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  • A. Hunt
    A. Hunt was an enslaver who resided in Sussex County, NJ, in the early 19th century. This person submitted two birth certificates for enslaved children to the Sussex County Clerk, both signed only "A. Hunt." These documents do not list a specific locality within Sussex County and do not indicate whether this enslaver was a man or a woman.
  • A.S. Clark
    A.S. Clark was an enslaver who resided in North Brunswick, NJ.
  • Aaron (b. 1804)
    Aaron was born in 1804, the child of Kate (enslaved by John Van Nuis of North Brunswick, NJ). Under the provisions of New Jersey's Gradual Abolition Act of 1804, he was considered a slave for a term of 25 years and would become eligible for emancipation upon reaching that age.
  • Aaron (b. 1805)
    Aaron, son of Peggy, was born around 1805 and was enslaved by Henry Suydam, a resident of New Jersey. In 1818, when Aaron was 13, Henry Suydam sold or otherwise transferred Aaron to an enslaver named Stephen Mundy of Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Stephen Mundy then moved to the village of Caneseraga in Allegany County, New York, and took Aaron with him. This relocation separated Aaron from his mother.
  • Aaron (b. 1805)
    Aaron was born in 1805, the child of a woman enslaved by Elijah Voorhies of West Windsor, NJ. Under the provisions of New Jersey's Gradual Abolition Act of 1804, he was considered a slave for a term of 25 years and would become eligible for emancipation upon reaching that age.
  • Aaron Gulick
    Aaron Gulick was a resident of Middlesex County, New Jersey. He served as the Justice of the Peace for the county in the early 19th century. In this official capacity, he issued manumission certificates for residents of South Brunswick whose enslavers agreed to set them free.
  • Aaron Hagerman
    Aaron Hagerman was an enslaver who resided in West Windsor.
  • Aaron Hassert (1769-1842)
    Aaron Hassert was an enslaver associated with the City of New Brunswick and the Township of North Brunswick in Middlesex County, NJ.
  • Abb
    Abb was a woman of African descent who was enslaved by Matthias Vanderveer of North Brunswick, NJ.
  • Abel Slayback
    Abel Slayback was an enslaver who resided in the area of West Windsor, NJ, and then moved to Ohio at the turn of the 19th century.
  • Abigail
    Abigail was an enslaved woman who lived in New Jersey in the early 19th century and was manumitted by Ephraim Pyatt of Piscataway, NJ. Her certificate of manumission was issued on August 8, 1808. Abigail was aged 21 to 40 at the time of manumission.
  • Abigail (b. 1805)
    Abigail was born in 1805, the child of Margaret (enslaved by Oakey Vanosdol of West Windsor, NJ). Under the provisions of New Jersey's Gradual Abolition Act of 1804, she was considered a slave for a term of 21 years and would become eligible for emancipation upon reaching that age.
  • Abigail (b. 1814)
    Sussex County Births of Enslaved Children microfilm contains a birth record for Abigail (or Abegel). The locality is not specified on the birth certificate, but Abigail's enslaver Severyn Westbrook was known to be a resident of Montague, and it is likely that the child was born around that area.
  • Abigail Blanchard
    Abigail Blanchard was an enslaver who resided in Woodbridge, NJ.
  • Abigail Hunt Axford
    Abigail Axford née Hunt was an enslaver who resided in Oxford, NJ, in the early 19th century. She was the wife of John Axford.
  • Abigail Price Phillips (1762-1827)
    Abigail Price Phillips was an enslaver who resided in Sandyston, NJ, in the early 19th century. She was the wife of David Phillips.
  • Abigale (b. 1818)
    Sussex County Births of Enslaved Children microfilm contains a birth record for Abigale.
  • Abijah Applegate (1799-1885)
    Abijah Applegate was the son and executor of the estate of enslaver Asher Applegate of East Windsor, NJ. He was a farmer.
  • Abner (b. 1759)
    Abner was a Black man born circa 1759. He was enslaved by Isaac Tunnell of Dagsborough, Delaware, and escaped from his enslaver in 1799. His enslaver thought that Abner may have gone to Pennsylvania or New Jersey and advertised for him in a Trenton newspaper.
  • Abraham (b. 1782)
    Abraham was an enslaved man, born around 1782, who was manumitted by John Runyon Jr. of Piscataway, NJ. The deed of manumission was executed on March 14, 1812. Abraham was aged 30 at the time of manumission.
  • Abraham (b. 1784)
    Abraham was an enslaved man, born around 1784, who was manumitted by Charles Smith of North Brunswick, NJ. The certificate of manumission was issued on June 27, 1823. The deed of manumission was executed on the same day. Abraham was aged 39 at the time of manumission.
  • Abraham (b. 1805)
    Abraham was born in 1805, the child of On (enslaved by Jeremiah Van Deventer of Piscataway, NJ). Under the provisions of New Jersey's Gradual Abolition Act of 1804, he was considered a slave for a term of 25 years and would become eligible for emancipation upon reaching that age.
  • Abraham Bergen
    Abraham Bergen was an enslaver who resided in South Amboy, NJ. He was a miller.
  • Abraham Bescherer
    Abraham Bosch was an enslaver who resided in Sussex County, NJ, in the early 19th century.
  • Abraham Blauvelt (1764-1838)
    Abraham Blauvelt (c. 1764-1838) was an alumnus and trustee of Queen's College (later Rutgers). He was born in Rockland County, NY, and lived most of his life in New Brunswick, NJ, where Middlesex County records indicate that he held people in bondage. He received a degree from Queen's College in 1789 and was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1800, assuming the position of the Secretary of the Board. From 1808 to 1810 he was the chairman of the Building Committee that oversaw the construction of the college's first permanent building, now known as Old Queens. He maintained the financial records related to the construction of the building, which document the college's use of enslaved labor. Blauvelt was a printer in New Brunswick. He established a newspaper called the Guardian, or, New Brunswick Advertiser, in 1792 and published it for decades, delivering news and advertisements to the surrounding counties. Many advertisements for runaways and slave sales appeared in his newspaper over the years. Blauvelt helped facilitate slave sales for his subscribers. Some sellers did not want to publish their own name and contact information in the newspaper, preferring to keep the transaction more private. In such cases, Blauvelt acted as a middleman, publishing ads that said "Enquire of the printer," and encouraging prospective buyers to come to Blauvelt for more information about the sale.
  • Abraham Coriell
    Abraham Coriell was an enslaver who resided in Piscataway, NJ. He was a farmer.
  • Abraham Dean
    Abraham Dean was the enslaver of a man named David. He sold David to Rev. Gilbert T. Snowden of Cranbury, NJ, in 1794.
  • Abraham Dumont
    Abraham Dumont was an enslaver who resided in North Branch, Somerset County, NJ.
  • Abraham Dunham (1750-1826)
    Abraham Dunham was an enslaver who resided in Piscataway, Middlesex County, NJ.
  • Abraham Glasgow
    Abraham Glasgow was an enslaved man who lived in North Brunswick, New Jersey, in the early 19th century. His enslaver was Andrew Kirkpatrick (1756-1831), the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey and a prominent Rutgers trustee. On April 29, 1809, Andrew Kirkpatrick manumitted Abraham Glasgow. Abraham Glasgow was aged 21 to 40 at the time of manumission, but his exact year of birth is not known.
  • Abraham I. Gulick
    Abraham I. Gulick was an enslaver who resided in South Brunswick, NJ, in the early 19th century.
  • Abraham Nevins
    Abraham Nevins was an enslaver who resided in Piscataway, NJ, in the early 19th century.
  • Abraham S. Barkelew (d. 1818)
    Abraham S. Barkelew was an enslaver and yeoman who resided in North Brunswick, NJ, in the early 19th century. His family was associated with the area of North Brunswick Township known today as South River. His family name is variously spelled as Barkelew or Buckelew in historical records.
  • Abraham Schuyler
    Abraham Schuyler was a resident of Middlesex County, New Jersey. He served as the Justice of the Peace for the county in the early 19th century. In this official capacity, he issued manumission certificates for residents of North Brunswick whose enslavers agreed to set them free.
  • Abraham Schuyler Neilson (1792-1861)
    Abraham Schuyler Neilson (1792-1861) of New Brunswick, NJ, owned at least two enslaved people according to the 1830 federal census. He was the son of Colonel John Neilson (1745-1833), a Revolutionary War hero from New Brunswick. Abraham was the younger brother of James Neilson (1784-1862), a benefactor of Queen's College (Rutgers). He appears to have been working for a distant cousin named James H. Neilson in the 1820s. A manumission record from 1822 refers to Abraham as "Abraham S. Neilson of the firm of James H. Neilson." The firm of James H. Neilson is not to be confused with the business of Abraham's brother James Neilson (who did not typically use a middle initial). The James H. Neilson referred to here is likely the son of William Neilson (c. 1737–1820), a prominent New York City merchant.
  • Abraham Shaver (1754-1820)
    Abraham Shaver (1754-1820) was an enslaver who resided in Stillwater, Sussex County, NJ. He was a prosperous mill owner and a prominent civic leader; he served as an assemblyman in the state legislature in the early 1800s. His family name was variously spelled Shaver, Shafer, or Schaeffer in local histories and archival documents. He was the son of Casper Schaeffer (1712-1784), a German immigrant who was one of the founders of the village of Stillwater, and Maria Catrina Bernhardt. He married Sarah Armstrong (1761-1827). In 1784, Abraham inherited from his father a property with a mill along Paulins Kill. This property is now on the National Register of Historic Places and is known as the Casper and Abraham Shafer Grist Mill Complex. See the related place record for the Shafer Grist Mill to learn more about the property and the work performed there. Abraham's work force at the mill included enslaved Black people. Enslaved women and children also performed domestic labor for Abraham and his wife Sarah in their home. Sussex County birth records of enslaved children contain numerous documents related to Abraham Shaver and the enslaved women, Nance and Betty, who lived in his home in the early 19th century. These county records also mention Betty's husband Nun. Nance and a boy named Bob are also mentioned in Abraham's will, written in 1819, shortly before his death. The oldest son of Abraham Shaver, Rev. Dr. Casper Schaeffer, wrote a historical sketch about Abraham (and other enslavers in Sussex County). These recollections were penned in 1855 and later published by another descendant William M. Johnson in 1907: "Slavery formerly existed here to a limited extent. The Van Campens over the mountains, my father and his brothers and my uncles Armstrong, all held slaves of the African race, more or less. My father held at one time, eight or ten of them." (p. 75) The 1881 book History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, by James P. Snell, notes that as many as a dozen enslaved people worked at Abraham Shaver's mill property: "In 1816 Abraham Shaver and his sons Nathan and Peter had a store, grist-mill, tannery, blacksmith shop, oil mill, carding machines and distillery, at Stillwater, and were largely engaged in farming. They employed a good many people, and among the rest had, in 1816, as many as a dozen slaves. Samuel J. Squires was their blacksmith, and James Beatty their miller." (p. 387)
  • Abraham Smalley
    Abraham Smalley was an enslaver who resided in Piscataway.
  • Abraham Staats (1743-1821)
    Abraham Staats (1743-1821) was an enslaver who resided in Franklin Township, Somerset County, in the present-day area of South Bound Brook. His wife was Margaret Du Bois (1749-1822). When Abraham and Margaret married in 1770, they moved into a farmhouse that is now known as the Abraham Staats House, and they lived there for the rest of their lives. Several enslaved people lived and worked in the household with the Staats family well into the 19th century. The Abraham Staats House is now on the National Register of Historic Places and is open to the public for visitation and educational programming. See the Abraham Staats House website for more information about the Staats family and the ongoing historical research and interpretation work at the site.
  • Abraham Van Arsdalen (d. ca 1825)
    Abraham Van Arsdalen was an official in Middlesex County, NJ, and held several different positions in the early decades of the 19th century, including County Sheriff and Overseer of the Poor for the Township of North Brunswick. In his role as Overseer of the Poor, his job included examining and certifying manumissions. Van Arsdalen Papers (1794-1869) contain documents relating to his duties as sheriff of Middlesex County and tax collector for North Brunswick Township. The manuscript collection is held at Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
  • Abraham Veghte (1791-1865)
    Abraham Veghte (1791-1865) was a farmer from Griggstown in Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ. According to the 1830 federal census for Franklin Township, Abraham Veghte's household consisted of 5 free white persons, 2 enslaved men between the ages of 24 and 35, and 3 persons who were listed as "free colored persons" under the age of 23. The 3 young persons listed as "free" were probably actually "slaves for a term" who awaited their emancipation under New Jersey's gradual abolition program. Since the federal census did not have a category of "slave for a term," these young people would have been listed as "free" belying the reality of their life in bondage. In December 1838, Abraham Veghte purchased a 20-year-old enslaved man named Mark Harris Jr. from James Neilson (1784-1862) for $20. Under the terms of the sale, Mark Harris Jr. was bound to serve Abraham Veghte for a partial term of 4 years and 7 months. Mark Harris Jr. was a "slave for a term" and would become eligible for emancipation once he attained the age of 25.
  • Abram Corson
    Abram Corson was an enslaver who resided in Sussex County, NJ, in the early 19th century. He is mentioned in a document from Hardyston circa 1804.
  • Adam
    Adam (or Addom) was an enslaved man who lived in New Jersey in the early 19th century and was manumitted by James Morgan of South Amboy, NJ. The certificate of manumission was issued on May 29, 1815. Adam was aged 21 to 40 at the time of manumission.
  • Adam (b. 1808)
    Sussex County Births of Enslaved Children microfilm contains a birth record for Adam and for his younger sister Peggy, although their mother's name is not listed on the certificate.
  • Adam Hill (b. 1778)
    Adam Hill was a Black man held in the Middlesex County jail as a suspected runaway in 1799. He told the jailer that he had been enslaved by William McMurtie of Philadelphia.
  • Agness
    Agness was a Black woman enslaved by Daniel Predmore of Newton, NJ, in the early 19th century.
  • Albert Francis Grove (b. 1822)
    Sussex County Births of Enslaved Children microfilm contains a birth record for Albert Francis Grove, son of Jane, enslaved by Mary Coursen of Hardwick township.
  • Albert Peter Voorhees (1780-1861)
    Albert P. Voorhees was an enslaver who resided in Somerset County, NJ, in the early 19th century. He lived around the area of Harlingen (in present-day Montgomery Township).
  • Alexander (b. 1812)
    Alexander was born in 1812, the child of Jane (enslaved by Austin D. Blackwell of Mapletown, NJ). Under the provisions of New Jersey's Gradual Abolition Act of 1804, he was considered a slave for a term of 25 years and would become eligible for emancipation upon reaching that age.
  • Alexander (or Ellick) (b. 1805)
    Alexander (also called Ellick) was born in 1805, the son of Elizabeth, enslaved by Jeremiah Manning of Piscataway, NJ. Under the provisions of New Jersey's Gradual Abolition Act of 1804, he was considered a slave for a term of 25 years and would become eligible for emancipation upon reaching that age. In 1806, his enslaver filed an abandonment certificate for Alexander, giving him up to the Overseers of the Poor of Piscataway.
  • Alexander Dunn
    Alexander Dunn was a resident of Middlesex County, New Jersey. He served as the Justice of the Peace for the county in the early 19th century. In this official capacity, he issued manumission certificates for residents of Piscataway whose enslavers agreed to set them free.
  • Alexander Robinson
    Alexander Robinson was an enslaver who resided in Morristown, New Jersey, in the late 18th century. In a 1792 newspaper ad, he identified his residence as Belment Farm in Morristown.
  • Alfred (b. 1832)
    Alfred was born in 1832, the child of Caroline (enslaved by Robert Adrain of New Brunswick, NJ). Under the provisions of New Jersey's Gradual Abolition Act of 1804, he was considered a slave for a term of 25 years and would become eligible for emancipation upon reaching that age. Alfred's mother died when he was a baby.
  • All (b. 1787)
    All was an enslaved man, born around 1787, who was manumitted by David Dunn of Piscataway, NJ. His certificate of manumission was issued on May 4, 1808. All was aged about 21 at the time of manumission.
  • Allen Reynolds
    Allen Reynolds was an enslaver who resided in Palmyra, Mississippi (present-day Davis Island). Removal certificates issued in Middlesex County, New Jersey, show that his associate Lewis Compton intended to bring a group of enslaved people from New Jersey to Allen Reynolds as part of a slave trading operation assisted by the legal machinations of Judge Jacob Van Wickle.
  • Alpheus Freeman (1766-1813)
    Alpheus Freeman was an enslaver in New Brunswick, NJ. He was born in 1766, probably in Metuchen, NJ (which was part of Woodbridge Township at the time). He attended Queen's College (now Rutgers University), receiving his degree in 1788, after which he established a law practice in New Brunswick. He married Mary Parker in Philadelphia in 1803. He owned several properties in New Brunswick, including a large building on the corner of George Street and Prince (now Bayard) Street. He died suddenly on December 29, 1813, aged 47, and was interred with military and masonic honors. Archival documents show that he was the enslaver of a young man named Dick (who ran away) and a young woman who was sold by the executors of his estate to settle Freeman's accounts.
  • Ambo Harris
    Ambo was a woman of African descent enslaved by John Neilson in New Brunswick, NJ. Her exact date of birth is unknown, but she was likely born in the 1790s. She married an enslaved man named Mark Harris in 1811 and gave birth to four children between 1812 and 1818: Clara, Ann, Eliza, and Mark Jr. In 1822, Ambo was manumitted by John Neilson and became a free woman.
  • Ambrose Stelle
    Ambrose Stelle was an enslaver who resided in Piscataway, NJ. He was a farmer.
  • Amelia Voorhees
    Amelia Voorhees was a woman of African descent who was enslaved by Elizabeth Conover of West Windsor, NJ.
  • Amey
    Amey was a woman of African descent who was enslaved by Lucas Stryker of South Brunswick, NJ.
  • Amey
    Amey was a Black woman enslaved by James Hopkins of Sussex County, NJ, in the early 19th century.
  • Amey (b. 1796)
    Amey was one of the victims of Jacob Van Wickle's slave trading ring in Middlesex County, New Jersey, in 1818. The legal documents related to the removal of Amey from the state of New Jersey to Louisiana suggest that she was born around 1796 and was aged 22 at the time of these events. However, Jacob Van Wickle falsified the age of some of his victims, making young children appear older than they really were and listing some children as adults in order to circumvent parental consent rules. For this reason, the birth year for Amey is questionable.
  • Amos Moore (1748-1814)
    Amos Moore was an enslaver who resided in or around the area of Trenton, NJ, in the early 19th century.
  • Amy Cook
    Amy was a Black woman enslaved by Joshua D. Austin of Sussex County, NJ, in the early 19th century. She was married to a Black man named Dr. Edward Cook. They had at least two children together, Rosannah and Mary.
  • Andrew Bell
    Andrew Bell was an enslaver who resided in Perth Amboy, NJ.
  • Andrew Bray
    Andrew Bray was an enslaver who lived in Hunterdon County, NJ, in the early 19th century. His exact place of residence is unclear from the historical records. Several men known as Andrew Bray lived in Hunterdon County at that time, all grandsons and great-grandsons of the Baptist minister Rev. John Bray. The Bray family was associated with Kingwood, Locktown, and Lebanon localities in Hunterdon County, and primarily engaged in farming.
  • Andrew Elston
    Andrew Elston was a resident of Middlesex County, New Jersey. He served as the Justice of the Peace for the county in the early 19th century. In this official capacity, he issued manumission certificates for residents of Woodbridge whose enslavers agreed to set them free.
  • Andrew Kirkpatrick (1756-1831)
    Andrew Kirkpatrick (1756-1831) was a prominent New Brunswick lawyer and politician with deep ties to Queen's College (later Rutgers University). He enslaved multiple people in his household. In the first two decades of the 19th century, he manumitted several individuals. In the 1780s, Andrew Kirkpatrick was a teacher at the Queen's College grammar school. In 1783, he was the first person to receive an honorary degree from Queen's College. In 1797 be became a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, and a year later he was appointed as a judge to the New Jersey Supreme Court. He served as the Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1804 to 1825. Andrew Kirkpatrick served as a trustee of Queen's College from 1792 to 1809. During his time as a trustee, he was instrumental in reviving the struggling college. He worked with the Reverend Ira Condict to raise funds for the erection of a new building for the college (now called Old Queens building). Andrew Kirkpatrick then sent his son John Bayard Kirkpatrick to study at the college in the 1810s. Andrew Kirkpatrick's oldest son Littleton Kirkpatrick carried on his father's legacy in supporting the college; he served as a trustee of the college from 1841 until his death in 1859. Having no surviving heirs when they died, Littleton Kirkpatrick and his wife Sophia Astley Kirkpatrick left their fortune to the college. Their donation was used to build the Kirkpatrick Chapel on campus.
  • Andrew McDowell (1757-1834)
    Andrew McDowell was a resident of Middlesex County, New Jersey. He served as the Justice of the Peace for the county and the Overseer of the Poor of South Brunswick in the early 19th century. In this official capacity, he issued manumission certificates for residents of South Brunswick whose enslavers agreed to set them free. Middlesex County records indicate that Andrew McDowell was an enslaver.
  • Andrew McDowell Jr.
    Andrew McDowell Jr. was an enslaver who resided in South Brunswick, NJ. He was a farmer.
  • Andrew Perrine
    Andrew Perrine was an enslaver who resided in South Amboy, NJ.
  • Andrew Rowan
    Andrew Rowan was a resident of Middlesex County, New Jersey. He served as the Justice of the Peace for the county in the early 19th century. In this official capacity, he issued manumission certificates for residents of East Windsor and West Windsor whose enslavers agreed to set them free.
  • Ann
    Ann was a woman of African descent who was enslaved by David Harris of Piscataway, NJ.
  • Ann
    Ann was a woman of African descent who was enslaved by Isaac Cotheal of Bonhamtown, NJ.
  • Ann (b. 1799)
    Ann was an enslaved woman, born around 1799, who was manumitted by Henry Cotheal and David Cotheal both of Woodbridge, NJ. The certificate of manumission was issued on November 20, 1823. The deed of manumission was executed on the same day, signed jointly by Henry Cotheal and David Cotheal. Ann was aged 24 at the time of manumission.
  • Ann [daughter of Flora]
    Ann was a girl of African descent and the daughter of Flora, born circa 1780s. In January 1787, Flora's enslaver Anthony L. Bleecker of New York City sold Flora together with her daughters Phillis and Ann to John Neilson of New Brunswick, NJ. Ann's age at the time of this sale is not known.
  • Ann Coleman Henderson (d. 1805)
    Ann Henderson was an enslaver who resided in Alexandria, Hunterdon County, NJ, in the early 19th century. She died circa 1805, and her will (written in 1802) required that her estate should be sold off and proceeds divided among her heirs. There was at least one enslaved Black woman in her household at the time of her death, whose name has not been confirmed. Ann Henderson was the widow of Nathaniel Coleman, who died circa 1756, and widow of James Henderson, who died in circa 1792.
  • Ann Duncan
    Ann Duncan was an enslaver who resided in South Brunswick.
  • Ann Harris (b. 1814)
    Ann was a woman of African descent who was born in New Brunswick, NJ, on June 23, 1814, to parents Ambo and Mark Harris Sr. Ann's parents were both enslaved at the time of her birth, but Ambo would eventually become free when enslaver John Neilson manumitted her. Ann's birth was reported to the Middlesex County Clerk by enslaver John Neilson, who was the legal owner of her mother Ambo. Under New Jersey's gradual abolition law, Ann was considered a "slave for a term" of 21 years, and she was bound to serve John Neilson and his heirs until the year 1835 when she would become eligible for emancipation. Ann was the second child of Ambo and Mark Harris Sr. Her older sister was Clara, and her younger siblings were Eliza and Mark Jr.
  • Ann Hepburn Berrien (d. ca 1833)
    Ann Berrien (née Hepburn) was the wife of Samuel Berrien (c. 1766-1830) of East Windsor, NJ. Jointly with her husband, she manumitted a woman named Martha Richards in 1805.
  • Ann Hutchinson
    Ann Hutchinson was an enslaver who resided in West Windsor, NJ.
  • Ann Kearny
    Ann Kearny was an enslaver who resided in Perth Amboy, NJ.
  • Ann Lawrence Parker
    Middlesex County records contain several birth certificates and manumission certificates for an enslaver named Ann Parker, who was listed as a widow and dowager in the 1810s, residing in the City of New Brunswick within North Brunswick Township. These county records likely refer to Ann Parker née Lawrence (daughter of John Lawrence), the wife of John Parker (1763–1801). By marriage to John Parker, she was related to the prominent Parker family of Perth Amboy: she was the sister-in-law of U.S. Congressman and Rutgers University benefactor James Parker Jr. (1776-1868), and the daughter-in-law of James Parker Sr. (1725–1797) and Gertrude Parker née Skinner (1739-1811).
  • Anna Covenhoven
    Anna Covenhoven was an enslaver who resided in South Amboy, NJ, in the early 19th century.
  • Anna Merrill Manning
    Anna Manning was an enslaver who resided in Piscataway in the early 19th century. She was the wife of William Manning. The Mannings had at least 8 enslaved people in their household in 1814 (as enumerated in the will of William Manning who died that year).
  • Anna Smith
    Anna Smith was an enslaver who resided in South Brunswick, NJ.
  • Anthony (b. 1789)
    Anthony (also called Tony or Toney) was an enslaved man, born around 1789, who was manumitted by Sarah Voorhees of the City of New Brunswick in North Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The certificate of manumission was issued on July 12, 1819. The deed of manumission was executed on the same day. Anthony was aged 30 at the time of manumission.
  • Anthony (b. 1804)
    Anthony was born on September 29, 1804, and was enslaved by Joseph W. Hagaman of Princeton, NJ. Under New Jersey's gradual abolition law, he had the status of a slave for a term of 25 years. This meant he was bound to serve his enslaver until age 25, and then he would become eligible for emancipation. In 1812, Joseph W. Hagaman moved from the state of New Jersey to Cincinnati, Ohio, and took Anthony with him. The removal certificate related to this move stated that Anthony had no parents residing in New Jersey.
  • Anthony Lispenard Bleecker (1741-1816)
    Anthony Lispenard Bleecker was a shipping merchant and real estate auctioneer in New York City. He served as a major during the Revolutionary War, and his family lived in New Jersey while the British troops occupied New York City during the war. He was one of the wealthiest and most powerful real estate and stock brokers in New York City in the late 18th century. Bleecker Street in Manhattan is named for him. In 1787, he sold an enslaved woman named Flora and her daughters Ann and Phillis to John Neilson, an early trustee and benefactor of Queen's College (later Rutgers University).
  • Antony (b. 1786)
    Antony was an enslaved man, born around 1786, who was manumitted by Aaron Hassert of New Brunswick, NJ. The certificate of manumission was issued on December 18, 1823. The deed of manumission was executed on the same day. Antony was aged 37 at the time of manumission.
  • Appollo Woodward
    Appollo Woodward was an enslaver who resided in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County, NJ, in the early 19th century. He identified his residence as being "near Arney's Town."
  • Archibald Read
    Archibald Read was the son of the Rev. Israel Read. He grew up in the 18th century in Bound Brook, NJ, where his father was the pastor of the Presbyterian Church for many years. He and his brother Thomas inherited a man named Tony from the pastor's estate and sold Tony several years later in 1798. The sale took place in New Brunswick, NJ, but Archibald did not personally appear to sign the sale documents. He may have moved away from the area by this time. His family name is variously spelled Read or Reed in historical documents.
  • Archoble McVicker (b. 1820)
    Sussex County Births of Enslaved Children microfilm contains a birth record for Archoble McVicker.
  • Arietta Smock (d. 1814)
    Arietta Smock was an enslaver who resided in North Brunswick, New Jersey, in the early 19th century. She passed away circa 1814, and by her last will and testament she set free a Black woman named Betty.
  • Aruhan Fitz Randolph
    Arunah Fitz Randolph of Piscataway, NJ, was an enslaver who manumitted a person named Shelote in August 1802.
  • Asa Runyon
    Asa Runyon was a resident of Middlesex County, New Jersey. He served as the Judge of Common Pleas for the county in the early 19th century. In this official capacity, he issued manumission certificates for residents of North Brunswick whose enslavers agreed to set them free.
  • Asahel Peters
    Asahel Peters was an enslaver who resided in Sussex County, NJ, in the early 19th century.
  • Asher Applegate (1762-1834)
    Asher Applegate was an enslaver who resided in East Windsor, NJ. He wrote his last will and testament in 1832, two years before his death. The will has been transcribed by The Applegate Project. Asher Applegate did not mention enslaved people in his will. Aside from a piece of land in Hightstown, Asher Applegate left all the residue of his estate to his wife Sarah Applegate (who outlived him by about a year and a half). This would include the enslaved persons in the Applegate household, including Jane and her children Francis, Jude, and Tabitha. Asher Applegate's son Abijah Applegate was one of the executors of the estate and handled affairs related to the enslaved people, including reporting the births of Jane's children to the Middlesex County Clerk.
  • Asher Fitz Randolph
    Asher Fitz Randolph was an enslaver who resided in Woodbridge.
  • Asher Pyatt
    Asher Pyatt of Piscataway co-executor of the will of Ephraim Pyatt (together with Reuben Drake), and he manumitted a man named Thomas on behalf of the estate of Ephraim Pyatt.
  • Asher Still
    Asher Still was an enslaver in New Jersey in the early 19th century. He likely resided in or around the area of Woodbridge, Middlesex County.