Andrew Bray · New Jersey Slavery Records · New Jersey Slavery Records

Guidance

This white person has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.

Record Title

Andrew Bray

Identifier

NJS-PER-00628

Given Name

Andrew

Family Name

Bray

Sex

Male

Biographical Description

Andrew Bray was an enslaver who lived in Hunterdon County, NJ, in the early 19th century. His exact place of residence is unclear from the historical records. Several men known as Andrew Bray lived in Hunterdon County at that time, all grandsons and great-grandsons of the Baptist minister Rev. John Bray. The Bray family was associated with Kingwood, Locktown, and Lebanon localities in Hunterdon County, and primarily engaged in farming.

Keywords

white person

enslaver

Place of Significance

Hunterdon County

Enslaver of

Catharine (b. 1814) {daughter of Hannah}

Hannah

References

Stillwell, John Edwin. Historical and Genealogical Miscellany: Data Relating to the Settlement and Settlers of New York and New Jersey. Vol. 3, Early Settlers of New Jersey and their Descendants. New York, N.Y., 1914. http://archive.org/details/historicalgeneal03instil.

Goodspeed, Marfy. "Bray Family." Goodspeed Histories: New Jersey History and Genealogy. https://goodspeedhistories.com/category/families/bray-families/.

Record Contributor

Jesse Bayker

Linked Sources

Author:

Birth record for Catharine, daughter of Hannah, reported by Andrew Bray (Birth record for Catharine, daughter of Hannah, reported by Andrew Bray, October 25, 1814. Hunterdon County Birth Certificates of Children of Slaves, 1804-1835 (CHNCL004) (CHNCL004). New Jersey State Archives, Department of State. Reproduced in: Hunterdon County Birth Certificates of Children of Slaves, 1804-1835. New Jersey State Archives.)

Linked Events

Additional Participant in:

1814-03-09 Birth: Catharine (Role: Enslaver)