Blacks and Mulattoes listed in 1850 Census
West Caln Township, Chester County, PA



Compiled 11/11/97 by Fred Kelso
Note:  Persons listed together were living in the same household.



Wood, Susan 13 B b. PA living w/ Charles Brook & family (W), 64 year-old ironmaster b. PA
Terry, Margarett 6 M b. VA ditto
Brown, Wesley 20 B b. PA ditto
Jones, Isaac 14 M b. PA ditto

Hollida, James 42 B b. MD laborer
Eveline 37 M b. PA

Parker, Loyd 63 B b. MD laborer
Margarett 32 M b. PA
Joseph 17 B " laborer
Isaac 16 B " laborer
Samuel 14 B "
Mary 6 B "
Margarett 5 B "
John 3 B "
Hariett 1 B "

Bryers, William 70 B b. OH laborer
Susanna 58 B b. PA
Daniel 28 B "
Stevenson, Martha 6 B "

Hall, William 50 M laborer
Elizabeth 28 M
Oblia 9 M
Charlotte 6 M
Isaac 2 M

Gibson, Daniel 65 B b. DE laborer
Mary 45 B b. MD

Hall, Thomas 35 B b. MD
Tamer 35 B "
Blake, Henry 30 B b. NY

Anderson, John 50 B b. MD blacksmith, $900 real estate
Ester 43 B b. PA

Moore, Abraham 46 M b. DE laborer
Margarett 22 M b. PA
Eveline 4 M "
Jacob 2 M "

Shippen, Amas 22 B b. PA laborer
Mary 20 M "

Nixon, Soloman 35 B b. PA laborer
Eliza 35 B "
Hannah E. 12 M "
Julianna 10 M "
Narcissa 8 M "
Cilinda 5 M "
Jehu 2 M "

Blackburn, Lucy 21 B b. PA domestic living w/ Robert Yearsley & family (W), 27 year-old farmer b. PA

Thompson, William 29 M b. PA
Mary 27 M "
Lidia 11 M "
Debra 5 M "
Emma 3 M "
William 1 M "

Williams, Eliza 21 M b. PA living w/ Thomas Bonsall & family (W), 53 year-old farmer and Underground Railroad conductor
b. PA

Wickersham, Franklin 25 M b. PA miller
Rebecca 24 W "
Howard 1 W "
Mary 56 W "
Thornwort, Samuel 19 W " miller


Thomas, John 30 B b. PA laborer
Eliza 30 B "
Martha 14 M "
Henry 12 M "
Lydia 10 M "
Mary 8 M "
Sarah 6 M "
Smith, Lydia 50 B "

John, Jonah 10 B b. PA living w/ Benjamin Yearsley & family (W), 43 year-old miller b. PA

Worral, Ann 21 M b. PA
William F. 1 M "
Smithson, Eliza J. 18 W "

Myers, Amas 40 M b. PA laborer
Henrietta 23 M "
Charlott 2 M "
Smith, Henrietta 38 M "
Henrietta 7 M "
Priscilla 5 M "
Mariah 3 M "
David 24 M " laborer

Benn, Caleb M. 11 M b. PA living w/ Isaac Yearsley & family (W), 62 year-old farmer b. PA

Jones, Manah 38 M living w/ Allen Chandler & family (W), 53 year-old farmer b. PA

Jones, George 50 M b. PA laborer
Hannah 19 M "
Amanda 10 M "
Jeffries, Martha 3 W "
Jones, Joseph 6 M "
Abram 3 M "
Smith, Hannah 60 M "
Jones, Martha 1 M "
Johnson, Anna 9 M "
Smith, Amanda 6 M "

Carl, Mary 40 B living w/ William Perdue & family (W), 76 year-old farmer
Derrick, Charles 20 M laborer, also w/ Perdue

Benn, Thomas 50 B b. PA
Lidia 45 B "
Susan 12 B "
Agnes 6 B "

Smith, John 14 B b. PA living w/ Alexander Martin & family (W), 45 year-old mason b. PA
Joe, William 14 B " ditto

Coleman, Jacob 85 M b. PA $60 real estate
Margarett 47 W "

Hall, Ann 40 M b. PA
Charles 26 M " laborer
Peter 24 M " laborer
Jonathan 23 M " laborer
Margarett 19 M "
Samuel 17 M " laborer
George 14 M "
Mary 11 M "
Sarah A. 7 M "

Thompson, Jacob 50 B b. PA laborer, $500 real estate
Prudence 50 M "
James W. 16 M " laborer
Mathew H. 14 M "

Washington, George 40 B b. MD laborer, $300 real estate

Jackson, James 60 B b. PA laborer
Elmira 42 B "

Schofield, Nelson 40 B b. PA laborer, $600 real estate
Catherine 40 B "







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