Scipio Budd {Sip}
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This person of African descent has 2 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-02931
- Given Name
- Scipio
- Family Name
- Budd
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
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Scipio was a Black man who was enslaved in the household of Joseph Budd (1744-1785) and Joseph's wife Abigail Budd (1745-1816) in New Mills (later called Pemberton), Burlington County, New Jersey. In 1785, Joseph Budd, on his deathbed, told his family that he wanted Scipio to be set free (Joseph Budd did not write out a will). In 1786, the administrators of Joseph Budd's estate filed manumission paperwork for Scipio in New Hanover township (which encompassed a portion of the New Mills community at that time).
Scipio's date of birth is uncertain. He was between 21 and 35 years of age at the time of his manumission in 1786.
About a decade later, the name "Sip Budd" appeared on a list of Black people who were enumerated in the townships of New Hanover and Springfield. This is presumed to be the same man (Sip was a common nickname for Scipio). The report was created by the New Jersey Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery around the year 1797. Sip Budd was deemed "industrious," but had no property of his own and was not a householder (meaning that he lived in someone else's home and did not have his own independent household). - Keywords
- African descent person
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
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Primary Participant in:
- 1786-10-09 Manumission: Scipio Budd (Role: Manumitted Person)
- 1797 Registration: enslaved and free Black people in Springfield and New Hanover (Role: Registered Person)
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