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Reference NumberL/SGE/B/1/10
Alternative Reference NumberSTE/151
LevelFile
TitleDay book of baptisms in St. George-in-the-East
Date(s)29 June 1783 - 22 November 1786; 1 October 1788 - 19 September 1790
DescriptionA number of entries relate to baptisms of black North American [United States of America] and Caribbean people including:

- John Whaley, a black man aged 24 from Baltimore, Virginia (7 January 1784)
- John Scipio, a black man aged 23 from Barbados, son of Thomas and Mary (3 March 1784)
- Michael, a black man aged 36 from Northampton County, Virginia (10 March 1784)
- Harry Morris, a black man aged 22 of Northampton County, Virginia (10 March 1784)
- James, a black man aged 27, son of James and Clarendon Collings, a farmer from Savannah in Georgia (10 March 1784)
- Peter, aged 23, son of Wilson 'a black' and Mary, a barber from St George Town Grenada (10 March 1784)
- James Swinney, a black man aged 21 from Antigua (12 March 1784)
- John Watson, a black man aged 25 from Hanover County, Virginia (12 March 1784)
- William Lawrence, a black man aged 40 from New York (20 March 1785)
- James Behoney, a black man aged 28 from Grenada (9 October 1785)
- Margaret Pennington, a black woman aged 23 from South Carolina (2 November 1785)
- Margaret Coleman, a black woman from Jamaica (8 November 1786)

Volume rebound in 20th century. The first two pages cover baptisms from 1 October 1788 - 19 September 1790.
Extent1 volume
Access StatusOpen
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