Bob · New Jersey Slavery Records · New Jersey Slavery Records

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This person was a victim of a notorious slave trading ring in New Jersey. To learn more about the scheme, see our guide to the Van Wickle Slave Trading Ring.

Identifier

NJS-PER-02888

Given Name

Bob

Sex

Male

Biographical Description

Bob was one of the victims of the Van Wickle slave trading ring. He was on the brig Mary Ann, which took at least 36 Black people from the Raritan Bay to New Orleans in the spring of 1818.

Little is known about Bob. While most victims of the Van Wickle slave trading ring received removal certificates from the Court of Common Pleas in Middlesex County before they departed New Jersey, Bob did not have a removal certificate. His name has not been found in New Jersey records. However, his name appears on the list of enslaved people who arrived in New Orleans in the cargo hold of the brig Mary Ann. Charles Morgan was recorded as his primary enslaver at that time. In early May 1818, he was seized by the New Orleans customs officials (together with all of the other Black people who disembarked from the Mary Ann).

Keywords

African descent person

Van Wickle victims

trafficked South

Places

New Orleans, Louisiana

Perth Amboy

Enslaved by

Charles Morgan (1775-1848)

Record Contributor

Jesse Bayker