Any study of the Black Governors in early Connecticut will turn up a mention of “Sam Hun’ton, slave to Governor Samuel Huntington," all drawn from a single secondary source. Can this claim be substantiated? Pauline Merrick tries to unravel the mystery.
Author: Pauline Merrick
Pauline C. Merrick has a lifelong interest in genealogy and has traced her own family tree to Mayflower passengers and multiple Revolutionary War Patriots. Since retiring from the manufacturing sector in 2019, her attention has turned towards uncovering the stories of men and women who were brought into Connecticut as slaves. Understanding the foundations of the colonial New England economy and the role that slavery played in the acquisition of wealth is an essential part of that research. Ferreting out original records and documents is the fun part of the effort.