Middlesex County Register of Black Children (Birth of Slaves, 1804-1844)
Title
Middlesex County Register of Black Children (Birth of Slaves, 1804-1844)
Creator
Contributor
Deare, William P.
Description
Bound manuscript volume containing records of births for African American children born in bondage in Middlesex County after 1804. Beginning on July 4, 1804, slaveholders had to report to the County Clerk when an enslaved mother in their household gave birth to a child. These county records were necessary to prove the child's age and eligibility for freedom at age 21 (for female children) or age 25 (for male children) under the provisions of the 1804 Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery.
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Researchers searching for birth certificates in New Jersey are encouraged to visit our new database New Jersey Slavery Records.
The Scarlet and Black research team has now scanned the full book of Middlesex County birth records of Black children. Hundreds of birth records have been integrated into the New Jersey Slavery Records database. You can browse the full book by page number. See the guide to Middlesex County slavery records for more information about conducting research using these records.
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Researchers searching for birth certificates in New Jersey are encouraged to visit our new database New Jersey Slavery Records.
The Scarlet and Black research team has now scanned the full book of Middlesex County birth records of Black children. Hundreds of birth records have been integrated into the New Jersey Slavery Records database. You can browse the full book by page number. See the guide to Middlesex County slavery records for more information about conducting research using these records.
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
1804 to 1844
Language
English
Original format
Bound manuscript volume
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries
Archival collection
Middlesex County (N.J.). Records, 1688-1929 (MC 784.1)
Archival location
Vol. X
Item Relations
Collection
Citation
Middlesex County Clerk, “Middlesex County Register of Black Children (Birth of Slaves, 1804-1844),” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed April 24, 2024, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/229.