1805-02-03 Birth: Elizabeth

Title

1805-02-03 Birth: Elizabeth

Identifier

NJS-EVE-00736

Source

Middlesex County Births of Enslaved Children, page 12

Middlesex County Births of Enslaved Children, page 12. Middlesex County (N.J.). Records, 1688-1929 (MC 784.1). Vol. X. Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

Event Description

Middlesex County Births of Enslaved Children book contains the following record:

Page: 12
Child: Elizabeth
Mother: Esther
Enslaver of mother and child: John I. Craig
Location: West Windsor, NJ
Birth date: February 3, 1805
Reported date: November 28, 1805
Clerk: William Philips Deare

The document indicates that the enslaver was a farmer.

This birth certificate only lists West Windsor Township and does not provide further details about the location. The location of the event is inferred from other records that indicate John I. Craig was at this time the owner and resident of Prospect Farm in Princeton.

Event Type

Life event: Birth

Date

3 February 1805

Location of Event

Prospect Farm (Prospect House at Princeton University)

Related Place

West Windsor

Primary Participant

Elizabeth (b. 1805) {daughter of Esther}

Esther

Enslaver

John I. Craig

Additional Participant

William Philips Deare (d. 1826)

Participant Details

DETAILS FOR PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS:

*** Elizabeth (b. 1805) {daughter of Esther} ***
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- John I. Craig
Verbatim description from source:
"Bet otherwise called Elizabeth a female negro child"

*** Esther ***
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- John I. Craig

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DETAILS FOR OTHER PARTICIPANTS:

William Philips Deare (d. 1826)
Role: County Clerk

John I. Craig
Role: Enslaver

Research Guide

Research Guide: Middlesex County Slavery Records

Record Contributor

Lindsey Dixon

Jesse Bayker