Gertrude Skinner Parker (1739-1811)

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Identifier
NJS-PER-01329
Given Name
Gertrude
Family Name
Parker
Alternate Name
Skinner
Birth Date
1739
Death Date
1811
Sex
Female
Biographical Description
Gertrude Parker (1739–1811) was an enslaver who resided in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. She was the daughter of William Skinner and Elizabeth van Cortland and the wife of James Parker Sr. (1725–1797). Together with her son James Parker Jr., she donated land to Rutgers University (then Queen's College) from the Parker estate in the early 19th century. The nucleus of Rutgers-New Brunswick’s historical campus (with Old Queens, Winants Hall, and Kirkpatrick Chapel) is located on the land donated by the Parkers.
Keywords
white person
enslaver
Rutgers University history
Places
Perth Amboy
Organization
Rutgers University
Relationship to Rutgers
Benefactor
Enslaver of
Nancy {or Nanny}
Phebe-Gertruda (b. 1805) {daughter of Nancy}
Parent of
James Parker Jr. (1776-1868)
Cortlandt Lewis Parker (1781-1826)
John Parker (1763-1801)
Spouse of
James Parker Sr. (1725-1797)
Related Person
Ann Lawrence Parker
References

MacKenzie, George Norbury, ed. Colonial Families of the United States of America. Vol. 3. Baltimore: Seaforth Press, 1912. Page 380.

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WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Skinner-99
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41005332
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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