1812-12-17 Birth: Hannah
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See the Sussex County Research Guide for information about related records.
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00866
- 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 585-586. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-1Z9V-58
- Event Description
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Sussex County Births of Enslaved Children microfilm contains the following record:
Child: Hannah
Mother: Name not listed
Enslaver of mother and child: Thomas Stewart
Location: Greenwich Township
Birth date: December 17, 1812
Recorded date: December 17, 1812
Clerk: Name not listed (presumed John Johnson)
The mother's name was not listed on the birth certificate. It is possible that Hannah was the sister of Simon, a boy whose birth certificate was submitted by Thomas Stewart in 1811. Simon's mother was named Dina, and it is possible that Dina was also Hannah's mother. - Event Type
- Birth
- Date
- December 17, 1812
- Location of Event
- Greenwich (Warren County)
- Primary Participants
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Hannah (b. 1812)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02114
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Thomas Stewart (1752-1836)
Verbatim description from source:
"female nigro child" - Additional Participants
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Thomas Stewart (1752-1836)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02315
Role: EnslaverJohn Johnson (1764-1829)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02072
Role: County Clerk - Record Contributor
- Daniel Dias