died 1787)
- Jockton (formerly owned by Ebenezer Hinsdale)
- Chloe
Free African Americans
Abijah Prince (1706-1794)
- Brought to Northfield, MA 1717
- Freed in 1751
- Obtained 10 acres of land in Northfield 1753
- Owned land in Sunderland, VT
- Owned 100 acres in Guilford, VT 1764
- Had accounts with Jonathan Ashley, Salah Barnard, Dr. Thomas Williams, Elijah Williams
Lucy Terry Prince (died 1821)
- Brought to Deerfield from Rhode Island at age 5
- Owned by Ebenezer Wells
- Baptized 1735 & admitted to communion 1744
- Wrote “Bars Fight” 1746
- Had an account at Elijah Williams’ store 1755
- Her freedom was purchased by Abijah Prince
- She married Abijah Prince
Heber Honestman (died 1768)
- Appears in Elijah Williams’ account book (1749-1775) often Heber Huntstown
- One of the first settlers of Ashfield, MA (Huntstown) between 1740 and 1743
- One of the fifteen original members of the Congregational Church founded in 1763
- Freed in 1722 by Elizabeth Pratt of Easton, MA
Caleb Sharp(1729-1799)
- Appears in Elijah Williams’ account book (1749-1775)
- Possibly half Indian and half Negro
- Built and operated the first mill (a gristmill) in Conway, MA in 1767
Unknown African Americans
Peter Ladieu
- Appears in Thomas Williams’ account book (1756-1757)
“Town Negro”
- Appears in Elijah Williams’ account book (1759-1769)
Titus
- He testified against Cesar (owned by Nathaniel Dickinson) who was accused by John Williams of stealing
Boston
- Had a store account in 1761
Onesimus
- Slave of Maj. Williams
- Baptized 1766
Pompey and wife Rebecca
- Admitted to communion 1736