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1780 slave register, with owner's names, # of slaves and township. 
    This is an example of entries of that slave register;
Thomas Potts of 

Coventry

 Twp;
negro named Cudge, 58,          slave for life
negro named Ben, 24,               "
negro boy named Peter, 17,         "
negro child named George, 9 mos.   "
negro woman named 
Mull
,   34,      "
negro woman named Sall,  19        "

 
Here's another ,  also listing  Indians as slaves.  
Abel Hodgson, of 
East Nottingham
;
an Indian servant man till he attains the age of 31 years, named
       Jam, aged 28
an Indian girl name  Sarah, aged 24, a slave for life
a Negro man named Caesar, 25 years of age, slave for life.

   

            The following is a listing of those who had slaves registered in 1780, the # of slaves they owned, and their township;

Birmingham – no returns

East Bradford   -     “ 

West Bradford – no returns

Coventry – Thomas Potts, 6

                   Rebecca Grace, 3

Charlestown - Benjamin Thomas, 1

                        Patrick Anderson, 1

                        Llewellyn Davis, 1

                        William Bodley, 2

                        William Moore, Esq., 10

                        Alexander McCalla, 1

                        George McIllhenny, 2

                        Anthony Pritehard, 4

                        John Humphrey, 1

                        Elias Brown, 1

East Caln –       William Allison, 3

                        David Gill, 1

West Caln -      Herman Skiles, 1

                        Robert Gibbs, 2

                        Elizabeth Wallace, 2

Easttown -        General Anthony Wayne, 1

East Fallowfield –Caleb Phips, 5

                        John Te les, 2

West Fallowfield – Samuel Futhey, 3

                        John Bell, 8

                        Andrew Gibson, 1

Goshen -          John Bowen, 5

                        Mary Barrett, 3

                        Josiah Haines, 1

                        Dr. Joseph Moore, 3

                        Hannah Moore, 1

New Garden - Andrew McIntire, 1

Kennet –          Joseph Shippen, Jr, 3

New London     Alexander Morrison, 5

                        George Campbell, 1

                        John Mackey, 1

                        John Smith, 1

                        John Monough, 1

                        James Reed, 3

                        William Reed, 2

                        Mary Kelso, 1

                        Arthur McClure, 2

                        Alexander Johnson, 1

                        John McDowell, 2

                        Robert Correy, 3

                        David Correy, 3

                        Catherine Kelso, 1

                        William Shearer, 3

London Britain    John Evans, 9

                        Evan Evans, 6

                        John Whitting, 2

                        Thomas Lunn, 2

Londonderry – Thomas Strswbriege, 3

                        Joseph Strawbridge, 1

                        Frances Blair, 2

                        Joseph Hutchinson, 1

                        Montgomery Kennedy, 2

                        Daniel Jones, 5

                        John Finney, 1

                        John F. McClenachan, 1

                        Thomas Boyd, 4

Londongrove – David Wiley, 3

                        John Ross, 1

West Marlborough – James Hannum, 2

East  Marlborough – no returns

Newlin             no returns

East Nantmeal – Thomas Bull, 2

                        Richard Tenplin, 1

                        Hugh Williams, 1

                        William Starrett, 3

                        James Henderson, 1

                        Branson Vanleer, 5

                        John Nice, 1

West Nantmeal – James Moore, 5

                        James Graham, 5

                        James McCamant, 1

                        Joseph Darlington, 2

                        Peter Hunter, 2

                        James Hanna, 1

                        Mordecai Piersol, 1

                        Moses Trego, 1

                        James  Graham, 1

East  Nottingham – John Power, 1

                        Philip Tanner, 2

                        Lydia Sidwell, 1

                        David Wherry, 2

                        James Wilson,  1

                        Matthew Henderson, 1

                        John McBeth, 1

                        Thomas Maffert, 3

                        John Cuthbert, 3

                        Patrick Power, 8

                        Abel Hodgson, 3

West Nottingham – William Polk, 3

                        David Moore, 1

                        Elizabeth Smith, 1

                        Heirs of Margaret Smith, 1

Oxford              Walter Hood, 5

                        Margaret Hayes, 1

                        James McDowell, 5

                        Job Ruston , 10

                        David Hayes, 2

                        William Starrett, 1

                        William Pinkerton, 2

                        Joseph Luckie, 1

                        Patrick Alexander, 1

Pennsbury –     no returns

Pikeland -         Capt. Alexander McCaraher, 2

                        Alexander McKinley, 4

                        Heirs of Samuel Kennedy, 3

Sadsbury -       Agnes McPherson, 1

                        Catharine Boyd, 1

                        Matthew boyd, 1

                        Andrew Boyd, 2

                        Thomas Davis, 1

                        Rev. William Foster, 3

                        Joseph Park, Esq, 4

Treduffrom -     Sarah Havard, 2

                        Ann Harvard, 1

                        Lewis Gronow. 5

                        John Cloyd, 2

                        Dr. John Davis. 1

                        Richard Brittain, 4

                        John Wilson. 2

                        Benj. Davis, 1

                        David Wilson, 1

                        Col.William Dewees,1

                        Thomas Walters, 2

                        John Williams, 1

Thornbury –     Thomas Cheyney, esq, 2

Uwchlan –        John Evans, 1

                        Thomas Evans, 6

Vincent no return

East Whiteland  Peter Mather, 1

                        Richard Richardson, 5

                        David Lloyd

                        Stephen Bowen, 1

West Whiteland   the estate of John Jacobs, 7

                        Wiliam Richards, 3

                        James Dunwoody, 1

Westtown         James Black, 1

Willistown        Isaac Griffith, 1

            In addition the following returns were made by persons whose residence was not given;

Thomas May, 4

John Vanlasey, 4

Capt. Thomas Wiley, 1

George Boyd, 1

Thomas Scott, 1

William Steele, 2