1810-11-04 Birth: James
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See the Middlesex County Research Guide for information about related records.
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00748
- Source
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Middlesex County Births of Enslaved Children, page 45
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Middlesex County Births of Enslaved Children, page 45. Archival location: Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries. Middlesex County (N.J.). Records, 1688-1929 (MC 784.1). Vol. X.
- Event Description
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Middlesex County Births of Enslaved Children book contains the following record:
Page: 45
Child: James
Mother: Nanny
Enslaver of mother and child: James Parker
Enslaver's primary residence: Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, NJ
Location of child's birth: Middletown Point, Monmouth County, NJ
Birth date: November 4, 1810
Reported date: May 10, 1811
Clerk: William Philips Deare
Note that the birth record says that the child was born in Middletown Point (present-day Matawan), Monmouth County, even though the enslaver's primary residence was listed as Perth Amboy in Middlesex County. - Event Type
- Birth
- Date
- November 4, 1810
- Location of Event
- Matawan (formerly Middletown Point)
- Primary Participants
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James (b. 1810) {son of Nancy}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01875
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}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01330
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- James Parker Jr. (1776-1868) - Additional Participants
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William Philips Deare (d. 1826)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00008
Role: County ClerkJames Parker Jr. (1776-1868)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00193
Role: Enslaver - Record Contributor
- Lindsey Dixon
- Jesse Bayker