Nelly (b. 1793)

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Identifier
NJS-PER-02426
Given Name
Nelly
Birth Date
1793
Sex
Female
Biographical Description
Nelly was a Black girl born circa 1793. She was enslaved by Amy Cheston of Stony Brook, near Princeton, NJ. She ran away from her enslaver when she was 16 years old.
Keywords
African descent person
Places
Stony Brook, Princeton
Princeton
Enslaved by
Amy Walker Cheston (1744-1841)
Record Contributor
Larissa Jimenez Gratereaux
Princeton & Slavery Project
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