John Joline (1769-1839) · New Jersey Slavery Records

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Identifier: NJS-PER-02533
Given Name: John
Family Name: Joline
Birth Date: 1769
Death Date: 1839
Sex: Male
Biographical Description: John Joline was an enslaver who lived in Princeton, New Jersey. He was an innkeeper. He owned and operated the Nassau Inn from 1812 to 1836 and used enslaved labor in the operation of the hotel.

He sent his sons William Joline, John Van Dyke Joline, and Charles Oliver Joline to study at Princeton University (then called the College of New Jersey).
Keywords: white person; enslaver; Princeton University history
Places: Princeton
Organization: Princeton University
Relationship to Princeton: Family (parent of student)
Enslaver of: Clara Voorhees (1793-1892); Dick (b. ca. 1812); Flora Stryker (1793-1882); Joseph (b. 1816); Lewis (b. 1818); Samuel (b. 1823)
References: Nassau Inn, Princeton, Mercer County, NJ. Descriptive data by Seymour Williams, circa 1937. Historic American Buildings Survey, number HABS-NJ-434. Library of Congress. https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/nj/nj0500/nj0565/data/nj0565data.pdf.

Finding Aid for the Joline Family Collection. Princeton University Library, Special Collections. http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/gq67jr23g.
Record Contributor: Jesse Bayker
Linked Events: Additional Participant in:

1806 Sale: Clara Voorhees, Flora Stryker (Role: Enslaver, Buyer)

1812-08-25 Birth: Dick (Role: Enslaver)

1816-01-03 Birth: Joseph (Role: Enslaver)

1818 Manumission: Clara Voorhees (Role: Enslaver, Manumitter)

1818-06-20 Birth: Lewis (Role: Enslaver)

1823-01-01 Birth: Samuel (Role: Enslaver)

1833-12-10 Manumission: Flora Stryker (Role: Enslaver, Manumitter)