Jacob Hornbeck (1775-1859) · New Jersey Slavery Records

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Identifier: NJS-PER-02065
Given Name: Jacob
Family Name: Hornbeck
Birth Date: 1775
Death Date: 1859
Sex: Male
Occupation: Medical and Funerary
Biographical Description: Jacob Hornbeck was an enslaver who resided in Sussex County, NJ. He was a physician who grew up in Rochester, Ulster County, NY, and moved to Sussex County, NJ, in the early 19th century. He practiced medicine for many years in the area of Sandyston and Montague and in the surrounding communities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Sussex County records indicate that he held Black people in slavery in the 1810s and 1820s.
Keywords: white person; enslaver
Places: Montague; Sandyston
Enslaver of: Cato (b. 1818) {son of Yon}; Enos (b. 1823) {son of Yon}; Kate (b. 1829); Peggy (b. 1821) {daughter of Yon}; Phebe (b. 1827); Suky (b. 1825) {daughter of Yon}; Yon
References: This person is represented on the following page(s):
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13084776
Record Contributor: Saketh Mandayam
Linked Events: Additional Participant in:

1818-10-10 Birth: Cato (Role: Enslaver)

1821-01-04 Birth: Peggy (Role: Enslaver)

1823-12-23 Birth: Enos (Role: Enslaver)

1825-02-22 Birth: Suky (Role: Enslaver)

1827-03-10 Birth: Phebe (Role: Enslaver)

1829-02-14 Birth: Kate (Role: Enslaver)