Hannah (b. ca. 1772)
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This person of African descent has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-01310
- Given Name
- Hannah
- Birth Date
- 1772
- Sex
- Female
- Biographical Description
- Hannah was a Black woman born circa 1772. She was enslaved by James Law in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. She may have lived at Delaware Works, a mill property with which James Law was associated. In the summer of 1794, Hannah ran away from James Law, taking also her 2-year-old daughter Peggy. She was seen in Trenton, New Jersey, shortly after she ran away.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Enslaved by
- James Law
- Parent of
- Peggy (b. ca. 1792) {daughter of Hannah}
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
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Primary Participant in:
- 1794-06-01 Freedom Seeking: Hannah, Peggy (Role: Runaway)
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