Stephen (b. ca. 1773)

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Identifier
NJS-PER-01308
Given Name
Stephen
Birth Date
1773
Sex
Male
Biographical Description
Stephen was a Black man born circa 1773. He was enslaved by Richard Wescoat of Great Egg-Harbour, Gloucester County, New Jersey. When he was 20 years old, he ran away from his enslaver. He was described as a "mulatto slave" in the runaway advertisement that Richard Wescoat published in 1793. He was a survivor of smallpox.
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African descent person
Places
Egg Harbor (formerly Great Egg-Harbour)
Enslaved by
Richard Wescoat (1733-1825)
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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