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From: "Mary Jo C. Martin" <>
Subject: [NJHUNTER] Slaveowners
Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 07:44:47 +1000

In the Hunterdon marriage index that many of you have seen, there is an
appendix entitled "Slaves and Negroes." I thought it might be helpful to
post the names of the slaveowners. This is an area which I haven't seen
explored on this list in some time, and it is certainly interesting (and
tragic) from a family history point of view. I've also included the year of
the marriage to give you a time frame on the slaveowners.

From: Marriage Records of Hunterdon County New Jersey 1795-1875, Vol. 1,
Being an Index to the marriages recorded in the office of the County Clerk
at Flemington, NJ, by Hiram E. Deats, published by Hunterdon House,
Lambertville, NJ, 1986

Elijah ALLEN 1813
Capt. Joshua ANDERSON 1805
Charles H. BOSE 1826
Jonathan BURROUGHS 1801
Peter CASE 1796
Arthur GRAY 1795
Isaac HARTPENCE 1813
Gershom LAMBERT 1805
Jeremy LAMBERT 1801
Charles McCOY 1805
Sarah PHILLIPS 1806
John SCHENK 1805
William SMITH 1805
Abraham STRIKER 1796
Christian VAN DOREN 1796
Ruth VANPELT 1796
Peter WICKOFF 1795

By the way, if anyone would like the names of the brides and grooms, just
let me know and I'd be happy to scan the page for you. Please keep in mind
that two-thirds have only a first name.

Best wishes,

Mary Jo C. Martin
Melbourne, Australia

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