Jake
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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-01349
- Given Name
- Jake
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- Jake was a Black man who resided in Woodbridge, NJ, in the early 19th century. He was enslaved by James Edgar, whose will written in 1814 stipulated that Jake should be freed when he reached age 30. Whether Jake ever attained freedom is uncertain; his name is not found among Middlesex County manumission records.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Places
- Woodbridge
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1814-12-20 Will (of James Edgar): Mariann, Letty, Cato, Jake, Suck (Role: Person Listed in Will)
- Resource class
- Agent