1806-06-05 Birth: Martin

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00892
Source
Birth certificate for Martin, son of Phebe, signed by enslaver Elias Van Bunschooten
Sussex County Births of Slaves, c. 1801-1835

Birth certificate for Martin, son of Phebe, signed by enslaver Elias Van Bunschooten, December 17, 1806.

Microfilm: Sussex County, NJ, Births of Slaves, 1801-1835. Available on FamilySearch.org, Image Group 004541260. Images 412-413.
Event Description
Sussex County Births of Enslaved Children microfilm contains the following record:

Child: Martin
Mother: Phebe
Enslaver of mother and child: Elias Van Bunschooten
Location: Sussex County (locality not specified)
Birth date: 5 June 1806
Recorded date: 17 December 1806
Clerk: Johnson


Although the locality was not specified in the document, Elias Van Bunschooten was a well-known resident of Wantage Township, and it can be assumed that Martin was born in that area.

The following is a complete transcript of the birth certificate:

"I had born of the body of ny negroe wench Phebe, a slave, a male child the 5th of June 1806 which I have named Martin. - The Clerk of Sussex is requested to record the same. -
Elias V. Bunschooten"

On reverse side: "Slave Certificate
Filed 17 Decmr 1806
Johnson CLK"
Event Type
Birth
Date
June 5, 1806
Location of Event
Elias Van Bunschooten House (DAR Van Bunschooten Museum), Wantage
Primary Participants

Martin (b. 1806) {son of Phebe}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02170
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Elias Van Bunschooten (1738-1815)
Verbatim description from source:
"male child"

Phebe
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02174
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Elias Van Bunschooten (1738-1815)
Verbatim description from source:
"negroe wench Phebe, a slave"
Additional Participants

Elias Van Bunschooten (1738-1815)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02172
Role: Enslaver

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