Betty

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This person of African descent has 2 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
Identifier
NJS-PER-02595
Given Name
Betty
Sex
Female
Biographical Description
Betty was a Black woman who lived in the area of Connecticut Farms in Essex County, New Jersey (present-day Union Township in Union County), in the 1820s. She was enslaved by Amos Day. In 1823, she left her enslaver's house, prompting Amos Day to notify the public that Betty had "eloped" and warning neighbors not to extend credit to Betty on his account because he was not going to pay her debts. A year after the original notice, Amos Day published another notice that Betty had absented herself without his consent. The second notice offered to sell Betty for $10, potentially opening up a pathway for Betty, or whoever was harboring her, to buy her freedom.
Keywords
African descent person
Places
Union (formerly Connecticut Farms)
Enslaved by
Amos Day (1760-1830)
Record Contributor
Kate Jackson
Jesse Bayker
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