1808-09-14 Birth: Harry
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See the Sussex County Research Guide for information about related records.
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00980
- 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 537-538. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-1Z9J-C8
- Event Description
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Sussex County Births of Enslaved Children microfilm contains the following record:
Child: Harry
Mother: name not listed
Enslaver of mother and child: Martin Cole
Location: Sussex County (locality not specified)
Birth date: 14 September 1808
Recorded date: 23 May 1809
Clerk: Johnson
This record for Harry was submitted by Samuel D. Westfall on behalf of Martin Cole. Westfall sent a slip of paper to Clerk Johnson to report the birth of a Black girl named Deborah in Westfall's household, and Westfall signed the note. Below Westfall's signature, there was a postscript that stated:
"& other for Martin Cole Born in the year 1808 the 14th Sepr named Harry."
No further information was provided about Harry, and Martin Cole did not sign the record. The document did not list the child's place of birth, but Westfall and Cole were both known to be residents of Montague. Thus it can be inferred that the child was born in Montague. - Event Type
- Birth
- Date
- September 14, 1808
- Location of Event
- Montague
- Related Event
- 1808-07-23 Birth: Deborah
- Primary Participants
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Harry (b. 1808)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02365
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Martin Cole (1762-1825) - Additional Participants
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Martin Cole (1762-1825)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02364
Role: EnslaverJohn Johnson (1764-1829)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02072
Role: County Clerk - Record Contributor
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