1817-08 Property Transaction: Thomas Titus, Sarah TenBroeck Titus
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00482
- Source
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The Titus Farm marker, Historical Marker Database. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=173417
- Event Description
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In August 1817, Thomas Titus, together with his wife Sarah TenBroeck Titus, purchased a small farm from Ferdinand Van Dyke for $50. Thomas was approximately 32 years old at this time. The Titus family would go on to farm this land for decades. They had been formerly enslaved by Gerardus Beekman. The farm was purchased during a transitional period when Thomas was establishing a free household. (Beekman had agreed to manumit Thomas on March 1, 1817, but the official manumission certificate was not issued until April 13, 1818.)
See the related record for the Titus Farm, where a historical marker has been erected to preserve the memory of the Titus family. - Event Type
- Property Transaction
- Date
- August 1817
- Location of Event
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Titus Farm, South Brunswick
- Related Event
- 1818-04-13 Manumission: Thomas Titus
- Primary Participants
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Thomas Titus (ca. 1785-1849)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01080
Role: Buyer
Age: 32
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Gerardus Beekman (1736-1822)Sarah TenBroeck Titus
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00980
Role: Buyer
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Gerardus Beekman (1736-1822) - Additional Participants
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Ferdinand Van Dyke
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01294
Role: Seller
Comment: sold farm to the Titus familyGerardus Beekman (1736-1822)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00282
Role: Enslaver
Comment: in the process of manumitting Thomas Titus - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker