Samuel Emery (1727-1780) was a blacksmith who enslaved a woman and left her to his wife Margaret. His grandfather, Rev. Samuel Emery enslaved a woman named Violet.

In his will, Samuel Emery stated "I give to my Beloved Wife Margaret Emery all my homestead ... Also all my Stock and Moveable Estate" which included any enslaved people. He later states that "it is likewise my desire [that] my Negro woman, after the death of her mistress [Margaret Emery] [is] to serve with either of my children whom she shall choose."

Note: Emery's Last Will and Testament does not state the name of the "Negro woman" in his estate.

Samuel Emery (1727-1780) was a blacksmith and the grandson of Rev. Samuel Emery (1670-1724) who enslaved a woman named Violet. We have not located any record that indicates whether his father, Samuel Emery (1698-1755), also enslaved any individuals.

Bibliography:

The History of Wells and Kennebunk from the Earliest Settlement to the Year 1820 - by Edward Bourne (1875)

York County Registry of Probate

Maine Probate Abstracts, Vol II (1775-1800) - John Eldridge Frost (1991)