Lydia
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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-02470
- Given Name
- Lydia
- Sex
- Female
- Biographical Description
- Lydia was a Black woman enslaved by David Williamson of South Brunswick, the proprietor of a tavern at Road Hall (aka Rhode Hall) near Cranbury in the 18th century. Her enslaver David Williamson died in 1797, and two years later Lydia was sold by the executors of David Williamson's will. She was sold to Professor John Mclean Sr. of Princeton University (then called the College of New Jersey) for $160.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Princeton University history
- Organization
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Princeton University
- Relationship to Princeton
- Laborer
- References
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Jessica R. Mack, "The Slaves of John Maclean Sr," Princeton & Slavery Project. https://slavery.princeton.edu/stories/slaves-of-john-maclean-sr.
- Record Contributor
- Larissa Jimenez Gratereaux
- Princeton & Slavery Project
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1799-01-19 Sale: Lydia (Role: Sold Person)