1808-09-22 Birth: Clarry
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See the Sussex County Research Guide for information about related records.
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00909
- 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. Image 551. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-1Z9J-GG
- Event Description
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Sussex County Births of Enslaved Children microfilm contains the following record:
Child: Clarry
Mother: described as "black woman a slave," but name not listed
Enslavers of mother and child: John Axford and Abigail Axford
Location: Sussex County (Locality not listed)
Birth date: September 22, 1808
Recorded date: March 14, 1809
Clerk: name not listed, presumed John Johnson
Record filed by Abigal Axford, the widow of the late John Axford. Enslaver John Axford was alive when Clarry was born, but died before filing the birth certificate with the county clerk. His widow Abigail filed the record and noted that the child was now her property after her husband's decease. - Event Type
- Birth
- Keywords
- Estate (deceased enslaver)
- Date
- September 22, 1808
- Location of Event
- Oxford
- Following Event
- 1809-03-28 Probate (of John Axford): Jack, Isabel
- Primary Participants
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Clarry (b. 1808)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02210
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- John Axford (1730-1809)
- Abigail Hunt Axford
Verbatim description from source:
"Female Black Child" - Additional Participants
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John Axford (1730-1809)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02214
Role: EnslaverAbigail Hunt Axford
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02215
Role: EnslaverJohn Johnson (1764-1829)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02072
Role: County Clerk - Record Contributor
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