Michael Hoy (b. 1740)
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This person of African descent has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
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- Identifier
- NJS-PER-02461
- Given Name
- Michael
- Family Name
- Hoy
- Birth Date
- 1740
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Domestic Service
- Biographical Description
- Michael Hoy was a Black man born circa 1740 or earlier. He was enslaved by Colonel George Morgan of Princeton, New Jersey. He could read and write. He ran away from Morgan's Prospect Farm estate in 1780 during the Revolutionary War.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Princeton University history
- Enslaved by
- George Morgan (1743-1810)
- References
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Joseph Yannielli, "Princeton’s Fugitive Slaves," Princeton & Slavery Project. https://slavery.princeton.edu/stories/runaways.
- Record Contributor
- Larissa Jimenez Gratereaux
- Princeton & Slavery Project
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1780-05-20 Freedom Seeking: Michael Hoy (Role: Runaway)
