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1785, Isabel, Will

Title: 1785, Isabel, Will
Identifier: NJS-EVE-00673
Event Description: The will of the Rev. Israel Read (pastor of the Bound Brook Presbyterian Church) was written on December 1, 1785, in Piscataway, NJ. The will abstract mentions several enslaved persons, including "negro girl named Isabel" who would be bequeathed to Israel Read's daughter Mary.

Isabel's age at the time of this event is not known.
Event Type: Legal: Will
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1 December 1785
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Related Event: 1785, Jean, Will; 1785, Tony, Will
Primary Participant: Isabel
Primary Participant Description (verbatim): negro girl named Isabel
Sex: Female
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver of Primary Event Participant: Israel Read (d. 1793)
Additional Participant: Mary Read Powers (1755-1819)
Source: Abstract of Will: Rev. Israel Read, Piscataway, NJ; Abstract of Will: Rev. Israel Read. December 1, 1785.
Record Contributor: Jesse Bayker

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