1822-05-12 Birth: Jim Dewitt

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00830
Source
Sussex County Births of Slaves, c. 1801-1835

Microfilm: Sussex County, NJ, Births of Slaves, 1801-1835. Available on FamilySearch.org, Image Group 004541260. Images 353-354. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-1Z9K-PG
Event Description
Sussex County Births of Enslaved Children microfilm contains the following record:

Child: Jim
Mother: Dine Dewitt
Enslaver of mother and child: Bow Decker
Location: Sussex County (locality not specified)
Birth date: 12 May 1822
Recorded date: 16 June 1829
Clerk: David D. Chandler

The same slip of paper contained another record for a boy named Ben, son of Dine Decker.

The place of birth was not specified on the certificate, but Bowdewine Decker was a well-known resident of Wantage, and it can be inferred that the child was born there.
Event Type
Birth
Date
May 12, 1822
Location of Event
Wantage
Primary Participants

Jim Dewitt (b. 1822)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02036
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Bowdewine Decker (1763-1853)

Dine Dewitt
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02038
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Bowdewine Decker (1763-1853)
Additional Participants

Bowdewine Decker (1763-1853)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02037
Role: Enslaver

David D. Chandler
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02041
Role: County Clerk
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event