Margaret (b. 1795) · New Jersey Slavery Records

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Identifier: NJS-PER-01476
Given Name: Margaret
Birth Date: 1795
Sex: Female
Biographical Description: Margaret was a Black woman born around 1795. She was enslaved by Peter Vredenburgh (1745-1823), a prominent merchant and politician from New Brunswick, NJ. Vredenburgh wrote in his will that he wished Margaret to be manumitted after his death and receive $25 (paid out in five annual installments of $5 each) from his estate. Margaret was manumitted on September 12, 1823, by the executors of the will of Peter Vredenburgh. She was aged 28 at the time of manumission.
Keywords: African descent person; Rutgers University history
Places: New Brunswick
Enslaved by: Peter Vredenburgh (ca. 1745-1823) {Petrus Benedict Van Vredenburgh Jr.}
Record Contributor: Jesse Bayker
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1823-09-12 Manumission: Margaret (Role: Manumitted Person)