Claresse (b. 1795) {or Clarissa, mother of Hercules}
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This person of African descent has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
This person was a victim of a notorious slave trading ring in New Jersey. To learn more about the scheme, see our guide to the Van Wickle Slave Trading Ring.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00669
- Given Name
- Claresse
- Alternate Name
- Clarisse
- Clarissa
- Birth Date
- September 1, 1795
- Sex
- Female
- Biographical Description
- Claresse was one of the victims of Jacob Van Wickle's slave trading ring in Middlesex County, New Jersey, in 1818. The legal documents related to the removal of Claresse from the state of New Jersey to Louisiana suggest that she was born around September 1795 and was aged 22 years and 6 months at the time of the events in 1818. Claresse left the state with her son Hercules, who was aged 2 years 10 months and 7 days when the removal certificate was issued on March 9, 1818.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Van Wickle victims
- trafficked South
- Parent of
- Hercules (b. 1815) {son of Claresse}
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1818-03-09 Removal Registration: Claresse, Hercules (Role: Relocated Person)
- Resource class
- Agent