Cate Yansey
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This person of African descent has 2 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00939
- Given Name
- Cate
- Family Name
- Yansey
- Sex
- Female
- Occupation
- Domestic Service
- Biographical Description
- Cate Yansey was a woman of African descent who was enslaved by Samuel Fitz Randolph of Piscataway, NJ. She gave birth to a son named Simeon in 1804. She performed domestic labor in the household and, according to Samuel Fitz Randolph's will, she slept in the kitchen. She continued serving Samuel's widow Rachel after Samuel passed away in 1811.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Places
- Piscataway
- Enslaved by
- Samuel Fitz Randolph (1741-1811)
- Parent of
- Simeon (b. 1804) {son of Cate Yansey}
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1804-09-28 Birth: Simeon (Role: Parent)
- 1805-09-26 Abandonment: Simeon (Role: Parent)
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