1808-03-11 Birth: Nansey · New Jersey Slavery Records

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Identifier

NJS-EVE-00905

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 554-555. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-1Z9V-XL

Event Description

Sussex County Births of Enslaved Children microfilm contains the following record:

Child: Nansey
Mother: Matt
Enslaver of mother and child: Peter Windamute
Location: Sussex County (locality not specified)
Birth date: March 11, 1808
Recorded date: March 14, 1808
Clerk: Clerk's name not listed, presumed to be John Johnson

The record does not list the locality. However, Peter Windamute was a well known resident of Stillwater. Thus it can be inferred that the child was born in Stillwater at Peter Windamute's house.

Event Type

Birth

Date

March 11, 1808

Location of Event

Peter Windamute house (Bonnie Brook Farm), Stillwater

Primary Participants

Nansey (b. 1808) {daughter of Matt}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02201
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Peter Windamute (1752-1830)
Verbatim description from source:
"female child"

Matt
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02204
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Peter Windamute (1752-1830)
Verbatim description from source:
"Negroe Wench Matt, a Slave"

Additional Participants

Peter Windamute (1752-1830)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02202
Role: Enslaver

John Johnson (1764-1829)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02072
Role: County Clerk

Record Contributor

Daniel Dias