1808-01-16 Birth: Joseph

Title

1808-01-16 Birth: Joseph

Identifier

NJS-EVE-00743

Source

Middlesex County Births of Enslaved Children, page 31

Middlesex County Births of Enslaved Children, page 31. 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: 31
Child: Joseph
Mother: Nanny
Enslaver of mother and child: James Parker
Location: Perth Amboy, NJ
Birth date: January 16, 1808
Reported date: August 18, 1808
Clerk: William Philips Deare

Event Type

Life event: Birth

Date

16 January 1808

Location of Event

Perth Amboy

Primary Participant

Joseph (b. 1808) {son of Nancy}

Nancy {or Nanny}

Enslaver

James Parker Jr. (1776-1868)

Additional Participant

William Philips Deare (d. 1826)

Participant Details

DETAILS FOR PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS:

*** Joseph (b. 1808) {son of Nancy} ***
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- James Parker Jr. (1776-1868)
Verbatim description from source:
"Male Negro Child"

*** Nancy {or Nanny} ***
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- James Parker Jr. (1776-1868)

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DETAILS FOR OTHER PARTICIPANTS:

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

James Parker Jr. (1776-1868)
Role: Enslaver

Research Guide

Research Guide: Middlesex County Slavery Records

Record Contributor

Lindsey Dixon

Jesse Bayker