1819-03-01 Sale: Jin, Marten
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00981
- 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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On March 1, 1819, enslaver Thomas VanKirk of Hardyston, NJ, sold Jin and her infant son Marten to the lawyer Job Stockton Halsted of Newton, NJ. Both of the enslavers were residents of Sussex County.
This information comes from the birth certificate that Thomas VanKirk filed for Marten, where VanKirk mentioned that he sold the boy and his mother. - Event Type
- Sale
- Date
- March 1, 1819
- Preceding Event
- 1818-11-08 Birth: Marten
- Primary Participants
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Jin
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02223
Role: Sold Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Thomas VanKirk (1752-1823)
- Job Stockton Halsted (1774-1844)
Verbatim description from source:
"the Black woman name Jin a slave for life"Marten (b. 1818) {son of Jin}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02221
Role: Sold Person
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Thomas VanKirk (1752-1823)
- Job Stockton Halsted (1774-1844)
Verbatim description from source:
"a collourd boy" - Additional Participants
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Thomas VanKirk (1752-1823)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02222
Role: Enslaver, SellerJob Stockton Halsted (1774-1844)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02369
Role: Enslaver, Buyer - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker