David Nevius (1748-1825)
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This white person has 6 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-01987
- Given Name
- David
- Family Name
- Nevius
- Alternate Name
- David Petrussen Nevius
- Birth Date
- 1748
- Death Date
- 1825
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Government
- Biographical Description
- David Nevius was an enslaver who resided in Franklin, Somerset County, NJ, in the early 19th century. He served as the Overseer of the Poor for the township and a Justice of the Peace for the County.
- Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- government official
- Enslaver of
- Betty (b. 1806)
- Claus (b. 1808)
- Lewis (b. 1791)
- Name Unrecorded - Female (b. 1804) {Nevius household}
- Thomas (b. 1793)
- Parent of
- David Nevius Jr. (1787-1843)
- Record Contributor
- Kate Jackson
- Saketh Mandayam
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Author:
- Overseers of the Poor of Franklin seek to bind out 9 abandoned Black girls, by David Nevius and John P. Nevius (Overseers of the Poor of Franklin seek to bind out 9 abandoned Black girls, by David Nevius and John P. Nevius, Trenton Federalist, April 16, 1810, p. 3.)
- Runaway ad for Lewis and Thomas, by David Nevius and Albert Peter Voorhees (Runaway ad for Lewis and Thomas, by David Nevius and Albert Peter Voorhees, "80 Dollars Reward," Trenton Federalist, May 5, 1817.)
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Additional Participant in:
- 1804-12-24 Birth: Name Unrecorded - Female (Role: Enslaver)
- 1806-07-07 Birth: Betty (Role: Enslaver)
- 1808-04-21 Birth: Claus (Role: Enslaver)
- 1810-04-13 Abandonment: 9 Black girls (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1816-04-11 Manumission: Harry (Role: Judge)
- 1817-04-27 Freedom Seeking: Lewis, Thomas (Role: Enslaver, Advertiser)
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- Agent