Tom (b. ca. 1773)

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Identifier
NJS-PER-01318
Given Name
Tom
Birth Date
1773
Sex
Male
Biographical Description
Tom was a Black man born circa 1773 or 1774. He was enslaved by William Throckmorton of Spotswood (then part of South Amboy Township), Middlesex County, New Jersey. He ran away from Throckmorton in the summer of 1799, and may have gone to Pennsylvania, via Trenton, according to the runaway notice published by the enslaver.
Keywords
African descent person
Places
Spotswood
Enslaved by
William Throckmorton
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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