Samuel DeWitt Westfall (1780-1865) · New Jersey Slavery Records

Samuel DeWitt Westfall (1780-1865)

Research Tips: This white person has 2 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
Identifier: NJS-PER-02268
Given Name: Samuel DeWitt
Family Name: Westfall
Birth Date: 1780
Death Date: 1865
Sex: Male
Occupation: Agriculture, Forestry, and/or Livestock; Landowning
Biographical Description: Samuel DeWitt Westfall was an enslaver from Montague, Sussex County, NJ. He was a farmer. He was the son of John DeWitt Westfall and Mary Davis Westfall. He grew up in Montague and lived there for about 40 years. He later moved to Lyons, Wayne County, NY, to establish a large farm there.

His family's farm in Montague was located on Clove Road, near Mill Brook.
Keywords: white person; enslaver
Places: Montague
Enslaver of: Deborah (b. 1808); Mary (b. 1810)
References: This person is represented on the following page(s):
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43872963
Record Contributor: Daniel Dias; Jesse Bayker
Linked Events: Additional Participant in:

1808-07-23 Birth: Deborah (Role: Enslaver)

1810-11-06 Birth: Mary (Role: Enslaver)