Birth record for Eliza, daughter of Ambo and Mark, reported by slaveholder John Neilson
Title
Birth record for Eliza, daughter of Ambo and Mark, reported by slaveholder John Neilson
Creator
Description
Slaveholder John Nielson reports that an enslaved woman named Ambo gave birth to daughter Eliza on July 2, 1816. Eliza's father is Mark, Ambo's husband.
Date
1820-05-03
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
1816-07-02
Language
English
Relation
Text (Transcript)
Eliza
I certify that Eliza, Daugr of Ambo, my colourd servant woman (by Mark her husband) was born in New Brunswick 2d day of July 1816. - New Brunswick County of Middlesex State of New Jersey. -
John Neilson -
Received May 3rd 1820. Recorded by
Deare Clk
I certify that Eliza, Daugr of Ambo, my colourd servant woman (by Mark her husband) was born in New Brunswick 2d day of July 1816. - New Brunswick County of Middlesex State of New Jersey. -
John Neilson -
Received May 3rd 1820. Recorded by
Deare Clk
Page
65
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) |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Birth record for Mark, son of Ambo and Mark, reported by slaveholder John Neilson |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Birth record for Ann, daughter of Ambo and Mark, reported by slaveholder John Neilson |
| Item: Birth record for Clara, daughter of Ambo, reported by slaveholder John Neilson | is related to | This Item |
Collection
Citation
Middlesex County Clerk, “Birth record for Eliza, daughter of Ambo and Mark, reported by slaveholder John Neilson,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed March 28, 2023, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/33.