Barney
Age at death: 17
Age at death: 1744
Master / Mistress: Jonathan Allyn (Alling)
Additional Relationships: Allyn later owned a man named Pompey, whom he manumitted and gave 20 pounds. It isn't known whether Barney's time with Allyn overlapped with Pompey's.
Most recent residence: Middletown, CT
Longest place of residence: Middletown, CT
Notes: Barney was given a severe punishment for sexually maiming the 6 year old son of his master; he was whipped twice with 39 lashes and castrated. It is doubtful he could have survived the castration and the second whipping.
Bibliographic sources: Goodheart, 63; CCR, 8: 578-579; CT Arc., Crim & Misd., Volume IV, doc. 67.
Barney was given a severe punishment for sexually maiming the 6 year old son of his master; he was whipped twice with 39 lashes and castrated. It is doubtful he could have survived the castration and the second whipping.
Ethnicity/Race/Tribal Affiliation:
Black (defined as Unknown origins, but listed as a person of color)
Gender:
Male
