Pompey {Pompy}
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This person of African descent has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-04961
- Given Name
- Pompey
- Alternate Name
- Pompy
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
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The New Jersey Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery enumerated black people (free and enslaved) who lived in Springfield and New Hanover townships, Burlington County, around 1797. This person’s name appeared on the list. The report did not specify whether this person lived in Springfield or in New Hanover. See the related Registration event for more information about the report.
He was listed as "Pompy," a slave of Joshua Shreve. - Keywords
- African descent person
- Enslaved by
- Joshua Shreve
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
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Primary Participant in:
- 1797 Registration: enslaved and free Black people in Springfield and New Hanover (Role: Registered Person)
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- Agent