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The Quinn Family, Race, and Religion on Maryland's Eastern Shore

By Nandi Smith • September 5, 2023
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  • From Manumissions in Somerset and Worcester County Land Records, 1825-1866
    Record #289
    Name (Slaveowner)
    Quinn, William
    Name (Enslaved person)
    _Lowdon _Noah _Henry …
    Document Date
    1845 Jul 23
    County
    Worcester
    Name (Slaveowner)
    Quinn, William
    Name (Enslaved person)
    _Lowdon _Noah _Henry _Samuel _Thomas _ Alfred _ Eve _unnamed child _Harriet _unnamed child _Sarah _Eliza
    Additional Information
    Lowdon 39 yo free 1 Jan 1846, Noah 37 at 1 Jan 1846. Henry 26 yo free 1 Jan 1855, Samuel 22 yo free 1 Jan 1859, Thomas 10 yo at 1 Jan 1870, Alfred 5 yo free 1 Jan 1870, Eve 25 yo free 1 Jan 1855 & her child 1 yo & children she may have during her servitude at age 35, Harriet 23 yo at 1 Jan 1857 & her child 1 & children she may have during servitude at age 35, Sarah 18 yo at 1 Jan 1862 & girl Eliza 15 yo at 1 Jan 1865 & chldren she may have during servitude at 35
    Document Date
    1845 Jul 23
    County
    Worcester
    Liber
    GMH 8
    Folio
    379
    State
    Maryland
    Alt. Terms
    London Landon
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  • From 1850 U.S. Census Free Blacks
    Record #4052
    District
    New Town & 1st Census District
    County
    Worcester
    First Name
    Eliza
    Surname
    Quinn
    Age
    38
    Occupation
    –
    District
    New Town & 1st Census District
    County
    Worcester
    Line Number
    37
    Dwelling Number
    1530
    Family Number
    1530
    First Name
    Eliza
    Surname
    Quinn
    Age
    38
    Sex
    F
    Color
    B
    Occupation
    –
    Value of Real Estate
    –
    Place of Birth
    Maryland
    Was the person married within the last year?
    –
    Was the person at school within the last year?
    –
    If this person was over 20 years of age, could they not read and write?
    1
    Is the person deaf-mute, blind, insane, or idiotic?
    –
    Transcriber Notes
    –
    State
    Maryland
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  • Record #4051
    District
    New Town & 1st Census District
    County
    Worcester
    First Name
    Leven? [London]
    Surname
    Quinn
    Age
    40
    Occupation
    laborer
    District
    New Town & 1st Census District
    County
    Worcester
    Line Number
    36
    Dwelling Number
    1530
    Family Number
    1530
    First Name
    Leven? [London]
    Surname
    Quinn
    Age
    40
    Sex
    M
    Color
    B
    Occupation
    laborer
    Value of Real Estate
    –
    Place of Birth
    Maryland
    Was the person married within the last year?
    –
    Was the person at school within the last year?
    –
    If this person was over 20 years of age, could they not read and write?
    1
    Is the person deaf-mute, blind, insane, or idiotic?
    –
    Transcriber Notes
    –
    State
    Maryland
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  • From Abstract of Find A Grave Profiles
    Record #1345
    Name
    Unknown Quinn
    Birth Date
    unknown
    Death Date
    unknown
    Burial Location
    Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Pocomoke City, Worcester Cty, MD
    State
    Maryland
    County
    Worcester
    Name
    Unknown Quinn
    Birth Date
    unknown
    Death Date
    unknown
    Burial Location
    Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Pocomoke City, Worcester Cty, MD
    Inscription and Other Information
    –
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  • Record #1344
    Name
    Lyman Quinn
    Birth Date
    17 Mar 1893
    Death Date
    1 Aug 1966
    Burial Location
    Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Pocomoke City, Worcester Cty, MD
    State
    Maryland
    County
    Worcester
    Name
    Lyman Quinn
    Birth Date
    17 Mar 1893
    Death Date
    1 Aug 1966
    Burial Location
    Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Pocomoke City, Worcester Cty, MD
    Inscription and Other Information
    See findagrave for gravestone info US ARMY World War I
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  • Record #1343
    Name
    Eben H. Quinn Jr.
    Birth Date
    1917
    Death Date
    13 Aug 1965 Harlem NY
    Burial Location
    Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Pocomoke City, Worcester Cty, MD
    State
    Maryland
    County
    Worcester
    Name
    Eben H. Quinn Jr.
    Birth Date
    1917
    Death Date
    13 Aug 1965 Harlem NY
    Burial Location
    Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Pocomoke City, Worcester Cty, MD
    Inscription and Other Information
    See findagrave for obit info & family.
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  • Record #1342
    Name
    Beulah Quinn
    Birth Date
    1883
    Death Date
    1968
    Burial Location
    Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Pocomoke City, Worcester Cty, MD
    State
    Maryland
    County
    Worcester
    Name
    Beulah Quinn
    Birth Date
    1883
    Death Date
    1968
    Burial Location
    Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Pocomoke City, Worcester Cty, MD
    Inscription and Other Information
    –
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  • From Coventry Parish Church Records, 1703-1899
    Record #131
    Surname
    n/a
    First Name
    Maria Ellen Quinn
    Event
    Baptism
    Event Date
    7 Sep 1852
    Church Location
    n/a
    Surname
    n/a
    First Name
    Maria Ellen Quinn
    Name of Parent(s)
    Eliza Lane
    Freedom Status; Owner If Enslaved
    Free Negro
    Birthdate
    1840
    Event
    Baptism
    Event Date
    7 Sep 1852
    Witness(es)
    Rev. James A. Young, M.D.
    Notes
    –
    Alt. Terms
    —
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  • Record #103
    Surname
    n/a
    First Name
    Francis L. O'Dell
    Event
    Baptism
    Event Date
    7 Sep 1852
    Church Location
    n/a
    Surname
    n/a
    First Name
    Francis L. O'Dell
    Name of Parent(s)
    Eliza Lane
    Freedom Status; Owner If Enslaved
    Free Negro
    Birthdate
    1845
    Event
    Baptism
    Event Date
    7 Sep 1852
    Witness(es)
    Rev. James A. Young, M.D.
    Notes
    –
    Alt. Terms
    —
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  • Record #96
    Surname
    n/a
    First Name
    Emerson Scott
    Event
    Baptism
    Event Date
    7 Sep 1852
    Church Location
    n/a
    Surname
    n/a
    First Name
    Emerson Scott
    Name of Parent(s)
    Eliza Lane
    Freedom Status; Owner If Enslaved
    Free Negro
    Birthdate
    1847
    Event
    Baptism
    Event Date
    7 Sep 1852
    Witness(es)
    Rev. James A. Young, M.D.
    Notes
    –
    Alt. Terms
    —
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  • Record #89
    Surname
    n/a
    First Name
    Ebenezer Cottman
    Event
    Baptism
    Event Date
    7 Sep 1852
    Church Location
    n/a
    Surname
    n/a
    First Name
    Ebenezer Cottman
    Name of Parent(s)
    Eliza Lane
    Freedom Status; Owner If Enslaved
    Free Negro
    Birthdate
    1849
    Event
    Baptism
    Event Date
    7 Sep 1852
    Witness(es)
    Rev. James A. Young, M.D.
    Notes
    –
    Alt. Terms
    —
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