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CT 7 – Montros

Location: 1 Park Street, Guilford, Connecticut

Archival documents suggest that Montros came from Africa to Boston by way of Jamaica. Montros was purchased along with Phillis in Boston in 1728 by David Naughty. Montros and Phillis were the parents of eight children who were all born into slavery.  Montros was freed and given four acres and a dwelling house at the death of Ruth Naughty in 1772. Only one of the children, Candace, was known to have been freed.

Montros & Phillis Family Tree
Last Will and Testament of David Naughty, 1738
Last Will and Testament of Ruth Naughty, 1771

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