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Three Dollars Reward [runaway ad for Hannah and her daughter Peggy]

1794-06-18
Law, James

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Hannah an enslaved black woman, aged 22, ran away with her 2-year-old daughter Peggy and took a large bundle of clothing. Her master James Law (from Delaware Works) offered a 3 dollar reward for Hannah's capture.

Delaware Works was a mill property…

Birth record for Peter, son of Hannah, reported by slaveholder Abraham Blauvelt

1813-03-01
Middlesex County Clerk

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Slaveholder Abraham Blauvelt (Queen's College alum 1789 and long-time trustee) reports that Hannah, an enslaved woman, gave birth to son Peter on January 29, 1812.

Birth record for Katy or Catharine, daughter of Hannah, reported by slaveholder Abraham Dunham

1805-04-04
Middlesex County Clerk

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Slaveholder Abraham Dunham reports that Hannah, an enslaved woman, gave birth to daughter Katy or Catharine on November 27, 1804. For more about Abraham Dunham (1750-1826) and the many people that he enslaved, see our New Jersey Slavery Records…

Birth record for Julia Ann, daughter of Hannah, reported by slaveholder Elizabeth Vandeventer

1809-03-28
Middlesex County Clerk

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Slaveholder Elizabeth Vandeventer, reports that Hannah, an enslaved woman, gave birth to daughter Julia Ann on May 17, 1808.

(Hannah gave birth to two daughters on May 17, 1808. See related birth record for Sarah Ann.)

Birth record for Harry, son of Hannah, reported by slaveholder Robert Boggs

1829-02-06
Middlesex County Clerk

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Slaveholder Robert Boggs reports that Hannah, an enslaved woman, gave birth to son Harry in North Branch, Somerset County, on February 20, 1826. Robert Boggs states that he recently purchased Hannah and Harry from their previous owner Abraham Dumont,…

Birth record for Hannah, daughter of Dinah, reported by slaveholder Charity Dean

1810-05-17
Middlesex County Clerk

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Slaveholder Charity Dean reports that Dinah, an enslaved woman, gave birth to daughter Hannah on March 30, 1809. The birth certificate was recorded by Middlesex County Clerk, William P. Deare, on May 17, 1810.

Birth record for Sarah Ann, daughter of Hannah, reported by slaveholder Elizabeth Vandeventer

1809-03-28
Middlesex County Clerk

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Slaveholder Elizabeth Vandeventer, reports that Hannah, an enslaved woman, gave birth to daughter Sarah Ann on May 17, 1808.

(Hannah gave birth to two daughters on May 17, 1808. See related birth record for Sarah Ann.)