James Stevenson (1763-1839)
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This white person has 2 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
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- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00609
- Given Name
- James
- Family Name
- Stevenson
- Birth Date
- October 16, 1763
- Death Date
- December 30, 1839
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
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James Stevenson was an enslaver from Hunterdon County, NJ. He is associated with Amwell and Hopewell. He was the son of John Stevenson (1728-1775) and Elizabeth Throckmorton. He was born in 1763 and died in 1839.
He is probably the James Stevenson who graduated from Queen's College (now Rutgers University) in 1789 and served as tutor of the college in 1789-1790 and then again in 1809-1811. He served on the Board of Freeholders of Hunterdon County from 1813 to 1827, and was the Director of the Board for many years. - Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- Rutgers University history
- Organization
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Rutgers University
- Relationship to Rutgers
- Alumnus 1789
- Instructor (Tutor 1789-1790 and 1809-1811)
- Enslaver of
- Sam (b. ca. 1774)
- Parent of
- Elizabeth Stevenson
- John Hunt Stevenson (1796-1829)
- Sibling of
- John Stevenson (1760-1811)
- Robert Stevenson (1756-1791)
- William Stevenson (1757-1832)
- Crooke Stevenson (1765-1820)
- Hannah Stevenson (1768-1850)
- Spouse of
- Susan Hunt Stevenson (1775-1844)
- References
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Hunterdon County Commissioners Past to Present. https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/frholder/pastpresent.htm.
Stevenson, John R. “Thomas Stevenson of London, England, and His Descendants in New Jersey.” The Jerseyman 6, no. 2 (May 1900): 9–14.
This person is represented on the following page(s):
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120830582 - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
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Author:
- Runaway ad for Sam, by James Stevenson (Runaway ad for Sam, by James Stevenson, "Eight Dollars Reward," Brunswic Gazette, May 1, 1792, p. 3. Archival location: Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries. Loose Newspaper Collection (Ac. 3193). Box 27, Folder 5.)
- Slave sale ad for a young Black woman, by James Stevenson (Slave sale ad for a young Black woman, by James Stevenson, "FOR SALE," Trenton Federalist, January 5, 1807, p. 3.)
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1792-04-24 Freedom Seeking: Sam (Role: Enslaver, Advertiser)
- 1806-12-27 Advertisement: Young Black woman (Role: Enslaver, Advertiser)