1807 Capture: Sampson
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01169
- Source
-
Runaway ad for Sampson, by Richard Stockton
-
Runaway ad for Sampson (alias Francis), by Oliver Hunt
-
Runaway ad for Sampson, by Richard Stockton, "Twenty Dollars Reward," Trenton Federalist, September 29, 1806.
Runaway ad for Sampson (alias Francis), by Oliver Hunt, "Thirty Dollars Reward," Trenton Federalist, April 4, 1808. - Event Description
-
It appears that Sampson (aka Francis) was captured following his escape from enslaver Richard Stockton of Princeton. The exact date and circumstances of the capture event are uncertain.
Sampson originally ran away at the end of September 1806, and a runaway ad for him was still circulating three months later in December 1806. Then, in early April 1808, another runaway ad for Sampson was published by a new enslaver named Oliver Hunt, detailing Sampson's second escape attempt. It can be inferred from these runaway ads that sometime (likely in 1807) Sampson was captured, returned to Princeton, and sold or otherwise transferred from Richard Stockton to Oliver Hunt. - Event Type
- Capture
- Date
- 1807
- Date Certainty
- Inferred
- Location of Event
- Princeton
- Preceding Event
- 1806-09-18 Freedom Seeking: Sampson
- Following Event
- 1808 Freedom Seeking: Sampson
- Primary Participants
-
Sampson (b. 1776) {aka Francis}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02436
Role: Captured Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Richard Stockton (1764-1828) {the Duke}
Verbatim description from source:
"Negro Man slave named Sampson. He is about 30 years of age, five feet six or seven inches high, very black, of good countenance, but awkward in his appearance when spoken to; his knees knock, and his legs are remarkably small, compared with his body" - Additional Participants
-
Richard Stockton (1764-1828) {the Duke}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02434
Role: Enslaver, Captor - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker