Dorcus (b. ca. 1802)
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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-00710
- Given Name
- Dorcus
- Alternate Name
- Dorcas
- Darcus
- Birth Date
- 1802
- Sex
- Female
- Biographical Description
- Dorcus 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 Dorcus from the state of New Jersey to Louisiana suggest that she was born around 1802 and was aged 16 at the time of these events. However, Jacob Van Wickle falsified the age of some of his victims, making young children appear older than they really were and listing some children as adults in order to circumvent parental consent rules. For this reason, the birth year for Dorcus is questionable.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Van Wickle victims
- trafficked South
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1818-03-28 Removal Registration: Dorcus (Role: Relocated Person)
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