1814-01-15 Birth: Mary Cook

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00858
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 593-594. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-1Z9K-3S
Event Description
Sussex County Births of Enslaved Children microfilm contains the following record:

Child: Mary
Mother: Amy Cook
Enslaver of mother and child: Joshua D. Austin
Location: Sussex County (Locality not specified)
Birth date: January 15, 1814
Recorded date: April 21, 1814
Clerk: Clerk not listed, presumed Johnson


The father's name was not listed on this birth certificate. According to a related birth certificate for Mary's older sister Rosannah, her mother Amy Cook was married to a Black man named Dr. Edward Cook. He was most likely Mary's father.
Event Type
Birth
Date
January 15, 1814
Location of Event
Sussex County
Related Event
1811-10-06 Birth: Rosannah Cook
Primary Participants

Mary Cook (b. 1814)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02094
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Joshua D. Austin
Verbatim description from source:
"female child named Mary"

Amy Cook
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02144
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Joshua D. Austin
Verbatim description from source:
"my slave Amy Cook"

Edward Cook
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02145
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Unknown
Verbatim description from source:
"Dr. Edward Cook a negro"
Additional Participants

Joshua D. Austin
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02095
Role: Enslaver

John Johnson (1764-1829)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02072
Role: County Clerk
Record Contributor
Daniel Dias
Saketh Mandayam
Resource class
Event