Birth record for James, son of Nanny, reported by slaveholder James Parker
Title
Birth record for James, son of Nanny, reported by slaveholder James Parker
Creator
Description
Slaveholder James Parker reports that Nanny, an enslaved woman, gave birth to son James on November 4, 1810.
Date
1811-05-10
Temporal Coverage
1810-11-04
Language
English
Relation
Text (Transcript)
James
I James Parker of Perth Amboy in the county of Middlesex do hereby certify that a male negro child named James was born of a female slave belonging to one named Nancy - at Middletown Point in the county of Monmouth on the fourth day of November one thousand eight hundred and ten. Witness my hand the tenth day May one thousand eight hundred and eleven.
James Parker
Recd. May 10th 1811 Recorded
I James Parker of Perth Amboy in the county of Middlesex do hereby certify that a male negro child named James was born of a female slave belonging to one named Nancy - at Middletown Point in the county of Monmouth on the fourth day of November one thousand eight hundred and ten. Witness my hand the tenth day May one thousand eight hundred and eleven.
James Parker
Recd. May 10th 1811 Recorded
Page
45
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 Joseph, son of Nanny, reported by slaveholder James Parker |
Collection
Citation
Middlesex County Clerk, “Birth record for James, son of Nanny, reported by slaveholder James Parker,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed March 28, 2023, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/52.