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Identifier

NJS-PER-04774

Given Name

Sarah

Family Name

Ellet

Alternate Name

English

Sex

Female

Biographical Description

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

Amy English West

John English

Spouse of

John Ellet

Record Contributor

Jesse Bayker

Linked Events

Additional Participant in:

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