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

Identifier

NJS-PER-04773

Given Name

Amy

Family Name

West

Alternate Name

English

Sex

Female

Biographical Description

Amy West née English was the daughter of Mercy English of Burlington, New Jersey. The English were a Quaker family. Amy's husband was George West. Amy inherited property after her mother's death in 1820, including a bound woman named Fanny Pursue. Along with her siblings, Amy 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

Elisha N. English

John English

Sarah English Ellet

Spouse of

George West

Record Contributor

Jesse Bayker

Linked Events

Additional Participant in:

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