Title

1811-09-08 Marriage: Mark Harris Sr., Ambo Harris

Identifier

NJS-EVE-00001

Source

Marriage record for Ambo and Mark Harris

Marriage record for Ambo and Mark Harris, September 8, 1811. Records of the First and Second Presbyterian Churches, New Brunswick, New Jersey (Call number: 07 0525). Volume 14: Church register, 1790–1867, including baptisms and marriages, 1797–1869. Subsection: Record of Marriages and Baptisms kept by Rev. Joseph Clark D.D. Pastor from January 1, 1797 to October 18, 1813 (pp. 218–226). Page 225. Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia.

Event Description

Mark Harris Sr. and Ambo were married on September 8, 1811, by Rev. Joseph Clark of the First Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick.

A notation in the pastor's register of marriages for 1811 reads thus:

"Sept. 8 Mark a black man belonging to Capt. Taylor, to
Ambo a [black] woman [belonging to] Col. John Neilson $2.50"

Event Type

Religious: Marriage Sacrament

Date

8 September 1811

Location of Event

New Brunswick

County (Modern)

Middlesex

County (Historical)

Middlesex

Primary Participant

Mark Harris Sr. (b. 1791)

Ambo Harris

Enslaver

Benjamin Taylor Jr.

John Neilson (1745-1833)

Additional Participant

Joseph Clark (1751-1813)

Participant Details

DETAILS FOR PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS:

*** Mark Harris Sr. (b. 1791) ***
Role: Spouse
Age: 20
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Benjamin Taylor Jr.
Verbatim description from source:
"Mark a black man belonging to Capt. Taylor"

*** Ambo Harris ***
Role: Spouse
Age category: Young Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- John Neilson (1745-1833)
Verbatim description from source:
"Ambo a [black] woman [belonging to] Col. John Neilson"

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DETAILS FOR OTHER PARTICIPANTS:

Joseph Clark (1751-1813)
Role: Clergy

Benjamin Taylor Jr.
Role: Enslaver (of Mark)

John Neilson (1745-1833)
Role: Enslaver (of Ambo)

Organization

First Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick

Record Contributor

Jesse Bayker