Identifier

NJS-PER-01937

Given Name

Margaret

Family Name

Staats

Alternate Name

Du Bois

Birth Date

January 17, 1749

Death Date

April 22, 1822

Sex

Female

Biographical Description

Margaret Staats née Du Bois (1749-1822) was an enslaver who who resided in Franklin Township, Somerset County, in the present-day area of South Bound Brook. She was the wife of Abraham Staats (1743-1821). 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

Places

Abraham Staats House, South Bound Brook

South Bound Brook

Franklin (Somerset County)

Parent of

Isaac Staats (1791-1869)

Spouse of

Abraham Staats (1743-1821)

References

"The Staats Family," The Abraham Staats House website. https://www.staatshouse.org/house/history/staats-family/.

Record Contributor

Jesse Bayker