Phillis
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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-04196
- Given Name
- Phillis
- Sex
- Female
- Biographical Description
- Phillis was a Black woman who lived in Springfield in the late 18th century and was enslaved by Samuel Hough. Burlington County records indicate that Phillis was manumitted and released from slavery on 17 March 1787. On the same day, the Hough family also manumitted a man named Peter Thorn.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Places
- Springfield
- Enslaved by
- Samuel Hough (1746-1815)
- Related Person
- Peter Thorn
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1787-03-17 Manumission: Phillis (Role: Manumitted Person)
- Resource class
- Agent