Research Tips

This white person has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.

Identifier

NJS-PER-04772

Given Name

Elisha N.

Family Name

English

Sex

Male

Biographical Description

Elisha N. English was the son of Mercy English of Burlington, New Jersey. The English were a Quaker family. Elisha inherited property after his mother's death in 1820, including a bound woman named Fanny Pursue. Along with his siblings, Elisha N. English was party to a transaction whereby Mercy English's heirs sold Fanny Pursue to Rowland Jones for a nominal price, with the explicit instructions that Rowland Jones should manumit Fanny and set her free.

Keywords

white person

Places

Burlington

Child of

Mercy English (1752-1820)

Sibling of

Joseph English

John English

Amy English West

Sarah English Ellet

Record Contributor

Jesse Bayker

Linked Events

Additional Participant in:

• 1820-09-10 Sale / Promise to Manumit: Fanny Pursue (Role: Seller)