1807-09-20 Birth: Bet

Title

1807-09-20 Birth: Bet

Identifier

NJS-EVE-00742

Source

Middlesex County Births of Enslaved Children, page 30

Middlesex County Births of Enslaved Children, page 30. 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: 30
Child: Bet
Mother: Han
Enslaver of mother and child: Abraham Dunham
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Birth date: September 20, 1807
Reported date: August 10, 1808
Clerk: William Philips Deare

The mother's name was recorded as "Han." Other birth records submitted by Abraham Dunham for her children indicate that her name was Hannah.

Event Type

Life event: Birth

Date

20 September 1807

Location of Event

Piscataway

Primary Participant

Bet (b. 1807) {daughter of Hannah}

Hannah

Enslaver

Abraham Dunham (1750-1826)

Additional Participant

William Philips Deare (d. 1826)

Participant Details

DETAILS FOR PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS:

*** Bet (b. 1807) {daughter of Hannah} ***
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Abraham Dunham (1750-1826)

*** Hannah ***
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Abraham Dunham (1750-1826)

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DETAILS FOR OTHER PARTICIPANTS:

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

Abraham Dunham (1750-1826)
Role: Enslaver

Research Guide

Research Guide: Middlesex County Slavery Records

Record Contributor

Lindsey Dixon

Jesse Bayker