Jacob Hughes (1777-1830) · New Jersey Slavery Records

Research Tips: This white person has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
Identifier: NJS-PER-02735
Given Name: Jacob
Family Name: Hughes
Birth Date: 1777
Death Date: 1830
Sex: Male
Occupation: Policing and Corrections
Biographical Description: Jacob Hughes (1777-1830) was the sheriff of Cape May County in 1808-1809. He was in charge of the county jail at that time.

He was the son of Jacob Hughes (1746-1796) and grandson of Jacob Hughes Sr. (1711-1772). His grandfather had also been a sheriff of Cape May County before the Revolution.
Keywords: white person; police or jailer
Places: Cape May County; Cape May County gaol (jail), Cape May Court House
References: Hughes, Raymond Finley. Hughes Family of Cape May County, New Jersey, 1650-1950. Cincinnati, OH: Privately printed for the author, 1950. http://archive.org/details/hughesfamilyofca00hugh.

List of Sheriffs of Cape May County. Cape May County government website. https://capemaycountynj.gov/1355/Sheriffs-Page.
Record Contributor: Kate Jackson
Linked Sources: Author:

Jailbreak notice for Purple Touser, by Jacob Hughes (Jailbreak notice for Purple Touser, by Jacob Hughes, "100 Dollars Reward," Trenton Federalist, April 17, 1809, p. 1.)
Linked Events: Additional Participant in:

1809-04-03 Freedom Seeking: Purple Touser (Role: Jailer)