Grace was enslaved alongside Esau in the household of Titus and Mary Brockett, significant benefactors of St. Paul’s Episcopal. When Titus Brockett, a sea captain involved in the West Indies trade, died in 1773, provisions in his will gave Esau to Mary so long as she remained his widow. He also gave her Grace “during the natural life of said slave.” In a codicil to his original will, Brockett left his wife the use of three acres of land  and prescribed that after her death, however, the property should go to “my slave Esau who will then become free to be his property forever.” Mary Brockett outlived her husband, and upon her death in 1777 she freed Grace. Both Grace and Esau, who appear to have been freed by that time, were given a dwelling, property, a cow, a bed, pots, and more, all of which would revert back to St. Paul’s upon their deaths. Based on property records found in the Wallingford Town Hall, Esau appears to have become a small businessman, buying and selling a number of properties. Records suggest Grace worked as a spinner and weaver, while also farming alongside Esau. From census records we can determine that Grace died sometime after 1830 and Esau after 1840.