1815-03-21 Birth: Martin Dewitt

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00926
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 547-548. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-1Z9J-LW
Event Description
Sussex County Births of Enslaved Children microfilm contains the following record:

Child: Martin
Mother: Dine Dewitt
Enslaver of mother and child: Bow Decker
Location: Sussex County (Locality not specified)
Birth date: March 21, 1815
Recorded date: November 29, 1821
Clerk: Green

The place of birth was not specified on the certificate, but Bowdewine Decker was a well-known resident of Wantage, and it can be inferred that the child was born there.
Event Type
Birth
Date
March 21, 1815
Location of Event
Wantage
Primary Participants

Martin Dewitt (b. 1815)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02247
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Bowdewine Decker (1763-1853)

Dine Dewitt
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02038
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Bowdewine Decker (1763-1853)
Verbatim description from source:
"mother name Dine Dewitt"
Additional Participants

Bowdewine Decker (1763-1853)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02037
Role: Enslaver

Ephraim Green Jr.
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02059
Role: County Clerk
Record Contributor
Daniel Dias
Saketh Mandayam
Resource class
Event