Kedar
Stone Number:
MA 27
A reference to Kedar appears in the 1729 inventory of Rev. John Williams, where they are appraised at ￡80 each, according to George Sheldon’s history of Deerfield, MA. Kedar and Mesheck, another man enslaved by Williams at his death, are listed in the inventory alongside a “one eyed horse,” a “weak backed cow,” and other stock.
Primary Sources
Excerpt, A History of Deerfield, Massachusetts: the times when the people by whom it was settled, unsettled and resettled, George Sheldon, 1895-96, p. 890
Project Documentation
Dedicated On: September 1, 2024
