Abolitionist Database

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Last Name	First Name	Source	Petition / Town	Church / Anti Slavery Society Affiliation	Office Held / Year	Residence Town
Caldwell	Thos	P	CL / s		1850	Lisbon
Call	John M.	NP-FoM		slass	1837	Potsdam
	Misc: Chair Help
Call	John M.	P	Potsdam		1838	Potsdam
Call	Nathaniel	P	Hopkintn		1850	Hopkinton
Call	Nathaniel	P	St Law Co		1851	Hopkinton
Campbell	H.H.	P	Osw / Ogd		1854
Campbell	John	P	Lisbon		1845	Lisbon
Campifiad?		P	Lisbon		1845
Canfield	Stephen	P	Morristown		1854	Morristown
Canfield	Thomas	P	Potsdam		1839
Canfield	Thomas H.	P	Potsdam		1838
Canfield	Wm. H.	P	Lisbon		1845
Carney	Michael	P	Mad		1845	Madrid
Carpenter	Benj.	P	DK		1850	De Kalb
Carpenter	Cyrel	P	St Law Co		1851
Carpenter	Ezra G.	P	Potsdam		1839	Potsdam
Carpenter	J.	P	Potsdam		1839
Carpenter	Pamela	P	Potsdam		1839
Carpenter	Ralph	P	Potsdam		1839	Potsdam
Carpenter	Samuel A.	P	Potsdam		1839	Lawrence
Carpenter	Sylvia	P	Potsdam		1839
Carpenter	Wm.	P	Potsdam		1839	Potsdam
	Misc: UGRR Cond NP-ptdm herald Help
Carpenter	Zelinda	P	Potsdam		1839
Carr	Benjamin N.	P	Osw / Ogd		1854
Carr	Hosea	P	St Law Co		1851	Lawrence
Carr	Nicholas N.	P	Flr		1839	Fowler
Carter	Alfred S.	P	Morristown		1854	Morristown
Carter	Charles	P	Morristown		1854	Morristown
Cary	Edgar	P	NK		1854	Norfolk
Castle	Allen	P	Osw / Ogd		1854	Morristown
Caswell	Irena	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Chaffee	Abigail	HH		FB Hopkinton	Charter Member
Chamberlin	Chester	P	Hopkintn		1850	Hopkinton
Chamberlin	Ralph	P	St Law Co		1839	Madrid
Chambers	Geo.	P	Lisbon		1845	Lisbon
Chambers	John A.	P	Osw / Ogd		1854	Oswegatchie
Chambers	Saml.	P	Lisbon		1845	Lisbon
Chanbers	Joseph	P	Lisbon		1845	Lisbon
Chandler	A. N.	P	DK		1850	De Kalb
Chandler	Carlton S.	P	NK		1854	Norfolk
Chandler	E.R.	P	Osw / Ogd		1854
Chandler	G. W.	P	NK		1854	Norfolk
Chandler	Josiah	P	Potsdam		1839	Moira
Chandler	Lemul	P	H&L		1850	Lawrence
Chandler	Lewis	P	H&L		1850	Lawrence
Chandler	Lewis	P	St Law Co		1851	Lawrence
Chandler	Philo	P	St Law Co		1851	Lawrence
Chandler	Philo S.	P	H&L		1850	Lawrence
Chapin	Charles W.	P	Osw / Ogd		1854
Chapin	James C.	P	Osw / Ogd		1854	Oswegatchie
Chaple	Levi O.	P	Canton / Morley		1845
Chapman	G A	P	Morristown		1854	Morristown
Chappel	Nathan	P	CL / s,f		1850	Canton
Chase	Charles G.	P	St Law Co		1851	Stockholm
Chase	Chas. C	P	CL / s,f		1850	Canton
Chase	Harvey B.	p	DK		1850	De Kalb
Cheney	Judson	P	H&L		1850	Hopkinton
Child	David	P	Osw / Ogd		1854
Child	J. B.	P	Osw / Ogd		1854
Childs	D.	P	Osw / Ogd		1854
childs	H. P.	P	Osw / Ogd		1854
Childs	Henry esq.	P	NK		1854	Norfolk
Chipman	John S.	P	Mad		1845	Madrid
Chismore	Albert	P	Osw / Ogd		1854	Oswegatchie
Chittenden	Asahel Handy	P	Hopkintn		1850	Hopkinton
Chittenden	Carlos	P	St Law Co		1850	Stockholm
Chittenden	Clark S.	P	Hopkintn		1850	Hopkinton
Chittenden	Harry	P	St Law Co		1839	Hopkinton
Chittenden	Lucretia	P	St Law Co		1839	Louisville
Chry??	Eliza A.	P	Flr		1839	Fowler
Chubb	Amos	P	St Law Co		1850	Stockholm
Church	Henry F.	P	Osw / Ogd		1854	Oswegatchie
Churchill	Philander W.	P	Morristown		1854	Morristown
Claflin	Ephraim	P	Hopkintn		1850	Hopkinton
Clark	??	P	Canton / Morley		1845
Clark	A.	P	Osw / Ogd		1854
Clark	Abner	P	NK		1854	Norfolk
Clark	Augustus jr	P	Mad		1845	Madrid
Clark	C.	P	DK		1850	De Kalb
Clark	Gilbert	P	DK		1850	De Kalb
Clark	Hiram	P	St Law Co		1851
Clark	James	P	Lisbon		1845
Clark	John	P	Lisbon		1845	Lisbon
Clark	Matthew	P	Lisbon		1845	Lisbon
Clark	Ransford	P	Lisbon		1845	Lisbon
Clark	Roswell L.	P	Potsdam		1839
Clark	Roswell L.	P	Potsdam		1839
Clark	Theodore	P	Lisbon		1845
Clark	Warren jr.	P	Potsdam		1839	Potsdam
Clark	Wealthy	P	Potsdam		1839	Lawrence
Clarke	Edward	P	Lisbon		1845
Clarke	Richard E.	P	Osw / Ogd		1854	Oswegatchie
Clarke	Samuel	P	Hopkintn		1850	Hopkinton
Cleflen	Revel A.	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Cleghorn	William H.	NP-FoM		slass 1841	com.	De Kalb
Cleland	Thos.	P	Lisbon		1845	Edwards
Clemens	David	H,I		WM Morley	Trustee	Canton
	Misc: SLAAS Help
Clemens	David	H		WM Morley		Canton
Clemens	Naurilla	H		WM Morley		Canton
Clemmons	David	NP-FoM		slass 1841	LP chair C	Canton
Clicky? Cluckey	Peter	P	St Law Co		1851	Lawrence
Colburn	Benjamin C.	P	Potsdam		1839
Coleman	John	P	Lisbon		1845	Lisbon
Coleman	William	P	Lisbon		1845	Lisbon
Collaher	James	P	Osw / Ogd		1854
Collister	Arba	NP-FoM		Russell ASS	Vice pres.1838	Hermon
	Misc: res. Russell 1805 Edwards 1827 Help
Colton	Luther	P	DK		1850	De Kalb
Common?	Matthew	P	Mad		1845	Madrid
Comstock	David	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Comstock	Melissa	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Conant	Caleb	P	St Law Co		1851	Lawrence
Conant	Henry A.	P	St Law Co		1851	Lawrence
Conant	Robert T.	P	Morristown		1854	Fowler
Coneuil	Charles	P	Osw / Ogd		1854
Conger	Wm.	P	Morristown		1854
Connant?	Lewis? Francis?	P	Mad		1845	Madrid
Conner	John O.	P	Hopkintn		1850	Hopkinton
Conoley	Peter	P	NK		1854	Norfolk
Conont	J. H.	P	St Law Co		1851	Lawrence
Converse	Parker	P	H&L		1850	Hopkinton
Cook	J. R.	P	Osw / Ogd		1854	Oswegatchie
Cooley	A.	P	NK		1854	Norfolk
Cooley	Auriel?	P	NK		1854	Norfolk
Coolidge	Laral	P	Potsdam		1839
Coolidge	Obediah	P	Potsdam		1839	Potsdam
Coon	?	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Coon	?	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Coon	Benjamin H.	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Coon	Dorcas	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Coon	Hiram	P	DK		1850	De Kalb
Coon	Horace	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Coon	John Jr	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Coon	Thompson	P	NK		1854	Norfolk
Coonradt	Levi C.	P	Morristown		1854	Morristown
Coonradt	Philip A.	P	Morristown		1854	Morristown
Cooper	James	NP-FoM		slass 1841	LP chair Dk	De Kalb
Cooper	S. Decatur	P	NK		1854	Norfolk
Corlam	Benj. H.	P	Lisbon		1845
Corning	John S.	P	St Law Co		1851	Stockholm
Cott	John G.	P	H&L		1850	Stockholm
Coult	William H.	P	Parishv.		1838	Parishville
Countryman	Alpheus	P	NK		1854	Norfolk
Courtney??	John	P	Mad		1845	Madrid
Cousineau	Michael	P	Mad		1845	Madrid
Covey?	Elisha	P	CL / s,f		1850	Canton
Cowan	Aurilla	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Cowles	Hastings	P	Parishv.		1838	Parishville
Cowles	Stoughton	P	Parishv.		1838	Parishville
Cox	?	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Cox	?	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Cox	?	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Cox	James	P	Morristown		1854	Madrid
Craig	James F.	P	Lisbon		1845	Lisbon
Craig	John	P	Lisbon		1845	Lisbon
Craig	Wm. 2nd	P	Lisbon		1845	Lisbon
Craig	Wm. B.	P	Osw / Ogd		1854	Oswegatchie
Crampton	Calista	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Crandall	Charles	P	Potsdam		1839
Crandall	Lucy	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Crandall	Ransom	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Crandel	John	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Crandel	Polley	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Crandle	A.	P	Lisbon		1845	Pierrepont
Crary	Catharine	P	St Law Co		1839	Pierrepont
Crary	Galusha	P	Potsdam		1838	Potsdam
Crary	Julia	P	St Law Co		1839
Crary	Laura	P	St Law Co		1839
Crary	Lydia	P	St Law Co		1839
Crary	Minerva	P	Pierrep		1838	Pierrepont
Crary	Nathan Jr	P	St Law Co		1839	Pierrepont
Crary	Nathan jr.	NP-FoM		slass	1837	Pierrepont
	Misc: Ex. Com. Help
Crary	Nathan Sr	P	St Law Co		1839	Pierrepont
Crary	Oren	P	St Law Co		1839	Pierrepont
Crary	Oren	NP-St.L.Rp.		LP Cand.	1846	Pierrepont
	Misc: Coroner Help
Crary	Oringe S.	P	St Law Co		1839	Pierrepont
Crary	Orrin	NP-FoM		slass 1841	LP chair Pt	Pierrepont
Crary	Stephen	P	St Law Co		1839	Pierrepont
Criklaw	Andrew	P	St Law Co		1851
Cring	Joseph	P	Morristown		1854	Morristown
Crinklaw	James	P	St Law Co		1851	Lawrence
Crinklaw	John	P	St Law Co		1851	Lawrence
Crook	Samuel	P	St Law Co		1850	Hopkinton
Crossman	Abner	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Crossman	Carmi	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Crossman	Chloe	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Crossman	Hylann	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Crouch	Nelson C.	P	H&L		1850	Hopkinton
Cuftis ?	Wm.	P	Mad		1845	Madrid
Cuiso?	Alex.	P	Mad		1845	Madrid
Culver	Amos	P	Parishv.		1838	Parishville
Culver	E. C.	P	Parishv.		1838	Parishville
Culver	Ebenezer C.	P	St Law Co		1839	Parishville
Culver	Elisa	P	St Law Co		1839	Parishville
Culver	H. Z.	P	Hopkintn		1850	Hopkinton
Culver	Zoraster	P	Hopkintn		1850	Hopkinton
Currier	David G.	P	NK		1854	Norfolk
Currier	Franklin B.	P	NK		1854	Norfolk
Curtis	Delia	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Curtis	Ira	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Curtis	John	I		WMN Stockholm	Trustee
Curtis	Mary	P	Pierrep		1839	Pierrepont
Cushman	Martin	NP-St.L.Rp.		LP Cand.	1844/1846	Gouverneur
	Misc: NYS Ass./ Sheriff Help
Cutler	B. B.	P	St Law Co		1851
Cutler	Calvin	P	Hopkintn		1850	Hopkinton

Records retrieved: 204

Underground Railroad woodcut

Sources

P = petition
I = incorporation (usually church should indicate somewhere in column)
H = Morley WM Church History
HH = Hopkinton Town History
NP = newspaper (should be followed by abbreviation for paper.)
FBR = Free Will Baptist Register
FoM = Friend of Man
St.L.Rp. = St Lawrence Republican

Petition / Town

Should be self explanatory except:

CL = Canton / Lisbon
Nk or NK = Norfolk
HL = Hopkinton / Lawrence

The s stands for signatory as in they signed an abolitionist petition. f is for founder as in they were founding members of an antislavery church; in this case usually the Morley Wesleyan Methodist or the Hopkinton Free Will Baptist church.

Church Affiliation / Antislavery Society Affiliation

FWB = Free Will Baptist +town
FB = Free Will Baptist
WM = Wesleyan Methodist +town
- Ie E Stockholm = East Stockholm, N. Stockholm = North Stockholm, Prpt. = Pierrepont
slass = St Lawrence County Antislavery Society, usually followed by year of record
LP = Liberty Party
Freesoil mt. = Freesoil Democrat meeting
Friends Fr. M. = Friends of Freedom Meeting
LPC = Liberty Party Convention followed by year
LP cand. = Liberty party candidate
FDC = Free Democratic Convention
LP Speaker = Speaker at Liberty party meeting

Office held or year of petition:

Due to space restrictions this column either holds office held by person or year of petition signature. These should be self explanatory I hope.

Residence

I have checked each signature on the 1850 or 1840 US Census. This line shows the town where each signatory resided. Some petitions have signatures from many places. ie. The 1845 petition from Lisbon was signed by William Barnheart of Massena. Some are blank because either there was no person of that name on the census or because there were so many of that name in the county but none from the town of the petition making it impossible to determine who the actual signatory was.

Misc

A space for miscellaneous notes on the person such as years the person served as minister, Office or title, office that individual was a liberty candidate for etc.