Born about in Frederick, Province of Maryland [uncertain]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
in Montgomery, Maryland, USA [uncertain]
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| Created 13 Jan 2023
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Biography
Moll Gatton is a part of US Black heritage.
"Moll" was born about 1756. In 1776 she was an enslaved person in the household of James Gatton of Frederick, Maryland. She may also have appeared in his 1790 census.
The 1776 colonial census of Frederick, Maryland reported James Gatten 38 and Elisabeth Gatten 41 with:
John 15
Richard 14
Thomas 12
James 5
Zachariah 2
Susanna 16
Elisabeth 10
Anna 8
Virlinder 6
Hannah a Negroe 35; Moll 20; Cate 12--Swan 21; Michael 1.[1]
The 1790 census of Montgomery, Maryland reported the James Gatton household as 3 white males 16 and over, 3 white females, and 5 enslaved people.[2]
↑1790 Census:
"1790 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Montgomery, Maryland; Series: M637; Roll: 3; Page: 52; Family History Library Film: 0568143 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #124436 (accessed 12 January 2023)
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