Sam Waters
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This person of African descent has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-04190
- Given Name
- Sam
- Family Name
- Waters
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- Sam Waters was a Black man who lived in Chester in the late 18th century and was enslaved by Joseph Hackney. Burlington County records indicate that Sam Waters was manumitted and released from slavery on 2 December 1786. Joseph Hackney also manumitted a woman named Hannah Williams on the same day.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Places
- Chester (Burlington County)
- Enslaved by
- Joseph Hackney
- Related Person
- Hannah Williams
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1786-12-02 Manumission: Sam Waters (Role: Manumitted Person)
- Resource class
- Agent