Harry
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This person of African descent has 2 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-01899
- Given Name
- Harry
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- Harry was a Black man who lived in New Jersey during the Revolutionary Era. His date of birth is uncertain. He was enslaved by Jacob Van Dike, a wealthy farmer from the area of Rocky Hill and Ten Mile Run. For several years during the Revolution, Harry was with the British troops, but he was captured and returned to his enslaver by the end of the war.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Places
- Ten Mile Run, Franklin
- Enslaved by
- Jacob Van Dike (1723-1809)
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1776 Capture: Harry (Role: Captured Person)
- 1782 Capture: Harry (Role: Captured Person)
- Resource class
- Agent