Peleg
Nott (Black Governor)
Age at death: Before 1810
Master / Mistress: Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth
Manumission date: 1780
Occupation: Manager of Wadsworth's farm; in American Revolution, drove a provisions cart; Black Governor, 1780
Spouse: Rachel
Child: Henry
Most recent residence: Hartford, CT
Longest place of residence: West Hartford
Notes: Listed in the 1800 federal census in Hartford, he is listed as the householder and 2 people of color lived with him. His son (possibly grandson) Henry had 2 sons; James had 2 daughters, never married, who died in 1727 in Worcester, MA.
Bibliographic sources: http://www.hartford-hwp.com/HBHP/exhibit/03/1.html; CTExplored; DAR, 285; Knoblock, 37.
Listed in the 1800 federal census in Hartford, he is listed as the householder and 2 people of color lived with him. His son (possibly grandson) Henry had 2 sons; James had 2 daughters, never married, who died in 1727 in Worcester, MA.
Ethnicity/Race/Tribal Affiliation:
Black (defined as Unknown origins, but listed as a person of color)
Gender:
Male