Margaret Coven · New Jersey Slavery Records · New Jersey Slavery Records

Research Tips: 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-00676
Given Name: Margaret
Family Name: Coven
Sex: Female
Biographical Description: Margaret Coven was a Black woman who lived in South Amboy, Middlesex County, NJ, in the early 19th century. Her date of birth is uncertain. She was an adult in 1818.

Margaret Coven was part of a group of Black people who were sent from Middlesex County to Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, by Judge Jacob Van Wickle's notorious slave trading ring in 1818.

Margaret Coven's case is unusual among the victims of Van Wickle's slave trading operation. The documents related to her removal from New Jersey note that she was "a free coloured woman" before she left the state. According to the removal certificate issued on February 11, 1818, she would go to Louisiana to serve Charles Morgan as an indentured servant for the term of 10 years.
Keywords: African descent person; Van Wickle victims; trafficked South
Places: Morganza, Louisiana; South River
Enslaved by: Charles Morgan (1775-1848)
Record Contributor: Jesse Bayker
Linked Events: Primary Participant in:

1818-02-11 Removal Registration: Margaret Coven (Role: Relocated Person)
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