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Identifier

NJS-PER-05491

Given Name

Publius Vergillius Marr

Alternate Name

Publius Vergilius Maro

Birth Date

April 1, 1806

Sex

Male

Biographical Description

Publius Vergillius Marr was a Black boy born to an enslaved mother in the household of David Sheppard in Cumberland County. He was born in 1806. His mother's name is uncertain. Two women of childbearing age were enslaved in David Sheppard's household when the boy was born, Juno and Violet, and one of them may have been the mother of Publius Vergillius Marr. His enslaver had properties in Bridgeton and Fairfield Township.

The name "Publius Vergillius Marr," as it was recorded on the boy's birth certificate, derives from the ancient Roman poet Virgil, whose full name is usually written as Publius Vergilius Maro.

Keywords

African descent person

Places

David Sheppard House, Bridgeton

David Sheppard House, Fairfield

Bridgeton

Fairfield

Enslaved by

David Sheppard (1757-1827)

Record Contributor

Jesse Bayker

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• 1806-04 Birth: Publius Vergillius Marr (Role: Child)