Following his father's death in 1739, Isaac Jr. became noted as a slaveowner in Massachusetts over the subsequent decades-in 1754 he owned 12 enslaved Africans-six times more than any other household.
Isaac Jr. became noted as a slaveowner in Massachusetts over the subsequent decades. This was following his father's death in 1739. He owned 12 enslaved Africans-six times more than any other household. This was in 1754.