John Dunham (1740-1823) · New Jersey Slavery Records

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Identifier: NJS-PER-00132
Given Name: John
Family Name: Dunham
Birth Date: 1740
Death Date: 1823
Sex: Male
Biographical Description: John Dunham was an enslaver who lived in Piscataway, NJ. He was the son of John Dunham (b. 1705) and Mercy Drake. His first wife was Mary Gilman (1743-1795). After Mary's death, he married the widow Ruth (Sharp) Stelle. In 1807, John and Ruth Dunham jointly manumitted an enslaved woman named Margaret.
Keywords: white person; enslaver
Places: Piscataway
Enslaver of: Margaret (b. 1786)
Spouse of: Ruth Sharp Stelle Dunham; Mary Gilman Dunham
References: Dunham, Isaac Watson, ed. Dunham Genealogy: English and American Branches of the Dunham Family. Norwich, CT: Bulletin Print, 1907. Page 288.

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WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dunham-2188
Record Contributor: Isaac Guzmán; Jesse Bayker
Linked Events: Additional Participant in:

1807-06-03 Manumission: Margaret (Role: Enslaver, Manumitter)