Nance
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This person of African descent has 5 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Record Title
- Nance
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-02282
- Given Name
- Nance
- Sex
- Female
- Biographical Description
- Nance was a Black woman enslaved by Abraham Shaver of Stillwater, NJ, in the early 19th century. Her enslaver was the proprietor of the Shafer Grist Mill in Stillwater. Abraham Shaver mentioned Nance in his will, written in December 1819, shortly before Shaver's death. Shaver stipulated that Nance should continue to serve his widow Sarah Armstrong Shaver.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Parent of
- Jacob (b. 1807) {son of Nance}
- Dinah (b. 1813) {daughter of Nance}
- Charles (b. 1816) {son of Nance}
- Unnamed Black girl (b. 1818) {daughter of Nance}
- Record Contributor
- Saketh Mandayam
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1807-07-01 Birth: Jacob (Role: Parent)
- 1813-01-29 Birth: Dinah (Role: Parent)
- 1816-07-12 Birth: Charles (Role: Parent)
- 1818-11-07 Birth: Unnamed Black girl (Role: Parent)
- 1819-12-29 Will (of Abraham Shaver): Nance, Robert (Role: Person Listed in Will)
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