Dick (b. 1777)
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This person of African descent has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-02640
- Given Name
- Dick
- Birth Date
- 1777
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- Dick was a Black man born circa 1777. He could speak English and Low Dutch very well. He was enslaved by John Emmans of Readington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, who died in August 1803. Two weeks after John Emmans died, Dick ran away together with his younger sister Phebe.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Places
- Readington (Reading)
- Enslaved by
- John Emmans (1731-1803)
- Sibling of
- Phebe (b. 1784)
- Record Contributor
- Xandria McKinley
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1803-08-20 Freedom Seeking: Dick, Phebe (Role: Runaway)
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