1827-12-17 Birth: Catharine Jane

Title

1827-12-17 Birth: Catharine Jane

Identifier

NJS-EVE-00459

Source

Middlesex County Births of Enslaved Children, page 78

Middlesex County Births of Enslaved Children, page 78. Middlesex County (N.J.). Records, 1688-1929 (MC 784.1). Vol. X. Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

Event Description

Middlesex County Births of Enslaved Children book contains the following record:

Page: 78
Child: Catharine Jane
Mother: Betsey
Enslaver of mother and child: Enos Ayers
Location: North Brunswick, NJ
Birth date: December 17, 1827
Reported date: May 27, 1829
Clerk: T. S. Van Arsdalen

Sarah Ayers signed the birth certificate on behalf of Enos Ayers on May 27, 1829, but her relationship to Enos Ayers is not clarified in the document.

The same document also reported the birth of children Ellen and Silas.

Event Type

Life event: Birth

Date

17 December 1827

Location of Event

North Brunswick

Primary Participant

Catharine Jane (b. 1827) {daughter of Betsey}

Betsey

Enslaver

Enos Ayers

Additional Participant

Sarah Ayers

T. S. Van Arsdalen

Participant Details

DETAILS FOR PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS:

*** Catharine Jane (b. 1827) {daughter of Betsey} ***
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Enos Ayers

*** Betsey ***
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Enos Ayers

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DETAILS FOR OTHER PARTICIPANTS:

Sarah Ayers
Role: Agent for Enslaver

T. S. Van Arsdalen
Role: County Clerk

Enos Ayers
Role: Enslaver

Research Guide

Research Guide: Middlesex County Slavery Records

Record Contributor

Lindsey Dixon

Jesse Bayker