Abraham Staats (1743-1821)
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This white person has 4 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00607
- Given Name
- Abraham
- Family Name
- Staats
- Birth Date
- May 23, 1743
- Death Date
- May 4, 1821
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Agriculture, Forestry, and/or Livestock
- Biographical Description
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Abraham Staats (1743-1821) was an enslaver who resided in Franklin Township, Somerset County, in the present-day area of South Bound Brook. His wife was Margaret Du Bois (1749-1822). When Abraham and Margaret married in 1770, they moved into a farmhouse that is now known as the Abraham Staats House, and they lived there for the rest of their lives. Several enslaved people lived and worked in the household with the Staats family well into the 19th century.
The Abraham Staats House is now on the National Register of Historic Places and is open to the public for visitation and educational programming. See the Abraham Staats House website for more information about the Staats family and the ongoing historical research and interpretation work at the site. - Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- Enslaver of
- Henry Staats {aka Harry}
- Child of
- John Staats (1713-1781)
- Parent of
- Isaac Staats (1791-1869)
- Spouse of
- Margaret Du Bois Staats (1749-1822)
- References
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"The Staats Family," The Abraham Staats House website. https://www.staatshouse.org/house/history/staats-family/.
This person is represented on the following page(s):
WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Staats-31
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120714813 - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Sources
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Author:
- Permission slip for Harry to join the African Association, by Abraham Staats (Permission slip for Harry to join the African Association, by Abraham Staats, January 9, 1819. Archival location: Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries. African Association of New Brunswick (N.J.). Minute Book, 1817-1824 (MC 50). Unmarked folder with loose slips.)
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1819-01-09 Membership or Participation: Henry Staats (Role: Enslaver, Permission Grantor)
- 1820-01-01 Membership or Participation: Henry Staats (Role: Enslaver)
- 1820-07-01 Membership or Participation: Henry Staats (Role: Enslaver)
- 1821-01-01 Membership or Participation: Henry Staats (Role: Enslaver)
