Remembering Jesuit-Enslaved Ancestors
In 1838, the Maryland Jesuits sold more than 300 enslaved people to sugar plantations in southern Louisiana, in order to rescue Georgetown University from bankruptcy. In all, the Jesuits sold 314 men, women and children over a 5-year period stretching from 1838 to 1843. Today, these enslaved people are known collectively as the “GU272 Ancestors.”
Generations of ancestors were enslaved by the Jesuits, their tenant farmers, and their neighbors. These individuals were integral members of communities shared with GU272 ancestors. Some lived and died or were sold long before the 1838-1843 sales. Some claimed their freedom. Some were enslaved by the Jesuits even until Maryland emancipation in 1864. We also recognize these Jesuit-enslaved ancestors, as well as free and unfree people whose labor on Jesuit plantations built the foundations of the Catholic Church in the United States.
White Marsh Farm
Isaac Hawkins
Charles Hawkins
Nelly Hawkins
Henrietta Adams
Mary Francis Ware
Cecilia Adams
Rutha Adams
Patrick Hawkins
Letty Blacklock
Cornelius Hawkins
Francis Hawkins
Susan Hawkins
Gabriel Hawkins
Peter Hawkins
Jackson Hawkins
Elizabeth Hawkins
Martha Hawkins
James Hawkins
Delia
Susan Hawkins
George Hawkins
Isaac Hawkins
Kitty Harrison
Austin Hawkins
Isaac Hawkins
Elias Hawkins
Sally Harrison
Ned Harrison
Rachael
Simon Harrison
Anderson Harrison
Louisa Harrison
Ned Harrison or Harris
William Harrison
Nelly Harrison
John Harrison
John Queen
Nancy Harrison
Patrick Queen
Charles Queen
Sally
Nancy Queen
Margaret Queen
David Queen
Eliza Queen
Martha Queen
Thomas Queen
Sarah Anne Queen
Nelly Winderry
Joseph Blacklock
Nelly Blacklock
Kitty
Mary
Sam
Elizabeth
Polly
Sally
William Diggs
Mary Ann Diggs
Robert Diggs
Henry Diggs
Harriet
Cesar Queen
Elizabeth Queen
Isaias Queen
Mary Ellen Queen
Nancy Queen
Martha Queen
Jim Francis
Betsy
Augustin West
Adelphia West
Christina West
Harriet Anne West
Richard
Nancy
Margery
Len
Minty
Nancy
Mary
Charles or Jarvis
James
Tom Dorsey
William
Eliza
Reverdy
Noble
Edward
William
Regis Gough
Maria
Maria
William
St. Thomas Manor
Charles
Benedict
Len Queen
Sam Harris
John Butler
John Coyles
George Harris
Len Sweetum
Daniel
Nace
Bernard Butler
William Ware
Thomas Riley
James Blair
Henry Johnson
Francis
Stephen
Anny
Charles Queen
Gabriel Isaac Queen
Eliza Queen
Adeline Queen
Betsy Ware or West
Ellen Harris
Martha Harris
Ned Harris
Sam Harris
Matilda
girl
girl
girl
Catherine
Oswald Harris
Sarah Harris
Harriet Harris
Margaret
girl
Crissy
girl
boy
girl
boy
Celestia
Henny
Louisa
Teresia
Mary
Mary
Jenny
girl
Newtown Manor
Harry Scott
Dinah
Joseph Greenlief
Esther
William Hill
Peter Waters
Stephen
Sarah
Bibiana Plowden or Hill
Mary
Elizabeth
Bennet Scott
Clare
John
Abraham
Susan Plowden
Priscilla Plowden
Perry Contee
Jarred Plowden
Rose Anne Scott
Charlotte Plowden
Sarah Ann Kelly
Mary
Julia Ann Plowden or Hill
John Henry Brown
child Brown
Dick Plowden or Hill
Greenfield Anthony Green
James Scott
Ferdinand Hill
Sylvester Green
Christina Scott
Harriet Hill
Emeline Green
Eleanor Scott
Mary Green
Susana
Henrietta Hill
Remus Plowden
Lucretia Hill
Mary Jane
child
Joseph Hill
Mary Elizabeth Hill
Miles Green
Lucy Ann Scott
Esther Lucinda Green
Rose Scott
Peg Scott
Alexius Scott
child
child
infant
St. Inigoes
Nace Butler
Nace Butler
Bibiana Mahoney
Susan Butler
Bridget Butler
Caroline Butler
Basil Butler
Martha Ann Butler
Ann Butler
Gabe Butler
Biby Ann Butler
Henry Butler
Thomas Butler
Mary Butler
John Lewis Butler
Loan Butler
Henny Butler
Bazile Ford
Emeline Brown
Amanda Brown
Elizabeth Brown
William Brown
Biby Brown
Harriet Ann Eaglin
Robert Mahoney
Mary Yorkshire
Abraham Mahoney
Robert Mahoney
James Mahoney
Bridget Mahoney
Mary Jane Mahoney
Susan Mahoney
Sally Anne Mahoney
Nelly Mahoney
Charles Mahoney
Nancy Mahoney
William Cutchmore
Regis Gough
Phil Merrick
Nelly
Lewis Merrick
Augustin Merrick
George
Joseph
Harry Mahoney
Anna
Harry Mahoney
Nelly Mahoney
Gabe Mahoney
Daniel Mahoney
Louisa Mahoney
Arnold Jones
Anna Mahoney
Arnold Henry Jones
Louisa Ann Jones
Betsy
Bernard Dorsey
Lucinda Dorsey
William Grandison Dorsey
Daniel Henry Dorsey
Bill
Watt Campbell
Theresa
Frank Campbell
Sam Campbell
Rachael Campbell
Alexander Campbell
Charlotte Campbell
Emeline Campbell
Watt Campbell
child Campbell
Dick
Adeline Campbell
Matthew Campbell
Jenny Campbell
Catherine Campbell
Mary Campbell
Nelly Barns
Eliza Butler
Mary Ellen Butler
Regis
Kitty Walton
Peter
John or James
Micheal
Ned
Sally Yorkshire
Alexius Yorkshire
Henry Yorkshire
Frederick
Jenny
Henny Langley
Zeke
Nathan
Henny
James
Unnamed Location
John Brown
Nancy Lee
George Henry
Tom Hawkins
Jenny
Bridget
child
child
William Harrison
Mary Anne
John Kelly
Thomas Noland
Augustus
Henny
infant
William Kelly
Peter Adams
Hillary Ford
Clem Langley
Clair
boy
Census of People to Be Sold in 1838
This is the original list of people from the Jesuit plantations compiled in preparation for the sale in 1838. It lists the slaves by name according to plantation where they lived, identifies family groups, and records which ship (1, 2, or 3) they were shipped in. It also notes people who had run away, and those who had been “married off.” A notation on the second page indicates that it was discovered by Fr. Joseph Zwinge (identified as “J.Z.”) in Fr. Ashby’s account book at Newtown.
Manifest of the Katherine Jackson, 1838
A list of the slaves transported from Alexandria to New Orleans on the Katherine Jackson in November and December, 1838. Many of the men, women, and children listed on this manifest were sold by Thomas Mulledy to Jesse Beatty and Henry Johnson. They were shipped by Robert A. Windsor of Alexandria and consigned to Lambeth & Thompson of New Orleans.
