Cortlandt Lewis Parker (1781-1826) · New Jersey Slavery Records

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Identifier: NJS-PER-00121
Given Name: Cortlandt Lewis
Family Name: Parker
Birth Date: 1781
Death Date: 1826
Sex: Male
Biographical Description: Cortlandt Lewis Parker was an enslaver who resided in Perth Amboy, NJ. His parents were James Parker Sr. (1725-1797) and Gertrude Parker née Skinner (1739-1811), and his brother was James Parker Jr. (1776-1868) who donated land to Rutgers University (then Queen's College) to build the school's original campus in New Brunswick.
Keywords: white person; enslaver
Places: Perth Amboy
Enslaver of: William
Child of: James Parker Sr. (1725-1797); Gertrude Skinner Parker (1739-1811)
Sibling of: James Parker Jr. (1776-1868); John Parker (1763-1801)
References: MacKenzie, George Norbury, ed. Colonial Families of the United States of America. Vol. 3. Baltimore: Seaforth Press, 1912. Page 381.
Record Contributor: Isaac Guzmán; Jesse Bayker
Linked Events: Additional Participant in:

1806-03-01 Manumission: William (Role: Enslaver, Manumitter)