1812-06-29 Birth: John
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01751
- Source
- Transcriptions of Early County Records of New Jersey: Gloucester County Series Slave Documents
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New Jersey Historical Records Survey Project, Division of Professional and Service Projects, Works Progress Administration. Transcriptions of Early County Records of New Jersey: Gloucester County Series Slave Documents. Newark: Historical Records Survey, 1940.
- Event Description
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The following birth record from Gloucester County was transcribed by the Historical Records Survey Project of the Works Progress Administration. The transcript was originally published in 1940 in the book titled Transcriptions of Early County Records of New Jersey: Gloucester County Series Slave Documents. The transcript is reproduced below as it appeared in that book.
GLOUCESTER COUNTY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 2
TRANSCRIPT:
John, A Male Child of my Negro Slave Betty was born at Camden Gloucester County New Jersey the Twenty ninth day of June eighteen hundred & twelve -
Edw'd Sharp
I wish you wou'd record the above and file the same in your office
I am with respect yours sc
Edw'd Sharp
[Verso]
Mr. Ogden Clerk of Gloucester County - Event Type
- Birth
- Date
- June 29, 1812
- Location of Event
- Camden
- Primary Participants
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John (b. 1812) {son of Betty}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04456
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Edward Sharp
Verbatim description from source:
"John, A Male Child of my Negro Slave Betty"Betty
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04457
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Edward Sharp
Verbatim description from source:
"my Negro Slave Betty" - Additional Participants
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Edward Sharp
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04455
Role: EnslaverCharles Ogden
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04439
Role: County Clerk - Record Contributor
- Kemy Rodriguez
- Resource class
- Event