Abraham Sherrit (b. 1794) · New Jersey Slavery Records

Research Tips: This person of African descent has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
Identifier: NJS-PER-02512
Given Name: Abraham
Family Name: Sherrit
Birth Date: 1794
Sex: Male
Occupation: Maritime
Biographical Description: Abraham Sherrit was a Black man born circa 1794. He was enslaved by a sea captain named Joseph Clark and worked as a steward aboard Clark's brig called Friendship, which sailed between Montserrat (an island in the West Indies) and New York City. In 1817, Abraham Sherrit ran away from his enslaver in New York. Clark's business associate, Robert Lenox (a wealthy Princeton University trustee), was involved in the attempts to find Abraham Sherrit.
Keywords: African descent person
Places: Montserrat, West Indies (Caribbean); New York City, New York
Enslaved by: Joseph Clark
Related Person: Robert Lenox
References: Michael R. Glass, "Slavery and the 1820 Trustees," Princeton & Slavery Project. https://slavery.princeton.edu/stories/slavery-and-the-1820-trustees.
Record Contributor: Kayra Guven; Princeton & Slavery Project
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1817-07 Freedom Seeking: Abraham Sherrit (Role: Runaway)