Birth record for Cato Edgar and Martin King, sons of Dihan, reported for the estate of slaveholder John Smalley
Title
Birth record for Cato Edgar and Martin King, sons of Dihan, reported for the estate of slaveholder John Smalley
Creator
Description
Executors of the estate of slaveholder John Smalley report that Dinah, an enslaved woman, gave birth to sons Cato Edgar (on October 25, 1825) and Martin King (on July 24, 1829).
Date
1830-02-06
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
1825-10-15
1829-07-24
Language
English
Text (Transcript)
Cato Edgar
Martin King
The following are the times of the births of two male children born in the Township of Piscataway of a black woman named Dinah belonging to the estate of John Smalley deceased
Cato Edgar born 15th October 1825
Martin King born 24th July 1829
Piscataway Township }
February 2d, 1830 }
John Smalley }
A S Clark } by executors
Rec-d February 6th, 1830 and recorded by
F.S. Van Arsdalen Clerk
Martin King
The following are the times of the births of two male children born in the Township of Piscataway of a black woman named Dinah belonging to the estate of John Smalley deceased
Cato Edgar born 15th October 1825
Martin King born 24th July 1829
Piscataway Township }
February 2d, 1830 }
John Smalley }
A S Clark } by executors
Rec-d February 6th, 1830 and recorded by
F.S. Van Arsdalen Clerk
Page
80
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries
Archival collection
Middlesex County (N.J.). Records, 1688-1929 (MC 784.1)
Archival location
Birth of Slaves, 1804-1844
Item Relations
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: Middlesex County Register of Black Children (Birth of Slaves, 1804-1844) |
Collection
Citation
Middlesex County Clerk, “Birth record for Cato Edgar and Martin King, sons of Dihan, reported for the estate of slaveholder John Smalley,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed September 22, 2023, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/102.