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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-02657

Given Name

Turner

Family Name

Coxe

Birth Date

1797

Sex

Male

Biographical Description

Turner Coxe was a Black man born circa 1797. He was enslaved by Mrs. Hughes in Cape May and later by Samuel L. Howell at Marlborough Farm near Woodbury (then part of Deptford Township), Gloucester County. Turner Coxe ran away from Samuel L. Howell in 1818 and headed north via Shrewsbury, Monmouth County.

Keywords

African descent person

Places

Cape May County

Deptford

Shrewsbury

Woodbury

Enslaved by

Mrs. Hughes

Samuel Ladd Howell (1787-1835)

Record Contributor

Kate Jackson

Jesse Bayker

Linked Events

Primary Participant in:

• 1818-01-27 Freedom Seeking: Turner Coxe (Role: Runaway)