Bett {Betty} · New Jersey Slavery Records · New Jersey Slavery Records

Research Tips: This person of African descent has 4 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
Identifier: NJS-PER-02978
Given Name: Bett
Alternate Name: Betty
Sex: Female
Biographical Description: Bett or Betty was a Black woman who was enslaved by the widow Lemmetye Van Neste in Hillsborough, Somerset County, New Jersey, in the early 19th century. Bett gave birth to four children between 1809 and 1816 while living at Lemmetye Van Neste's household. Her children were Jack, Dinah, Mary, and Pompey. After Lemmetye Van Neste's death in 1816, Bett probably lived at the household of Van Neste's son-in-law, John J. Schenck, considering that John J. Schenck filed a delayed birth registration for three of Bett's children in 1818.
Keywords: African descent person
Places: Hillsborough
Enslaved by: John J. Schenck (1776-1862); Lemmetye Staats Van Neste (1750-1816)
Parent of: Jack (b. 1809); Pompey (b. 1813); Dinah (b. 1811); Mary (b. 1815)
Record Contributor: Daniel Dias; Saketh Mandayam
Linked Events: Primary Participant in:

1809-04-10 Birth: Jack (Role: Parent)

1811-01-12 Birth: Dinah (Role: Parent)

1813-04-11 Birth: Pompey (Role: Parent)

1815-06-12 Birth: Mary (Role: Parent)