John Cox
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This white person has 2 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-04112
- Given Name
- John
- Family Name
- Cox
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- John Cox was an enslaver who lived in Chester township, Burlington County, in the late 18th century. In 1797, the New Jersey Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery counted the number of enslaved people who lived in Chester. The Society's report showed the names of the white people who held Black people in bondage. This person's name appeared on the list. According to the report, he had 3 slaves in his household. The names of the enslaved people were not recorded in that report.
- Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- Places
- Chester (Burlington County)
- Enslaver of
- Lott Carey
- Record Contributor
- Nholvahiwa Cosmas
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1787-05-19 Manumission: Lott Carey (Role: Enslaver, Manumitter)
- 1797 Registration: enslaved people in Chester (Role: Enslaver, UNSPECIFIED ENSLAVER)
- Resource class
- Agent