David
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This person of African descent has 2 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
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- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00550
- Given Name
- David
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- David was an enslaved man who lived in New Jersey in the late 18th century. His year of birth is unknown. He was enslaved to Abraham Dean of Middlesex County. On December 15, 1794, Rev. Gilbert T. Snowden (1766-1797), a Presbyterian minister at Cranbury, purchased David from Abraham Dean. It appears that Snowden purchased David with the intention of liberating him. Four months after the sale, Snowden manumitted David, signing a deed of manumission on April 20, 1795. David was aged 21 to 40 at the time of manumission. A copy of the deed of manumission was recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk 13 years later in May of 1808; this might indicate that David was still living in the area as of 1808 and sought to have his freedom status recorded by the county officials.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Princeton University history
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
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Primary Participant in:
- 1794-12-15 Sale: David (Role: Sold Person)
- 1795-04-20 Manumission: David (Role: Manumitted Person)
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