1810-11-06 Birth: Mary

Title

1810-11-06 Birth: Mary

Identifier

NJS-EVE-00966

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 503-504.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-1Z9V-2X

Event Description

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

Child: Mary
Mother: Name not listed
Enslaver of mother and child: Samuel D. Westfall
Location: Sussex County (Locality not specified)
Birth date: November 6, 1810
Recorded date: October 3, 1811
Clerk: name not listed, presumed John Johnson


Although the place of birth was not listed on the document, enslaver Samuel DeWitt Westfall was known to be a resident of Montague. Thus it can be inferred that the child was born there.

Event Type

Life event: Birth

Date

6 November 1810

Location of Event

Montague

Primary Participant

Mary (b. 1810)

Enslaver

Samuel DeWitt Westfall (1780-1865)

Additional Participant

John Johnson (1764-1829)

Participant Details

DETAILS FOR PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS:

*** Mary (b. 1810) ***
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Samuel DeWitt Westfall (1780-1865)
Verbatim description from source:
"female"

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DETAILS FOR OTHER PARTICIPANTS:

Samuel DeWitt Westfall (1780-1865)
Role: Enslaver

John Johnson (1764-1829)
Role: County Clerk

Research Guide

Research Guide: Sussex County Slavery Records

Record Contributor

Daniel Dias

Saketh Mandayam