1818-08-03 Birth: Paul · New Jersey Slavery Records

Identifier

NJS-EVE-01755

Source

Transcriptions of Early County Records of New Jersey: Gloucester County Series Slave Documents

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

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.

The document certified the births of Biddy's two children: Paul and his sister Mary Ann. Note that, although these documents were filed in Gloucester County, the Waterford area where these births took place is now part of Camden County.

GLOUCESTER COUNTY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 6

TRANSCRIPT:

Gloucester County ss

I William Tod of the Township of Waterford County of Gloucester, New Jersey do by these, presents Certify that on the third day of
August A D 1811 Was born of the Body of Biddy, a Black Woman and slave to the Subscriber a "Female Slave "Child" named Mary Ann this time above Nine Years and Four Months

In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand this thirteenth day
of December A D 1820

Willm Tod

Gloucester County ss

William Tod of the Township of Waterford County of Gloucester New Jersey do by these presents Certify that on the [...] day of August A D 1818 Was Born of the Body of Biddy, a Black Woman and slave to the subscriber a Male Child Named Paul aged at this time about Two Years and four Months

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day
of December A D 1820

Willm Tod

[Verso]

Certificate of the birth of two Slaves to Wm. Tod.
Recd Decem 13 1820 and recorded in the Clerks Office at
Woodbury Lib A of Manumissions folio 14
J. J. Foster, Clk.

Event Type

Birth

Date

August 3, 1818

Location of Event

Waterford

Preceding Event

1811-08-03 Birth: Mary Ann

Primary Participants

Paul (b. 1818) {son of Biddy}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04464
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- William Tod
Verbatim description from source:
"a Male Child Named Paul aged at this time about Two Years and four Months"

Biddy
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04465
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- William Tod
Verbatim description from source:
"born of the Body of Biddy, a Black Woman and slave to the Subscriber"

Additional Participants

William Tod
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04466
Role: Enslaver

Jeremiah Foster
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04441
Role: County Clerk

Record Contributor

Kemy Rodriguez