Baptism of Rachel and her children, Christ Church Shrewsbury

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Identifier
NJS-SRC-00681
Source Type
Sacramental or Religious Registry
Location Created
Shrewsbury
Date
May 6, 1756
Description
Page listing the baptisms of Rachel and her children in 1756, from the Christ Episcopal Church Shrewsbury Parish Register for the Colonial era.

The name Robert is inserted in an unusual manner in the date column on the left side of the page, on the same line as the name Johnson. The insertion of the name "Robert" in the date column is not entirely clear in its intent. It is possible that "Robert Johnson" was the full name of the child listed on that line or, alternatively, Robert may have been another (fifth) child of Rachel who was baptized that day.
Transcript
[1756]

May 6 | Rachel | An adult Negro servant belonging to Miss Isabella Kearny | Shrewsbury | Priv.

6 | Mary }
6 | Margaret }
Robert | Johnson }
6 | Bella } Children of the above Rachel | Ditto
Language
English
Format
page in a bound register
Reproduced In

Kelly, Robert M., Jr., and Rick Geffken. “Anglican Slavery in New Jersey: A Focus on Christ Church Shrewsbury,” Christ Church Shrewsbury website, 2019. https://christchurchshrewsbury.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Final-Integrated-Anglican-Slavery-Paper.pdf
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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