Abner (b. ca. 1759)
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This person of African descent has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-02390
- Given Name
- Abner
- Birth Date
- 1759
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- Abner was a Black man born circa 1759. He was enslaved by Isaac Tunnell of Dagsborough, Delaware, and escaped from his enslaver in 1799. His enslaver thought that Abner may have gone to Pennsylvania or New Jersey and advertised for him in a Trenton newspaper.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Places
- Dagsborough, Delaware
- Enslaved by
- Isaac Tunnell
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1799-04 Freedom Seeking: Abner (Role: Runaway)
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