He is shown on the New York City Inspection Roll of Negroes as the owner of Melia Marrant and two children .
Devona Mallory in African American Lives claims that these people were his family .
He is shown on the New York City Inspection Roll of Negroes as the owner of Melia Marrant and two children , although Devona Mallory in African American Lives claims that these people were his family .