Hudson County · New Jersey Slavery Records · New Jersey Slavery Records

Identifier: NJS-PLC-00178
Place Type: County or Parish
Description: Hudson County is located in the northeastern part of New Jersey across the Hudson River from New York City. It was formed in 1840 from the southern portion of Bergen County. Due to Hudson County's late creation, slavery records for this area will be found among Bergen County records.

Jersey City, which is now the county seat of Hudson, was originally established as Pavonia in the 1630s during the Dutch colonial period (when the colony was still known as New Netherland). Pavonia was the first place where enslaved Africans were brought to labor in the region that would eventually become New Jersey.

This area was the stronghold of slavery in New Jersey for generations while it was part of Bergen County. During the slavery era, Bergen County had the highest concentration of Black residents (20% of the population) and by far the largest number of enslaved people in the state. See the linked record for Bergen County for demographics and related events and persons.
County (Modern): Hudson County
State or Province: New Jersey
Country: United States of America
Related Place: New Barbadoes Neck
Latitude: 40.724493
Longitude: -74.060276
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_County,_New_Jersey
Record Contributor: Jesse Bayker
Linked Places: Hudson County was formed in 1840 from a portion of Bergen County.

Places located in Hudson County:

Bergen Township

Jersey City (originally Pavonia)
Linked Events: To see all events that occurred in this county, visit the Events browsing page and filter the records by county.