Last living in Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana in 1850 with daughter and William Crookshank
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Last living in Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana in 1850 with daughter and William Crookshank
10/10/2022
Listed as the daughter of Henry Cook (Hendrick van der Koek) and Mary Clach, a slave of Philip van Cortlandt. She was christened in 1800 at the Belleville Church in New Jersey.
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Listed as the daughter of Henry Cook (Hendrick van der Koek) and Mary Clach, a slave of Philip van Cortlandt. She was christened in 1800 at the Belleville Church in New Jersey.
10/10/2022
Peter
in the 1830 United States Federal Census
He is also mentioned in his wife's obituary:
View1830 United States Federal Census (before Stephen Swailes was born)
Name: Peter Swails
Home in 1830 (Ci...
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9/16/2022
Peter
in the 1830 United States Federal Census
He is also mentioned in his wife's obituary:
View1830 United States Federal Census (before Stephen Swailes was born)
Name: Peter Swails
Home in 1830 (Ci...
9/16/2022
John W. Jones (June 21, 1817 – December 26, 1900), was born on a plantation in Leesburg, Virginia, he was enslaved by the Ellzey family.[1] Jones is buried in Woodlawn National Cemetery, not far from M...
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9/16/2022
John W. Jones (June 21, 1817 – December 26, 1900), was born on a plantation in Leesburg, Virginia, he was enslaved by the Ellzey family.[1] Jones is buried in Woodlawn National Cemetery, not far from M...
9/16/2022
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•Event: 1790 On Spanish censuses with Henry, William and others •Event: 16 MAR 1780 Swore allegiance to the King of Spain as an English citizen of Mobile, West Florida
•Will: 18 SEP 1777 Made will in...
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9/15/2022
•Event: 1790 On Spanish censuses with Henry, William and others •Event: 16 MAR 1780 Swore allegiance to the King of Spain as an English citizen of Mobile, West Florida
•Will: 18 SEP 1777 Made will in...
9/15/2022
The Weaver family were indentured East Indians (from modern-day India and Pakistan) who were free in Lancaster County by about 1710. By 1732 they were taxables in Norfolk County and taxable "Mulatto" l...
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9/15/2022
The Weaver family were indentured East Indians (from modern-day India and Pakistan) who were free in Lancaster County by about 1710. By 1732 they were taxables in Norfolk County and taxable "Mulatto" l...
9/15/2022
Sojourner Truth MP
(aft.1797 - 1883)
"Isabella Baumfree", "Isabella Bomfree", "Bell", "Belle", "Sojourner Truth"
Sojourner Truth (/soʊˈdʒɜːrnər truːθ/; born Isabella "Belle" Baumfree; c. 1797 – November 26, 1883) was an American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, ...
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5/2/2022
Sojourner Truth MP
(aft.1797 - 1883)
"Isabella Baumfree", "Isabella Bomfree", "Bell", "Belle", "Sojourner Truth"
Sojourner Truth (/soʊˈdʒɜːrnər truːθ/; born Isabella "Belle" Baumfree; c. 1797 – November 26, 1883) was an American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, ...
5/2/2022
Share some things about Dr. John Kearsley.....
bio. at
see also:
James Durham [1] (May 2, 1762[2]—1802?), "also known as James Durham,[3] was the first African American to formally practice medici...
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4/22/2022
Share some things about Dr. John Kearsley.....
bio. at
see also:
James Durham [1] (May 2, 1762[2]—1802?), "also known as James Durham,[3] was the first African American to formally practice medici...
4/22/2022
Frans Haal
(b. - bef.1694)
"Francisco de Angola", "Frans Thomaszen"
Frans must have witnessed considerable fascinating ventures on the part of his owner Thomas Hall, the English tobacco planter whose widow later freed him. This may not have been out of the kindness of ...
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1/21/2022
Frans Haal
(b. - bef.1694)
"Francisco de Angola", "Frans Thomaszen"
Frans must have witnessed considerable fascinating ventures on the part of his owner Thomas Hall, the English tobacco planter whose widow later freed him. This may not have been out of the kindness of ...
1/21/2022
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11/9/2020
(also search under Attleboro Pa., Langhorne's prior name)Samuel is shown as "Mulatto" in the 1850 censusMount Olive was established when the cemetery behind the Bethlehem AME Church became full. Please...
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7/15/2020
(also search under Attleboro Pa., Langhorne's prior name)Samuel is shown as "Mulatto" in the 1850 censusMount Olive was established when the cemetery behind the Bethlehem AME Church became full. Please...
7/15/2020
Notes: I cannot help but wonder whether Samuel is descended from: Simon Congo, early slave immigrant of New Amsterdam: see: Simon Congo, immigrant slave . Secondly, perhaps this Samuel is the son of th...
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7/14/2020
Notes: I cannot help but wonder whether Samuel is descended from: Simon Congo, early slave immigrant of New Amsterdam: see: Simon Congo, immigrant slave . Secondly, perhaps this Samuel is the son of th...
7/14/2020
One of the seminal figures of freed slaves in early New York and New Jersey, Aree (of Guinea) provided the land for the Zion Evangelic Lutheran Church. (see below)
van Genee is a variant of van Guinea...
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9/7/2019
One of the seminal figures of freed slaves in early New York and New Jersey, Aree (of Guinea) provided the land for the Zion Evangelic Lutheran Church. (see below)
van Genee is a variant of van Guinea...
9/7/2019
Betsy 'Ritter" Osborne, Kate's mother was born in 1797.
In 1804 a law for gradual abolition passed in New Jersey. Children of slaves born after this date, were to be free, but must remain with their ...
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11/13/2017
Betsy 'Ritter" Osborne, Kate's mother was born in 1797.
In 1804 a law for gradual abolition passed in New Jersey. Children of slaves born after this date, were to be free, but must remain with their ...
11/13/2017
Tun Snyder and her maternal line was of Malagasy descent #Through an analysis of (a descendant's) DNA and DNA cousins, we know that our Pickett-Snyder line was a mix of Malagasy, West African, Lenapi, ...
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10/29/2017
Tun Snyder and her maternal line was of Malagasy descent #Through an analysis of (a descendant's) DNA and DNA cousins, we know that our Pickett-Snyder line was a mix of Malagasy, West African, Lenapi, ...
10/29/2017
move to Nova Scotia 1783===~• vessel: Ship Nisbett, bound for Port Matton, Wilson, Master (note: Port Matton = Port Mouton) Samuel DeGraw , 24, stout fellow, (Wagon Master General Department). Formerly...
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10/29/2017
move to Nova Scotia 1783===~• vessel: Ship Nisbett, bound for Port Matton, Wilson, Master (note: Port Matton = Port Mouton) Samuel DeGraw , 24, stout fellow, (Wagon Master General Department). Formerly...
10/29/2017
from the Book of Negroes===Schooner Sally bound for Port Roseway John Prim
Silas , 31, stout B fellow, (John Kerniche). Formerly slave to William Pettit, Bucks County , Pennsylvania; left him about 6 ...
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10/28/2017
from the Book of Negroes===Schooner Sally bound for Port Roseway John Prim
Silas , 31, stout B fellow, (John Kerniche). Formerly slave to William Pettit, Bucks County , Pennsylvania; left him about 6 ...
10/28/2017
a former slave freed under terms of the Treaty of Paris after the Revolution===BIRCHTOWN COLLINS NAME===#COLLINS, HANNA#COLLINS, JACOB# COLLINS, JOSEPH #COLLINS, MARY#COLLINS, NANCY#COLLINS, SALLEY
no...
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10/28/2017
a former slave freed under terms of the Treaty of Paris after the Revolution===BIRCHTOWN COLLINS NAME===#COLLINS, HANNA#COLLINS, JACOB# COLLINS, JOSEPH #COLLINS, MARY#COLLINS, NANCY#COLLINS, SALLEY
no...
10/28/2017
Stephen Vanboran perhaps a form of {? Van B(e)uren) ===Book of Negroes===Stephen Vanboran, 20, stout fellow, (Wagon Master General Department). Formerly slave to Albert Akerman, Parramus, New Jersey; l...
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10/28/2017
Stephen Vanboran perhaps a form of {? Van B(e)uren) ===Book of Negroes===Stephen Vanboran, 20, stout fellow, (Wagon Master General Department). Formerly slave to Albert Akerman, Parramus, New Jersey; l...
10/28/2017