Nancy (b. ca. 1796)
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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-00680
- Given Name
- Nancy
- Birth Date
- 1796
- Sex
- Female
- Biographical Description
- Nancy 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 Nancy from the state of New Jersey to Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, suggest that she was born around 1796 and was aged 22 at the time of these events. Nancy gave birth to a baby boy in May 1818 and was forced to leave New Jersey together with her infant son when he was only a few days old.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Van Wickle victims
- trafficked South
- Parent of
- Joseph (b. 1818) {son of Nancy}
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1818-05-21 Removal Registration: Nancy, Joseph (Role: Relocated Person)
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