Adam Hill (b. 1778)
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This person of African descent has 2 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-01948
- Given Name
- Adam
- Family Name
- Hill
- Birth Date
- 1778
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- Adam Hill was a Black man held in the Middlesex County jail as a suspected runaway in 1799. He told the jailer that he had been enslaved by William McMurtie of Philadelphia.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Enslaved by
- William McMurtrie (1740-1807)
- Record Contributor
- Kate Jackson
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1799-11 Freedom Seeking: Adam Hill (Role: Runaway)
- 1799-12-31 Jailing: Adam Hill, Henry Hall, Isaac Harmone (Role: Jailed Person)
- Resource class
- Agent