1802-11-14 Freedom Seeking: Jack, Name Unrecorded - Female

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01118
Source
Runaway ad for Jack and an unnamed 18-year-old Black woman, by Hezekiah Smith and John Woldron

Runaway ad for Jack and an unnamed 18-year-old Black woman, by Hezekiah Smith and John Woldron, "Twenty-four Dollars Reward," Trenton Federalist, November 29, 1802.
Event Description
On November 14th, 1802, a Black man named Jack ran away from his enslaver Hezekiah Smith of Piscataway, Middlesex County. At the same time, an 18-year-old Black woman ran away from enslaver John Woldron (or Waldron) of nearby Franklin Township, Somerset County. The two enslavers supposed that Jack and the woman escaped together. Smith and Woldron published a runaway ad offering a reward for the capture of the two runaways. The young woman's name was not mentioned in the ad.

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Transcript of the source document:

"Twenty-four Dollars Reward.
RAN-AWAY from the subscribers on the 14th inst. a negro man named JACK, about 30 years old, short and well made, the middle finger of his right hand much enlarged, and rendered stiff by a severe sore which he had on it the past summer-- had on a short homespun grey coat, dark lion-skin waistcoat and tow trousers; he is the property of Hezekiah Smith, of Piscataway.
ALSO, a negro wench, about 18 years old, short and thick, her toes are sore-- had on a yellow linsey petticoat, striped linen short gown; she is the property of John Woldron of Franklin township, county of Somerset. It is presumed they went away together. Whoever will take up said negroes and deliver them to either of the subscribers, or secure them in any goal so that their masters may get them again, shall be entitled to the above reward and reasonable charges, or 16 dollars for the man only, and 8 for the woman.
HEZEKIAH SMITH,
JOHN WOLDRON.
Piscataway, N. Jersey, Nov 21, 1802
96 5w"
Event Type
Freedom Seeking
Date
November 14, 1802
Location of Event
Piscataway
Franklin (Somerset County)
Primary Participants

Jack (b. 1772)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02625
Role: Runaway
Age: 30
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Hezekiah Smith
Verbatim description from source:
"negro man named JACK, about 30 years old, short and well made, the middle finger of his right hand much enlarged, and rendered stiff by a severe sore which he had on it the past summer"

Name Unrecorded - Female (b. 1784) {Waldron household}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02627
Role: Runaway
Age: 18
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- John Woldron
Verbatim description from source:
"negro wench, about 18 years old, short and thick, her toes are sore"
Additional Participants

Hezekiah Smith
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00265
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser
Comment: enslaver of Jack

John Woldron
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02685
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser
Comment: enslaver of unnamed woman
Record Contributor
Xandria McKinley
Resource class
Event