1808-02-19 Birth: Maria

Title

1808-02-19 Birth: Maria

Identifier

NJS-EVE-00461

Source

Middlesex County Births of Enslaved Children, page 79

Middlesex County Births of Enslaved Children, page 79. 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: 79
Child: Maria
Mother: Jude
Enslaver of mother and child: Richard Runyon
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Birth date: February 19, 1808
Reported date: February 5, 1829
Clerk: T. S. Van Arsdalen

The document indicated that the enslaver was a farmer. The document also stated that Richard Runyon was "at present a lunatic" and Gershom Dunn signed as his guardian.

Event Type

Life event: Birth

Date

19 February 1808

Location of Event

Piscataway

Primary Participant

Maria (b. 1808) {daughter of Jude}

Jude

Enslaver

Richard Runyon

Additional Participant

T. S. Van Arsdalen

Participant Details

DETAILS FOR PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS:

*** Maria (b. 1808) {daughter of Jude} ***
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Richard Runyon

*** Jude ***
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Richard Runyon

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DETAILS FOR OTHER PARTICIPANTS:

T. S. Van Arsdalen
Role: County Clerk

Richard Runyon
Role: Enslaver

Research Guide

Research Guide: Middlesex County Slavery Records

Record Contributor

Lindsey Dixon

Jesse Bayker