Slave Owners

From The Peopling of New York City

The slave conspiracy of 1741 is an often neglected event in the history of New York City, and our group went on an expedition into the lives of fifty of the slave owners who lived during that era. Each of the members of our groups was assigned five such slave owners. Our investigation led us to several genealogy databases, city directories, and old documents and manuscripts, which aided us in uncovering the lives of these slave owners and their impact on New York City.

Contents 1 Group # 1 1.1 JB Estil 1.2 Miriam Harari 1.3 George Papadopoulos 1.4 Anna-Maja Rappard 1.5 Abraham Rudy 2 Group # 2 2.1 Araceli Estrada 2.2 Adiba Ishak 2.3 Michael Podolsky 2.4 Haran Ratna 2.5 Daniel Thengone

Group # 1

JB Estil

1) James DeLancey (French; 10 pounds wealth; no party affiliation; lawyer; West Ward; Othello hanged)

2) Samuel Bayard (Dutch; 355 pounds wealth; Country Party; merchant/slave trader; Dock Ward; Pompey transported)

1) John Groesbeck (Dutch; 50 pounds wealth; Country Party; merchant/slave trader; East Ward; Mink transported)

2) Jacob Phoenix (Dutch; 10 pounds wealth; no party affiliation; sea captain/slave trader; Montgomerie Ward; Titus transported)

5) Francis Silvester (English; 10 pounds wealth; no party affiliation; cooper; East Ward; Cato hanged)

Miriam Harari

1) Richard Baker- English; 10 pounds wealth; tavernkeeper; Cajoe discharged

2) Comfort Gerardus- Dutch; 50 pounds wealth;cooper; Cook burned

3) William Jamison- Scottish; 15 pounds wealth; lawyer; Cuffee accused but not arrested

4) David Provost- Dutch; 150 pounds wealth; merchant/slave trader; Lowe transported

5) Simeon Soumaien- French; 50 pounds wealth; silversmith; Tom transported

George Papadopoulos

1) Alexander Allair (French; 30 pounds wealth; Country Party; cooper; Dock Ward; Anonymous accused but not arrested)

2) William Gilbert (English; 30 pounds wealth; no party affiliation; baker; Dock Ward; Cuffee accused but not arrested)

3) Obadiah Hunt (English; 80 pounds wealth; no party affiliation; tavernkeeper/slave trader; South Ward; Warwick transported)

4) Adolph Philipse (Dutch; 175 pounds wealth; no party affiliation; merchant/slave trader; Dock Ward; Cuffee burned)

5) Abraham Van Horne (Dutch; 180 pounds wealth; Court Party; merchant/slave trader; East Ward; Bridgewater transported & London accused but not found)

Anna-Maja Rappard

1) Jacob Goelet (Dutch; 95 pounds wealth; Court Party; shopkeeper; East Ward; Quack discharged)

2) John Auboyneau (French; no wealth mentioned; Country Party; merchant; no ward listed; Prince hanged)

3) Mrs. Elizabeth Kiersted (Dutch; 40 pounds wealth; no party affiliation; no occupation listed; East Ward; Braveboy transported)

4) James Searle (English; 20 pounds wealth; no party affiliation; merchant; North Ward; Pompey accused but not arrested)

5) Jacobus Vaarck (Dutch; 10 pounds wealth; no party affiliation; baker; Dock Ward; Bastian (alias Tom Peal) transported & Jonneau (alias John) transported)

Abraham Rudy

1) Samuel Meyers Cohen (Jewish; no wealth listed; Country Party; merchant; no ward listed; Hereford discharged & Windsor transported)

2) Anthony Duane (English; 110 pounds wealth; Court Party; merchant/slave trader; East Ward; Prince hanged)

3) Judah Hays (Jewish; no wealth listed; no party affiliation; merchant; no ward listed; Jack discharged)

4) Israel Horsefield (English; no wealth listed; Country Party; butcher; Dock Ward; Caesar transported)

5) Conrad Ten Eyck (Dutch; 80 pounds wealth; no party affiliation; bolter; Dock Ward; Dick transpor

Group # 2

Araceli Estrada

1.) David Abeel (Dutch; 50 pounds wealth; Country Party; merchant; East Ward; Tom mentioned but not accused)

2.) Charles Crooke (English; 10 pounds wealth; no party affiliation; bolter; East Ward; York transported)

3.) Robert Livingston (English; 175 pounds wealth; Court Party; lawyer/sea captain; Dock War; Tom transported)

4.) Joseph Murray (English; 50 pounds wealth; Court Party; lawyer; West Ward; Adam transported)

5.) Benjamin Wyncoop (Dutch; 65 pounds wealth; Country Party; silversmith; South Ward; London transported)

Adiba Ishak

1. George Brinkerhoff(Dutch; 40 pounds wealth; no party affiliation; merchant; Dock Ward; Tom mentioned but not accused)

2. Peter Delancey(French; no wealth listed; Court Party; merchant; no ward listed; Albany accused but not arrested)

3. John Latham(English; 15 pounds wealth; no party affiliation; ship's carpenter; Montgomerie Ward; Fortune transported)

4. Adoniah Schuyler(Dutch; 40 pounds wealth; no party affiliation; slave trader; East Ward; Lewis transported)

5. Peter Valette(French; 110 pounds wealth; no party affiliation; merchant/slave trader; East Ward; Tom discharged)

Michael Podolsky

1) David Clarkson (Dutch, 225 pounds wealth, Country Party, merchant and slave trader, South Ward, Fortune Transported)

2) Archibald Fisher (English, 55 pounds wealth, Country Party, doctor, Dock Ward, Harry mentioned but not accused)

3) Peter Lowe (Dutch, 35 pounds wealth, Court Party, mariner, South Ward, Juan or Indian Wan transported)

4) John Roerback (German, 5 pounds wealth, Country Party, baker, East Ward, Jack discharged.

5) Thomas Wendover (English, 25 pounds wealth, no party affiliation, cordwainer, West Ward, Emaunel transported & Toby transported)

Haran Ratna

Daniel Thengone

1) John Chambers (English; 85 pounds wealth; Court Party; lawyer; West Ward; Cuba burned)

2) James DeBrousses (French; 25 pounds wealth; Country Party; distiller; Montgomerie Ward; Primus transported)

3) Mordecai Gomez (Jewish; 100 pounds wealth; merchant/slave trader; East Ward; Cajoe (alias Africa) transported & Jack accused but not found)

4) John Provost (Dutch; 20 pounds wealth; Country Party; cooper; North Ward; Cato (alias Toby) hanged)

5) Cornelius Van Horne (Dutch; 180 pounds wealth; Country Party; merchant/slave trader; East Ward; Kid discharged)

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