James Harris (1755-1813)

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Identifier
NJS-PER-00463
Given Name
James
Family Name
Harris
Birth Date
1755
Death Date
1813
Sex
Male
Biographical Description
James Harris (1755-1813) was an enslaver who resided in Piscataway, Middlesex County, NJ. He was married to a woman named Jane. In addition to Piscataway, the family is also associated with Bound Brook, Somerset County; they were members of the Presbyterian Church at Bound Brook. The Harris family were enslavers, with at least two enslaved persons in the household at the time of James Harris's death.

James Harris's will, written in May 1813, about three months before his death, mentioned a Black woman named Mary and her daughter Bet. Harris wished for Mary and Bet to be set free after his death. His wife Jane and friend Lefferd Waldron Sr were the executors of his will.
Keywords
white person
enslaver
Places
Bound Brook
Piscataway
Enslaver of
Mary
Spouse of
Jane Harris Covert (1757-1841)
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