AILSEY PAYNE Ailsey Payne, an enslaved cook for 30 years, later told a newspaper reporter how she, as a young housemaid, prepared for General Lafayette's 1824 visit. The Naming Project

(1/2) General #Lafayette visited Montpelier from November 15-19, 1824, and again in 1825. Ailsey Payne, #enslaved housemaid and later cook, had vivid memories of preparing for Lafayette’s first visit in 1824. Read her story at #MontpelierNamingProject.
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MOSES Moses, a blacksmith enslaved by Madison's father, was known for the quality of his work. Madison specifically instructed an overseer "To get a plow made by Moses" in 1790. The Naming Project

(1/2) #OTD 1790, as #JamesMadison headed to Philadelphia, he left a long list of instructions for his overseers, including directions to "get a plow made by Moses." Learn more about Moses's life and work at #MontpelierNamingProject. www.montpelier.org/the-naming-p...

A handwritten list, dated “1787. Nov. 2,” with the names and shoe sizes of 50 enslaved people. There are two men or boys named Harry: one with a size 7 shoe, and one with a size 4.

(1/2) #OTD 1787, #JamesMadison's father distributed shoes to 50 #enslaved people, recording their names and shoe sizes on this scrap of paper. The list gives us a tiny insight into the lives of people like Harry Read his story at #MontpelierNamingProject.
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"LITTLE GIRL" When Judith Rives stopped by Montpelier in 1837, she asked "the little girl who came to the door" whether anyone was home -- but didn't ask her name. The Naming Project

(1/2) #JamesMadison told a visitor in 1835 that roughly one-third of the people #enslaved at #Montpelier were children under 5 years old. Read the story of one “little girl” whose name is unknown, at #MontpelierNamingProject. www.montpelier.org/the-naming-p...

CHARITY Charity was listed on James Madison Sr.'s personal property tax records for three years (1782-1784), after which time she disappears from the historical record. The Naming Project

(1/2) What path did Charity’s life take? What can we infer about an enslaved person whose name only appears in James Madison’s father’s tax records? Read about Charity at #MontpelierNamingProject: www.montpelier.org/the-naming-p...

WEBSTER Born on September 18, 1781, Webster -- along with his mother and sisters -- became a wedding gift from James Madison Sr. to his daughter Nelly Hite in 1783. The Naming Project

We know the birth dates of very few people #enslaved at #Montpelier. Today we honor Webster on his birthday: September 18. Read his story at #MontpelierNamingProject.
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DEMAS Demas was born September 12, 1777. James Madison Sr. gave Demas -- along with mother Eliza and four brothers and sisters -- to his daughter Nelly when she married Isaac Hite. The Naming Project

We know that Demas was born #OTD in 1777, because Isaac Hite recorded his birthdate. Read his story at #MontpelierNamingProject. www.montpelier.org/the-naming-p...

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BILLEY GARDNER William (Billey) Gardner was enslaved and taken by James Madison to Philadelphia, where he was sold after getting too many ideas about liberty. The Naming Project

(1/2) #OTD in 1783, #JamesMadison decided to sell William (Billey) Gardner into short-term servitude in Philadelphia. Find out why at #MontpelierNamingProject. www.montpelier.org/the-naming-p...

ELIZABETH Two-year-old Elizabeth, her baby brother Caleb, and their mother Charlotte were sold by John Payne Todd to Henry Moncure, when he bought Montpelier in 1844. The Naming Project

(1/2) #OTD 1844, #DolleyMadison’s son sold 9 #enslaved people to Henry Moncure, new owner of Montpelier. Among them was the family of 2 yo Elizabeth, her baby brother Caleb, her mother Charlotte, and her uncle Edwin. Read more at #MontpelierNamingProject.
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MILLY Milly, sometimes called "Granny Milly," was 104 years old when she met General Lafayette at Montpelier in 1825. She lived in a cabin with her daughter and 70-year-old granddaughter. The Naming Project

(1/2) What did elderly #enslaved woman Milly think of anti-slavery advocate General Lafayette, when she met him during his visit to Montpelier? Read Milly’s story at #MontpelierNamingProject, and find out what treasured object she kept in an old chest. buff.ly/4C1bgYP

(3/4) Follow the brave journeys of Billy Gardner, Catharine Taylor, Solomon Taliaferro, and Benjamin McDaniel from slavery to liberty. Whose legacy will you uncover at #MontpelierNamingProject?

In Montpelier's cellar, a half-round window looks out toward an enslaved dwelling in the South Yard. Names of the enslaved are stenciled on the wall next to the window, including Pendar, Polly, Frank, Peggy, Ailsey Payne, Stephen, Jonathan, Aleck, Elijah, Peter, and William.

(1/4) #OTD in 2020, #MontpelierNamingProject launched, illuminating the individual lives of the people once #enslaved here. You can now explore the biographies of 48 people, with more to be added. buff.ly/HMOSJ18

LEMON Lemon's name appears only once in the documentary record. Tax records show that he was an enslaved laborer on James Madison Sr.'s land in Culpeper County in 1783. The Naming Project

Lemon’s distinctive name is almost the only thing preserved about him in the historical record. Read what we know about Lemon at #MontpelierNamingProject.
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The Naming Project: Katey - Montpelier Born July 26, 1782, Katey was an infant when James Madison Sr. gave her, her mother Truelove, and her brother and sisters to his newlywed daughter and son-in-law.

Katey was born #enslaved at Montpelier #OTD in 1782. The path of her life was shaped by the marriages and movements of two generations of the extended Madison family. Read her story at #MontpelierNamingProject.

The Naming Project: Gabriel - Montpelier Gabriel was in his 50s when Dolley Madison gave him to her son John Payne Todd in 1844. Todd tried to free Gabriel in his will, but due to estate debts, this likely never happened.

In July 1844, #DolleyMadison transferred all the people she #enslaved to her son, John Payne Todd - a legal maneuver to prevent them being seized in lawsuits. “Gabriel abt 50 yrs” was listed on the July 16 deed. Read hIs bio on #MontpelierNamingProject:

The Naming Project: Daphne - Montpelier Daphne was enslaved by James Madison Sr. in the 1780s. Her son Shadrach and daughter Anna were inherited by Madison Sr.’s son-in-law, Isaac Hite, in 1801.

Little is known about Daphne, #enslaved by James Madison Sr.
#OTD 1811, her granddaughter was born and named Daphne – showing that Daphne’s story remained alive in her family’s memory, if not in the historical record. For more: #MontpelierNamingProject:

ANTHONY Anthony, age 17, escaped from Montpelier on June 14, 1786. He was captured a year later, escaped the next day, and was last known to be heading toward Philadelphia. The Naming Project

#OTD 1787, 18-year-old #enslaved Anthony made his second attempt to escape slavery. He escaped from Montpelier a year earlier and traveled widely (or did he?), and may have used aliases to conceal his identity. Read his story at #MontpelierNamingProject: www.montpelier.org/the-naming-p...

(2/2) Were Clarissa and Clarisea the same person? Learn more at #MontpelierNamingProject and decide for yourself.
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JOSEPH Joseph's name appears only once in the documentary record, when James Madison wrote that Joseph's health had not worsened, but a second tumor had appeared. The Naming Project

#OTD in 1798, Joseph’s name made its one and only appearance in the documentary record, when James Madison wrote a letter to his father. Read what we know about Joseph at #MontpelierNamingProject. buff.ly/kYlQdBM

BENJAMIN MCDANIEL Benjamin McDaniel, who often worked as a courier, traveled over 50 miles to Dr. Henkel's in New Market in June 1843, carrying a pass signed by Dolley Madison. The Naming Project

Formerly #enslaved by the Madisons, Benjamin McDaniel died #OTD in 1875. Although he had once needed written permission just to travel away from Montpelier, he spent the last decade of his life as a free man. Read his story at #MontpelierNamingProject. buff.ly/3V3Y7nG

HARRY Sometimes referred to as "Tradesman Harry," Harry was also a carriage driver. In 1789 Harry made the return trip to Montpelier alone, by a route of his own choosing. The Naming Project

(1/2) #Enslaved carriage driver Harry drove members of the Madison family as far north as Mount Vernon and as far west as Keezletown, making the return journeys by himself. Read his story at #MontpelierNamingProject. www.montpelier.org/the-naming-p...

CUSSINA Cussina was one of the 14 children listed in the 1732 estate inventory of Ambrose Madison. Her name does not appear in any other surviving document.

What can we say about a young #enslaved girl whose name appears in only one document? Read Cussina’s story at #MontpelierNamingProject.

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POLLY Polly appears on James Madison Sr.'s tax records from 1782-1786, the only years when enslaved people were listed by name. Nothing else is known about her. The Naming Project

The life of #enslaved woman Polly is a mystery to us. Read what we know at #MontpelierNamingProject. buff.ly/3YwBMUO

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HENRY Henry and his mother Margaret were given by James Madison Sr. to his son William Madison. When William died 60 years later, the estate valued Henry at only $25. The Naming Project

(1/2) The documentary record shows us the #enslaved man Henry near the beginning and near the end of his life. It doesn’t tell us what happened in between. Read more at #MontpelierNamingProject. buff.ly/SG17lLt

STEPHEN. Stephen was one of 50 enslaved people Dolley Madison transferred to her son in 1844. Little else is known about him, except that he took "vegetable pills" when he was sick. The Naming Project.

(1/2) #OTD in 1844, Paul Jennings wrote to Dolley Madison that all the people enslaved at Montpelier were well, except Stephen. Read what little we know about Stephen at #MontpelierNamingProject.
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SILVEY. Silvey was sold with her children Fanny, Abraham, Frank, Elizabeth, and William to Montpelier’s new owner, Henry Moncure, for $1000. Silvey died in childbirth on April 18,1847. The Naming Project.

A mother of five, Silvey died #OTD in 1847, while attempting to deliver her sixth child. Read her story at #MontpelierNamingProject.
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Betty. Betty, sometimes called “Big” or “Old” Betty, was enslaved by James Madison Sr. and possibly by his father Ambrose. She married Anthony and was the mother of Billey Gardner. The Naming Project.

(1/2) Several women named Betty were #enslaved at #Montpelier, but by sorting through the documentary record, we can follow one woman from as early as childhood through her old age. Read her story at #MontpelierNamingProject.

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Pamela Barbour Taliaferro: Pamela Barbour, enslaved by Nelly Madison, married Frank Taliaferro and had two children, Solomon and Judy. After Nelly's death, Pamela was able to choose her next enslaver. The Naming Project.

(1/2) #OTD in 1829, Pamela and her 8-year-old daughter Judy were valued at $200 in the appraisal of Nelly Madison’s #estate. Read Pamela’s #biography at #MontpelierNamingProject to learn what #document revealed her full name, 60 years later. www.montpelier.org/the-naming-p...