1815-05-04 Birth: Robert
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See the Sussex County Research Guide for information about related records.
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00958
- 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 467-477. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-1Z9V-BC
- Event Description
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Sussex County Births of Enslaved Children microfilm contains the following record:
Child: Robert
Mother: Bettey
Father: Nun
Enslaver of mother, father, and child: Abraham Shaver
Location: Sussex County (locality not specified)
Birth date: 4 May 1815
Recorded date: 15 May 1815
Clerk: John Johnson
The locality within Sussex County is not specified in this document. However, other historical records indicate that enslaver Abraham Shaver was the owner of the Shafer Grist Mill in Stillwater. Thus it can be inferred that the child was born in Stillwater. - Event Type
- Birth
- Date
- May 4, 1815
- Location of Event
- Sussex County
- Primary Participants
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Robert (b. 1815) {son of Betty and Nun}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02310
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Abraham Shaver (1754-1820)
Verbatim description from source:
"a negro child"Betty
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02337
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Abraham Shaver (1754-1820)
Verbatim description from source:
"my Negro wench Bettey, wife of my Negro man Nun"Nun
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02362
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Abraham Shaver (1754-1820) - Additional Participants
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Abraham Shaver (1754-1820)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02280
Role: EnslaverJohn Johnson (1764-1829)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02072
Role: County Clerk - Record Contributor
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