The Return of Names

At Catoctin Furnace, enslaved workers are remembered individually by name, with names drawn from federal census records, marriage and baptismal records, wills, diaries, runaway slave notices, and manumission records. The known names include Lucy, Elizabeth, Jack, Jaines, Milly, Phil, Nelly, Sam, John, Thomas, Hesekiah, Jenny, Rachel, Clemens, Maria, Petty, Sammy, Susanna, Ally, Anne, Ben, Betty, Old Hanna, Cate, Bill, Jacob, Frederick, George, Mary, Cloay, Elsey, Estor, Elias, Sue, Zachariah, Old Jack, Harriet, Harry, Harvey, Henry, Hetty, Humbert, Jane, Janey, Joe, Larkin, Len, Lewis, Liddy, Nathaniel, Lulian (Julian), William of Elizabeth, Savilla (Sasilla), Annenise, Archibald, Samuel, Christiana, Nicholas, Yellow Girl, Hanson, Big Bill, Little Bill, Lock, Lorena, Lusinda, Magdeline, Romeo, Charity, Richard Jr., Mattie, Mill, Mingo, Nanny, Ned, Neil, Old Will, Parris, Priss, Resey, Charlot, Big Dick, Christina, Isabella, Bob, Ann, Nace, Will, Daniel, Anthony, Richard, James, Patsy, Georgeana, Samuel Hercules, Carlline (Caroline), David, Eliza, Wally, Toby, Sal, Rose, Isaac, Leonard, Jeremiah, Hezakiah, Andrew, Priscilla, Phebe, Jessee, Peter, Celeste, Benjamin, Charles, Rebecca, Bisi, Joseph, Ruth, Nathan, Otho, Anna, Merideth, Susan, Ellen, Lucky, Sarah, Stacy, Emiley, Polly, Martin, Sylvester, Caroline, Martha, Philip, Julia, Nick, Simon, Moses, and Farm Jacob, along with some people whose names are unknown. The total identified is 271.

Maryland · United States