People

Ama, an enslaved person, was mentioned in Eleazar Wheelock's will

Ann Morison (ca. 1699-1763), wife and heiress, was married to Dr. Normand Morison, a slave trader and emigrant from Scotland

Bill, or Billy, was enslaved by Eleazar Wheelock and put to work at a property in Connecticut

Brister, an enslaved person, was purchased by Eleazar Wheelock in 1760

Caesar, an enslaved person, resided in the Dartmouth College kitchen in 1773

Chloe, an enslaved person, was sold to Eleazar Wheelock by Ann Morison in 1762

Dinah, an enslaved person, was sold to Eleazar Wheelock in 1769 by his son-in-law, Alexander Phelps

Eleazar Wheelock (1711-1779) was a Congregationalist minister who, with the assistance of Samson Occom, founded Dartmouth College

Elijah, an enslaved person, worked on Eleazar Wheelock's farm in Connecticut

Exeter, an enslaved person, was sold to Eleazar Wheelock by Ann Morison in 1762

Fortune, an enslaved person, was purchased by Eleazar Wheelock in 1743

Hagar was enslaved by Eleazar Wheelock and three other men in Connecticut

Hercules Lenson was enslaved by Eleazar Wheelock at the age of three and later gained his freedom

An unnamed enslaved infant child, mentioned in Eleazar Wheelock's will

Ishmael, an enslaved person, was purchased by Eleazar Wheelock in 1757

Jabez Bingham married Mary Wheelock, half sister to Eleazar Wheelock

Jabez Bingham, Jr., was born to Jabez Bingham and Mary Wheelock in Windham, Colony of Connecticut

John Thornton (1720–1790) was a merchant, trader, philanthropist, and Christian evangelist

John Wentworth (1737-1820) was Governor of the Province of New Hampshire from 1767 to 1775

Jonathan Trumbull was governor of Connecticut from 1769 to 1784

Josiah Buckingham was born in 1718, in Milford, New Haven, Colony of Connecticut

Nando was enslaved by Eleazar Wheelock and three other men in Connecticut

Nathaniel Cushman was born in 1712, in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Peggy, an enslaved person, may have been Exeter and Chloe's daughter

Peter Spencer sold a 21-year-old enslaved man named Brister to Eleazar Wheelock

Samson Occom (Mohegan, 1723-1792), was a teacher, minister, diplomat, and public intellectual

Selinda, an enslaved person, was mentioned in Eleazar Wheelock's will

Sippy, an enslaved person, was sold and then repurchased by Eleazar Wheelock in the 1760s

Stephen Williams was a minister and correspondent of Eleazar Wheelock

Theodora Young was the daughter of Eleazar Wheelock and his first wife, Sarah Davenport

Timothy Kimball, a doctor and taverner, was born in 1721, in Bradford, Massachusetts Bay Colony

An unnamed enslaved girl was mentioned in a letter Eleazar Wheelock wrote in 1735

William Legge (1731-1801), the Second Earl of Dartmouth, held a number of public offices, including Secretary of State for the American Colonies