Fanny Smothers (b. ca. 1780)
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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-05381
- Given Name
- Fanny
- Family Name
- Smothers
- Birth Date
- 1780
- Sex
- Female
- Biographical Description
- Fanny Smothers was a Black woman, born circa 1780, who lived in Newton, Gloucester County (in present-day Camden County), and was enslaved by Jacob Stokes, who died before May 1805. Gloucester County records indicate that Fanny Smothers and another person named Pero Fisher were manumitted and released from slavery by the heirs and executors of the estate of Jacob Stokes.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Enslaved by
- Jacob Stokes (d. ca. 1805)
- Related Person
- Pero Fisher (b. ca. 1783)
- Record Contributor
- Kemy Rodriguez
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1805-05-14 Manumission: Fanny Smothers, Pero Fisher (Role: Manumitted Person)
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