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Essex County Massachusetts Freedom Case Participants 1760 - 1783
Tamar Graves (1740-1816)
Andover
Biography: Marriage to Casar denied by Taylor when both Casar and Tamer were Danvers residents April 15 1769. Identified as Indian woman. SCJ June Courrt refused testimony as Casar's wife. Lived as man and wife with Casar using last name of Dole in Andover and two children until her death at 76 years old in 1816.
Comments: ECCP Reimbursed for: Travel: 60 miles; Attendance: 4 days 16sh. SCJ Nov reimbursed 50 miles 7 days 18sh.
Casar vs. Samuel Taylor (1772) Witness for original PlaintiffSources
- Undated document in SCJ Files. Statement by Danvers Town Clerk that records show Casar and Tamar declared intention to marry on April 15, 1769 and Taylor refused on April 27, 1769
Citation: Samuel Taylor vs Casar, Superior Court of Judicature June 1772, 15. Suffolk # 132190.
- Dated October 30, 1771. Summons to SCJ November 1771 held in Salem. Sixteen names, five towns.
Signatures on reverse
Timothy Fuller Gentleman
Primus a negro man living with John Flint all of Middleton in the County of Essex.
T. Russell & M. Russell, E. Hirchcom all of Reading;
Tamar,
J. Beverly
S. Poor &
C.Furbush all of Andover;
R. Thomas,
A. Smith ,
B.Guilford &
A.Putnam all of Danvers;
M. Hart of Lynn;
P. Chandler & J. Bryant.
Citation: Samuel Taylor vs Casar, Superior Court of Judicature June 1772, 15. Suffolk # 132190.
- Dated Nov. 13, 1771. Anna Whittaker's Sworn testimony that she lived "a few Rods" from Casar and Tamar for fourteen months in 1769-1770 and saw them in bed together as man and wife. Declared that Samuel Taylor came to Casar asking for money. Afterwards, Casar said that he would not pay Taylor but "intended to sweat him before he is done with him."
Citation: Samuel Taylor vs Casar, Superior Court of Judicature June 1772, 15. Suffolk # 132190.
- From SCJ Ipswich June 1772 files for Casar Vs. Taylor. Clerk's tally of costs for ECCP September 1771 costs.
- Clerk's tally of oourt costs for SCJ November 1771 and June 1772
Citation: Samuel Taylor vs Casar, Superior Court of Judicature June 1772, 15. Suffolk # 132190.