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Free American Blacks born in America in the 17th century

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  • Augustine Van Donck I (bef.1670 - d.)
    looking for instances of variant spellings in the record===1) here's a black baptism with a witness that might be him1643 Aug 30; Cleyn Anthony van Angola-neger; Anthony; Jan Augustinus-Neger , Victori...
  • Abraham Mathyse (bef.1693 - aft.1762)
    two marriages===m. (1) about 1700 -?- m. (2) 3 Aug 1729 Jora Van Guinea (Van Ginee) {aka Van Genee} NYC Luth Ch (widow of Arie Van Guinee). Jora was b. Bushwick & d. in or after 1754===children===•1 ...
  • Anthony Portugis (1641 - d.)
    Maria (Maritie)'s twin. ostensibly freed as a member of his father father's family, along with siblings. aka Anthony Antonisse needs to be checked... Was this the Amthony the Negro who lived b...
  • Ariaentje de Vries (deceased)
    from Albany (SEE "1679 10 Dec; Jan de Vries, jm van N. Yorke; Adriaentje Dircks, jd van N. Albanien" PAGE 161 • Note: both husband and wife were mixed race. Jan's mother was a woman of color purcha...

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  • Includes mixed race individual as well