1818-11-08 Birth: Marten
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See the Sussex County Research Guide for information about related records.
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00914
- 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 434-435. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-1Z9K-JN
- Event Description
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Sussex County Births of Enslaved Children microfilm contains the following record:
Child: Marten
Mother: Jin
Enslaver of mother and child at the time of birth: Thomas VnKirk
Location: Sussex County
Birth date: 8 Nov 1818
Recorded date: 13 March 1819
Clerk: Greene
The birth certificate indicates that the boy and his mother were originally enslaved by Thomas VanKirk and were then sold to Job S. Halsted of Newton on March 1, 1819. The place of birth of the child is not specified on the birth certificate, but since Thomas VanKirk was known to be a resident of Hardyston, it appears likely that the child was born in that township. - Event Type
- Birth
- Date
- November 8, 1818
- Location of Event
- Hardyston
- Following Event
- 1819-03-01 Sale: Jin, Marten
- Primary Participants
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Marten (b. 1818) {son of Jin}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02221
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Thomas VanKirk (1752-1823)
Verbatim description from source:
"a collourd boy"Jin
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02223
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Thomas VanKirk (1752-1823)
Verbatim description from source:
"black woman a slave to Thomas VnKirk; the Black woman name Jin a slave for life" - Additional Participants
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Thomas VanKirk (1752-1823)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02222
Role: EnslaverEphraim Green Jr.
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02059
Role: County Clerk - Record Contributor
- Saketh Mandayam