Birth record for Alfred, Rose, Silvester, and Heman, children of Amy, reported by slaveholder John Van Dike
Title
Birth record for Alfred, Rose, Silvester, and Heman, children of Amy, reported by slaveholder John Van Dike
Creator
Description
Slaveholder John Van Dike reports that Amy, an enslaved woman, gave birth to four children: Alfred (born July 19, 1823), Rose (born September 17, 1825), Silvester (born June 7, 1827), and Heman (born January 22, 1829).
Date
1829-08-11
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
1823-07-19
1825-09-17
1827-06-07
1829-01-22
Language
English
Text (Transcript)
Alfred.
Rose.
Silvester.
Heman .
I John Van Dike of the Township of South Brunswick in Middlesex County certify that the children whose names are hereto annexed were born of my slave Amy viz.
Alfred July 19, 1823
Rose Sept. 17th, 1825
Silvester June 7th, 1827
Heman Jan-y 22d, 1829
John Van Dike
Rec-d 11th Aug. 1829 and recorded by
Vanarsdalen Clk
Rose.
Silvester.
Heman .
I John Van Dike of the Township of South Brunswick in Middlesex County certify that the children whose names are hereto annexed were born of my slave Amy viz.
Alfred July 19, 1823
Rose Sept. 17th, 1825
Silvester June 7th, 1827
Heman Jan-y 22d, 1829
John Van Dike
Rec-d 11th Aug. 1829 and recorded by
Vanarsdalen Clk
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 Alfred, Rose, Silvester, and Heman, children of Amy, reported by slaveholder John Van Dike,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed October 1, 2023, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/104.