We honor the enslaved Africans of Larchmont Mamaroneck by learning about them. Start learning here:
- Enslavement in Mamaroneck: 1661-1822. Describes all the evidence found from bills of sales, wills, census records, ship manifests and narratives.
- The List of Enslavers and Enslaved. What we know and how we know it.
- Mamaroneck Locality Report from the Northeast Slavery Records Index (NESRI). A summary of all records relating to local enslavement.
- Stories of Banjo Billy and Jinny. Facts and anecdotes from the lives of an enslaved couple.
- John Cox and Andrew Cole: Two Local Fugitives Found. Pieces together their flight to Nova Scotia and struggles to survive there.
- Enslavement in the DeLancey and Cooper Households. Uncovers the identities of the “black servants.”
- Frequently Asked Questions
Much of the content above comes from research by Ned Benton for the Northeast Slavery Records Index and the articles he published between 2005-2012 in the Larchmont Gazette and the Larchmont Historical Society website. He credits the many historians who have gone before him, including: Judith Doolin Spikes, founder and former president of the Larchmont Historical Society, Gloria Pritts, former president of the Village of Mamaroneck Historical Society and Peter Fellows, president of the Village of Mamaroneck Historical Society.