Joseph Thickstun (1753-1830) · New Jersey Slavery Records

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Identifier: NJS-PER-01897
Given Name: Joseph
Family Name: Thickstun
Birth Date: 1753
Death Date: 1830
Sex: Male
Biographical Description: Joseph Thickstun lived in Middlesex County, New Jersey. His name appears on a receipt related to a Black man named Harry issued in 1782 to Harry's enslaver Jacob Van Dike. Thickstun was among the men who apprehended Harry and took him from British troops during the Revolutionary War.
Keywords: white person
Places: Middlesex County
Spouse of: Jane Dunham Thickstun (1748-1813)
References: This person is represented on the following page(s):
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16407019
Record Contributor: Jesse Bayker
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Receipt issued to Jacob Van Dike related to Harry, a Black man carried away by followers of the British army (Receipt issued to Jacob Van Dike related to Harry, a Black man carried away by followers of the British army, June 17, 1782. Archival location: Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries. Van Dike Family Papers, 1711–1838 (MC 505). Box 1, Folder 3: Jacob Van Dike Papers, 1766-1819: Deeds, Bonds, etc., Papers relating to his estate 1809-1819.)
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1782 Capture: Harry (Role: Captor)