Hannah Grene (b. ca. 1797) · New Jersey Slavery Records

Research Tips: This person of African descent has 3 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
Identifier: NJS-PER-00712
Given Name: Hannah
Family Name: Grene
Birth Date: 1797
Sex: Female
Biographical Description: Hannah Grene was an enslaved woman who lived in New Jersey. She was born around 1797. She gave birth to a daughter named Rebecca Ann around 1814.

As of 1818, Hannah Grene was enslaved in the household of George Farmer of Belle Vue (an estate in Piscataway, Middlesex County, NJ), while her daughter Rebecca Ann was enslaved by John Smock of Monmouth County. A removal certificate from 1818 indicates that James K. Cook, a man from Virginia, intended to buy Hannah Grene and her daughter from their separate enslavers in New Jersey and to take them both to Virginia.
Keywords: African descent person; trafficked South
Places: Virginia; Belle Vue, Highland Park (formerly in Piscataway); Piscataway
Enslaved by: George Farmer (1761-1818); James K. Cook
Parent of: Rebecca Ann (b. 1814) {daughter of Hannah Grene}
Record Contributor: Jesse Bayker
Linked Events: Primary Participant in:

1814-04-05 Birth: Rebecca Ann (Role: Parent)

1818-07 Sale: Hannah Grene (Role: Sold Person)

1818-07-22 Removal Registration: Hannah Grene, Rebecca Ann (Role: Relocated Person)