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Prince Estabrook was an enslaved African-American man and MinutemenPrivate^[1] who fought and was wounded at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the initial engagements of the American Revolutionary War.^[2] An undated broadside from the time identified him as "a Negro Man", spelled his name Easterbrooks, and listed him among the wounded from Lexington, Massachusetts.

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Born around 1741, he was enslaved by the family of Benjamin Estabrook from whom he most likely took his name. He was freed.^[4]

Early life

Prince Estabrook was an enslaved black man owned by Benjamin Estabrook of Lexington.

Nothing is known of Prince Estabrook's birth. If Prince was brought in from outside Lexington to live with the Estabrook family, his arrival should have been registered with the town selectmen. There is no such entry for Prince Estabrook.

While the lack of registration is not definitive, it makes it more lik