Birth record for Aaron, reported by slaveholder Elijah Voorhies
Title
Birth record for Aaron, reported by slaveholder Elijah Voorhies
Creator
Description
Slaveholder Elijah Voorhies reports that an enslaved woman in his household gave birth to a boy named Aaron on March 19, 1805. The name of the mother is not mentioned in the record.
Date
1805-12-11
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
1805-03-19
Language
English
Relation
New Jersey Slavery Records database: 1805, Aaron, Birth
New Jersey Slavery Records database: Elijah Voorhees
New Jersey Slavery Records database: Aaron (b. 1805)
New Jersey Slavery Records database: Middlesex County Births of Enslaved Children, page 13
Text (Transcript)
Aaron
West Windsor Township, Middlesex County.
I the undernamed subscriber of the town and country afore said, on the 19th day of March last past had a male negro child born in my possession which I wish you to commit to record. His name is Aaron.--
Sir, yours,
Elijah Voorhies.
William Dier, Clk
Recorded December 11th 1805
West Windsor Township, Middlesex County.
I the undernamed subscriber of the town and country afore said, on the 19th day of March last past had a male negro child born in my possession which I wish you to commit to record. His name is Aaron.--
Sir, yours,
Elijah Voorhies.
William Dier, Clk
Recorded December 11th 1805
Page
13
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 Aaron, reported by slaveholder Elijah Voorhies,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed September 8, 2024, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/27.