Elijah Everitt (1772-1850) · New Jersey Slavery Records

Research Tips: This white person has 2 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
Identifier: NJS-PER-02173
Given Name: Elijah
Family Name: Everitt
Alternate Name: Everett
Birth Date: 1772
Death Date: 1850
Sex: Male
Biographical Description: Dr. Elijah Everitt (or Everett) was an enslaver who lived around the area of Hardwick Township (present-day Warren County) and Green Township (Sussex County) in the early 19th century (this area was originally all part of Hardwick, but split into separate townships in 1824).

He was married to Martha Gaston, daughter of Joseph Gaston and Margaret Linn. When his father-in-law died in 1804, Elijah Everitt and his wife Martha inherited a mill property in Huntsville (a hamlet in present-day Green Township). It appears Elijah Everitt also came into possession of an enslaved man named York (also called John Smack) from Joseph Gaston's estate.
Keywords: white person; enslaver
Places: Hardwick; Huntsville, Green Township (formerly Pettit's Mill)
Enslaver of: Charles (b. 1811) {son of Silvah}; Silvah; York (b. 1770) {aka John Smack}
Spouse of: Martha Gaston Everitt
References: Snell, James P. History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1881, p. 431, https://archive.org/details/historyofsussexw00snel/page/431.

This person is represented on the following page(s):
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16557259
Record Contributor: Daniel Dias
Linked Sources: Author:

Runaway ad for York, by Elijah Everitt (Runaway ad for York, by Elijah Everitt, "SIXTEEN DOLLARS REWARD," Centinel of Freedom, April 16, 1805, p. 1.)
Linked Events: Additional Participant in:

1805-03-20 Freedom Seeking: York (Role: Enslaver, Advertiser)

1811-09-20 Birth: Charles (Role: Enslaver)