John Neely
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This white person has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-01916
- Given Name
- John
- Family Name
- Neely
- Alternate Name
- Nealy
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- John Neely was an enslaver who resided near Kingston, New York, in the early 19th century. He was the second enslaver of the famed abolitionist Sojourner Truth. He purchased her circa 1808 when she was about 9 years old.
- Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- Places
- Kingston, New York
- Enslaver of
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Sojourner Truth (c. 1799-1883)
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1808 Sale: Sojourner Truth (Role: Enslaver, Buyer)