1826-01-26 Birth: Low
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See the Sussex County Research Guide for information about related records.
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00842
- Source
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Sussex County Births of Slaves, c. 1801-1835
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Microfilm: Sussex County, NJ, Births of Slaves, 1801-1835. Available on FamilySearch.org, Image Group 004541260. Images 363-364. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-1Z92-31
- Event Description
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Sussex County Births of Enslaved Children microfilm contains the following record:
Child: a boy named Low
Mother: Rachel
Enslaver of mother and child: Joseph Northrup
Location: Sussex County (locality not specified)
Birth date: 26 January 1826
Recorded date: 13 May 1826
Clerk: David D. Chambers
The locality is not specified on this birth certificate. However, another birth certificate submitted by Joseph Northrup for Low's older brother, Mark, indicates that Northrup was a resident of Newton; thus, it can be inferred that Low was born in Newton. - Event Type
- Birth
- Date
- January 26, 1826
- Location of Event
- Newton (Sussex County)
- Primary Participants
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Low (b. 1826) {son of Rachel}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02058
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Joseph Northrup (1765-1841)
Verbatim description from source:
"Black; a boy"Rachel
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02057
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Joseph Northrup (1765-1841) - Additional Participants
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Joseph Northrup (1765-1841)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02056
Role: EnslaverDavid D. Chandler
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02041
Role: County Clerk - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker