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1739 - The Mother of the Infant in the Well
.By Dr. Anthony Vaver, whose fine blog on Early American Crime you may find here.On Saturday morning, August 11, 1739, a female infant was discovered in a well near the outskirts of Portsmouth, NH....
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1792 Portrait of an American Family
1792 Ralph Earl (1751-1801). Oliver Ellsworth (1745-1807) & Abigail Wolcott Ellsworth (1756-1818).
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1729 Portrait of an American Family
1729 John Smibert (American colonial era artist, 1688-1751). The Bermuda GroupFamily portraits are rare in the early 18C British American colonies, perhaps because they were expensive & usually so...
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1788 Portrait of an American Family
1788 Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827). Benjamin and Eleanor Ridgely Laming.
View ArticleThomas Jefferson's Wife Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson 1748-1782 & Her...
It gets a little complicated...Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson (1748-1782), was Thomas Jefferson's (1743-1826) wife. She was born in Virginia at The Forest, the Charles City County plantation of her...
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1790s Portrait of an American Family
1790s John Brewster Jr (1766-1854). Dr. John Brewster & His Second Wife (Ruth Avery)
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Biography - 1708 Husband Rules Children & Wife - Virginia - Ann Walker
.Ann Walker's Fight To Attend ChurchIn 1708, Ann Keith Walker (1637- a 1708) appeared before the all male Royal Governor and Council in Williamsburg, Virginia, in a continuing dispute between her and...
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1775 Portrait of an American Family
1775 John Singleton Copley (1728-1815). Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Izard (Alice Delancey).
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Newspaper - 1736 Runaway Woman - Maryland Indentured Servant
.RAN away, on the 30th of September last, from the City of Annapolis, ...a Servant Woman, named Sarah Miers, a Dutch Woman, and talks broken English, pretty Tall, Round Shoulder'd. Likely in the Face,...
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1773 Portrait of an American Family
1773 John Singleton Copley (1738-1815). Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Winslow (Jemima Debuke)
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Newspaper - 1751 Runaway Love Triangle in Virginia
.Stafford County, October 13th, 1751. RAN away from the Subscriber, this Day, a Servant Man, anmed William Frye...had on when he went away a bluish grey Kersey Coat, with yellow Buttons...The said...
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1773 Portrait of an American Family
1773 John Singleton Copley (1738-1815). Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Miffin (Sarah Morris).1773 John Singleton Copley (1738-1815). Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Miffin (Sarah Morris).
View ArticleNewspaper - 1777 Army Deserter from the Revolution Runs Away with his...
.DESERTED from the 2d Virginia Regiment in New Jersey, the following ...Serjeant, 30 Years of Age...his Wife, who was heavy with Child, went off with him...the Serjeant...enlisted into Captain...
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Newspaper - Runaway Slaves Who Could Read & Write
Virginia Journal and Alexandria Advertiser (Richards), Alexandria, September 29, 1785.RAN AWAY...a MULATTO WOMAN, named MOLLY; of a middle size. She took with her two Virginia cloth jackets and...
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1798 Portrait of an American Family
1798 Ralph Earl (American artist, 1751-1801). Mrs. Noah Smith and Her Children.Family portraits are rare in the early 18C British American colonies, perhaps because they were expensive & usually so...
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Runaway House Slaves
Maryland Journal and Baltimore Advertiser (Goddard), Baltimore, June 27, 1780.NEGROES, who ran away...Lucy, Hannah, and Nan...They are most of them very artful, and expect to pass as free...
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1798 Portrait of an American Family
1798 John Ritto Penniman (American painter, 1782–1841) Family GroupFamily portraits are rare in the early 18C British American colonies, perhaps because they were expensive & usually so large, that...
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Cooking Cakes in the 18th Century
.During the 18th-century, cooking special cakes to celebrate royal commemorations, weddings, anniversaries, religious holidays, revolutionary victories, and birthdays called for a Rich Cake which was...
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1791 Portrait of an American Family
1791 Ralph Earl (American artist, 1751-1801) The Angus Nickelson FamilyFamily portraits are rare in the early 18C British American colonies, perhaps because they were expensive & usually so large,...
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Female Slaves & Rice Cultivation in Georgetown County, South Carolina
Female Slaves and Rice Cultivation in Georgetown County, South CarolinaThe intricate steps involved in planting, cultivating, harvesting, and preparing rice required an immense labor force. Planters...
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