Robert Johnson {son of Rachel}

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Identifier
NJS-PER-02016
Given Name
Robert
Family Name
Johnson
Sex
Male
Biographical Description
Robert was a Black boy enslaved by Isabella Kearney of Shrewsbury in the mid-18th century. His baptism is recorded in the Parish Register of Christ Episcopal Church in Shrewsbury in 1756. Next to the name Robert (but in a separate column) is written the name Johnson. This seems to suggest that the boy's full name was "Robert Johnson." Alternatively, because of the peculiar way the names were recorded in separate columns, there is a possibility that the names Robert and Johnson actually refer to two brothers.
Keywords
African descent person
Places
Shrewsbury
Enslaved by
Isabella Kearney (1716-1806)
Child of
Rachel
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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