Birth record for Democrat, son of Hanna, reported by slaveholder Jacob Van Dike
Title
Birth record for Democrat, son of Hanna, reported by slaveholder Jacob Van Dike
Creator
Description
Slaveholder Jacob Van Dike reports that Hanna, an enslaved woman, gave birth to son Democrat on March 7, 1812.
Date
1812-03-13
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
1812-03-07
Language
English
Text (Transcript)
Democrat
This is to certify that I Jacob Van Dike of the township of West Windsor and County of Middlesex has a male child born of my negro woman a slave her name Hanna, the childs name Democrat he was born March 7th, 1812 --
March 13th, 1812 -- Jacob Van Dike
Rec'd March 13th, 1812
Recorded
This is to certify that I Jacob Van Dike of the township of West Windsor and County of Middlesex has a male child born of my negro woman a slave her name Hanna, the childs name Democrat he was born March 7th, 1812 --
March 13th, 1812 -- Jacob Van Dike
Rec'd March 13th, 1812
Recorded
Page
47
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) |
| Item: Birth record for Bristor, son of Hanna, reported by slaveholder Jacob Van Dike | is related to | This Item |
| Item: Birth record for Rachel, daughter of Hanna, reported by slaveholder Jacob Van Dike | is related to | This Item |
Collection
Citation
Middlesex County Clerk, “Birth record for Democrat, son of Hanna, reported by slaveholder Jacob Van Dike,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed April 20, 2024, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/50.