James Matlack
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This white person has 8 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-04448
- Given Name
- James
- Family Name
- Matlack
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- James Matlack was a white man who lived in Woodbury (then part of Deptford Township), Gloucester County, New Jersey, in the early 19th century. He was an enslaver and reported the births of several Black children to the Gloucester County Clerk. He also served as a Justice of the Peace for the county and, in that official capacity, signed documents in Gloucestertown and Deptford.
- Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- Enslaver of
- Dianna Johnson (b. 1819)
- Edward Bellwood (b. 1808)
- Emaline S. B. Johnson (b. 1820)
- Phebe Johnson
- Sill Johnson
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Kemy Rodriguez
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1804-09-05 Manumission: Caesar Smith (Role: Judge)
- 1804-09-05 Manumission: Cupied Still (Role: Judge)
- 1804-09-08 Manumission: Thomas Smithers (Role: Judge)
- 1807-11-18 Manumission: George Huggins Mitchfield (Role: Judge)
- 1808-10-14 Birth: Edward Bellwood (Role: Enslaver, Reporter or Certifier)
- 1812-08-01 Manumission: Jettho Hemrey (Role: Judge)
- 1819-03-11 Birth: Dianna Johnson (Role: Enslaver)
- 1820-02-21 Birth: Emaline S. B. Johnson (Role: Enslaver)
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