Birth record for Catherine, James, Lucy, Sophia, and Sarah, children of Phebe, reported by slaveholder Michael Garrish
Title
Birth record for Catherine, James, Lucy, Sophia, and Sarah, children of Phebe, reported by slaveholder Michael Garrish
Creator
Description
Slaveholder Michael Garrish reports that Phebe, an enslaved woman, gave birth to five children between the years 1817 and 1829: Catherine (12-09-1817), James (09-01-1819), Lucy (04-28-1822), Sophia (07-18-1824), and Sarah (07-06-1829).
Date
1829-11-05
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
1817-12-09
1819-09-01
1822-04-28
1824-07-18
1829-07-06
Language
English
Text (Transcript)
Catherine }
James }
Lucy }
Sophia }
Sarah }
The births of the children of a negro woman Phebe
Catherine Born Decem. 9 — 1817
James ~ Septem. 1 — 1819
Lucy ~ April 28 — 1822
Sophia ~ July 18 — 1824
Sarah ~ July 6 — 1829
Mich. Garrish
Rec-d November 5th, 1829 and recorded by
F.S. Van Arsdalen Clerk
James }
Lucy }
Sophia }
Sarah }
The births of the children of a negro woman Phebe
Catherine Born Decem. 9 — 1817
James ~ Septem. 1 — 1819
Lucy ~ April 28 — 1822
Sophia ~ July 18 — 1824
Sarah ~ July 6 — 1829
Mich. Garrish
Rec-d November 5th, 1829 and recorded by
F.S. Van Arsdalen Clerk
Page
80
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) |
Collection
Citation
Middlesex County Clerk, “Birth record for Catherine, James, Lucy, Sophia, and Sarah, children of Phebe, reported by slaveholder Michael Garrish,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed April 20, 2024, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/98.