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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Sag Harbor
Person
An individual.
Name
Brewster Miller
Unique Person Identifier
A Unique Person Identifier (UPI) is a string of numbers and digits that help trace an individual through time and space. Many enslaved and indentured people did not have last names; a UPI helps one distinguish between individuals that have the same first name. Additionally, if a person is mentioned in multiple documents, a UPI helps link said person to the various instances in which he or she is mentioned.
BREW1
Ancestry Description
At times, it will not be possible to use one of the Ancestry terms—African, Indigenous, Caucasian, or Mixed— to categorize a person's ancestry, but one cannot say that the person's ancestry is unrecorded. For example, there are instances when an individual will be referred to as "colored." In this case, please quote the description of the person's ancestry—"colored"—from the source material.
"colored man"
Status
Free
Sex
Male
Event Type
Death
Event Date
January 28, 1846
Age
Brewster is recorded as 5 at the time of his death.
Location or Address
Sag Harbor Old Burying Ground
34 Union Street, Sag Harbor, NY 11963
Notes
Brewster is buried in the Sag Harbor Old Burying Ground, plot #116. He is described as a "colored man." Dorothy Zaykowski quotes the Sag Harbor Corrector's death notice for "Brister" Miller: "Brister filled his station in life with honesty and propriety, was peaceable and content with his situation, and his account current, and give the Recording Angel but little difficulty to settle." Zaykowski continues: "His gravestone is inscribed, 'The Noblest Work of God; An Honest Man.'"
Source Type
There are many source types as outlined by Enslaved.org's controlled vocabularies (page 14). Read through them before assigning an event type.
Secondary Source
Source/s
Zaykowski, Dorothy Ingersoll, The Old Burying Ground at Sag Harbor, L.I., N.Y., Sag Harbor 2003. p. 85.
Researcher
Meghan McGinley
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Brewster Miller - BREW1
1840-1849
Old Burying Ground
Sag Harbor
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Sag Harbor
Person
An individual.
Name
Mary Nicoll
Unique Person Identifier
A Unique Person Identifier (UPI) is a string of numbers and digits that help trace an individual through time and space. Many enslaved and indentured people did not have last names; a UPI helps one distinguish between individuals that have the same first name. Additionally, if a person is mentioned in multiple documents, a UPI helps link said person to the various instances in which he or she is mentioned.
MARY6
Ancestry Description
At times, it will not be possible to use one of the Ancestry terms—African, Indigenous, Caucasian, or Mixed— to categorize a person's ancestry, but one cannot say that the person's ancestry is unrecorded. For example, there are instances when an individual will be referred to as "colored." In this case, please quote the description of the person's ancestry—"colored"—from the source material.
"woman of color"
Status
Free
Sex
Female
Event Type
Death
Event Date
September 18, 1828
Age
49
Location or Address
Sag Harbor, NY
Notes
Mary's death is included in the Sag Harbor Presbyterian Church Vital Records.
She is buried in the Sag Harbor Old Burying Ground. She is described as "a woman of color."
Source Type
There are many source types as outlined by Enslaved.org's controlled vocabularies (page 14). Read through them before assigning an event type.
Sacramental or Religious Registry
Secondary Source
Source/s
Gilbert, Natalie (transcriber), Elizabeth (transcriber) Wood, and Sag Harbor Presbyterian Church. “Sag Harbor Presbyterian Church Vital Records, 1791-1914.” Digital Long Island. Page 152.
Zaykowski, Dorothy Ingersoll, The Old Burying Ground at Sag Harbor, L.I., N.Y., Sag Harbor 2003. Page 85.
Researcher
Daria Reaven and Meghan McGinley
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Mary Nicoll - MARY6
1820-1829
Old Burying Ground
Sag Harbor
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Sag Harbor
Person
An individual.
Name
Peggy Hedges
Unique Person Identifier
A Unique Person Identifier (UPI) is a string of numbers and digits that help trace an individual through time and space. Many enslaved and indentured people did not have last names; a UPI helps one distinguish between individuals that have the same first name. Additionally, if a person is mentioned in multiple documents, a UPI helps link said person to the various instances in which he or she is mentioned.
PEGY5
Ancestry Description
At times, it will not be possible to use one of the Ancestry terms—African, Indigenous, Caucasian, or Mixed— to categorize a person's ancestry, but one cannot say that the person's ancestry is unrecorded. For example, there are instances when an individual will be referred to as "colored." In this case, please quote the description of the person's ancestry—"colored"—from the source material.
"woman of color"
Status
Unrecorded
Sex
Female
Event Type
Death
Event Date
November 16, 1826
Age
83
Location or Address
Sag Harbor, NY
Notes
Peggy's death is recorded in the Sag Harbor First Presbyterian Church records.
Peggy is buried in the Sag Harbor Old Burying Ground. She is described as "a woman of color."
Source Type
There are many source types as outlined by Enslaved.org's controlled vocabularies (page 14). Read through them before assigning an event type.
Sacramental or Religious Registry
Secondary Source
Source/s
Sag Harbor First Presbyterian Church, Meetings and Vital Statistics, 1797-1834, Page 58.
Zaykowski, Dorothy Ingersoll, The Old Burying Ground at Sag Harbor, L.I., N.Y., Sag Harbor 2003. Page 84.
Links
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Researcher
Meghan McGinley
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Peggy Hedges - PEGY5
1820-1829
Old Burying Ground
Sag Harbor
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Sag Harbor
Person
An individual.
Name
Tamos Tucker
Unique Person Identifier
A Unique Person Identifier (UPI) is a string of numbers and digits that help trace an individual through time and space. Many enslaved and indentured people did not have last names; a UPI helps one distinguish between individuals that have the same first name. Additionally, if a person is mentioned in multiple documents, a UPI helps link said person to the various instances in which he or she is mentioned.
TAMO1
Ancestry
Use the following terminology for this field: African, Indigenous, Caucasian, or Mixed. If an individual is described as "Negro," input African for this field; "Indian," input Indigenous; "Mulatto," input Mixed. If a person's ancestry is not known, write: Unrecorded.
Unrecorded
Status
Free
Sex
Male
Event Type
Death
Event Date
November 13, 1838
Age
66
Location or Address
Sag Harbor, NY
Notes
Tamos is buried in Sag Harbor Old Burying Ground, plot #117. Per Dorothy Zaykowski, his name may be a variation of Thomas, or he may have been named "after a member of the Tamus family who lived in Sag Harbor."
Source Type
There are many source types as outlined by Enslaved.org's controlled vocabularies (page 14). Read through them before assigning an event type.
Secondary Source
Source/s
Zaykowski, Dorothy Ingersoll, The Old Burying Ground at Sag Harbor, L.I., N.Y., Sag Harbor 2003. Page 85.
Researcher
Meghan McGinley
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Tamos Tucker - TAMO1
1830-1839
Old Burying Ground
Sag Harbor
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Sag Harbor
Person
An individual.
Name
Unrecorded Name
Unique Person Identifier
A Unique Person Identifier (UPI) is a string of numbers and digits that help trace an individual through time and space. Many enslaved and indentured people did not have last names; a UPI helps one distinguish between individuals that have the same first name. Additionally, if a person is mentioned in multiple documents, a UPI helps link said person to the various instances in which he or she is mentioned.
UNID186
Ancestry
Use the following terminology for this field: African, Indigenous, Caucasian, or Mixed. If an individual is described as "Negro," input African for this field; "Indian," input Indigenous; "Mulatto," input Mixed. If a person's ancestry is not known, write: Unrecorded.
African
Status
Enslaved
Sex
Male
Event Type
Death
Event Date
June 16, 1801
Age
19
Location or Address
Sag Harbor, NY
Enslaver or Household
(Please use this field instead of "Owner or Household" for the time being - David)
Peleg Latham
Notes
This enslaved man whose name is unrecorded is buried in the Sag Harbor Old Burying Ground. He is described as "Negro."
Source Type
There are many source types as outlined by Enslaved.org's controlled vocabularies (page 14). Read through them before assigning an event type.
Secondary Source
Source/s
Zaykowski, Dorothy Ingersoll, The Old Burying Ground at Sag Harbor, L.I., N.Y., Sag Harbor 2003. Page 84.
Researcher
Meghan McGinley
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Unrecorded Name - UNID186
1800-1809
Old Burying Ground
Sag Harbor
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Sag Harbor
Person
An individual.
Name
Unrecorded Name
Unique Person Identifier
A Unique Person Identifier (UPI) is a string of numbers and digits that help trace an individual through time and space. Many enslaved and indentured people did not have last names; a UPI helps one distinguish between individuals that have the same first name. Additionally, if a person is mentioned in multiple documents, a UPI helps link said person to the various instances in which he or she is mentioned.
UNID187
Ancestry
Use the following terminology for this field: African, Indigenous, Caucasian, or Mixed. If an individual is described as "Negro," input African for this field; "Indian," input Indigenous; "Mulatto," input Mixed. If a person's ancestry is not known, write: Unrecorded.
African
Status
Unrecorded
Sex
Unrecorded
Event Type
Death
Event Date
September 18, 1813
Location or Address
Sag Harbor, NY
Relationships
In order to fill out this field, you will use an individual's UPI followed by a term from the Controlled Vocabularies for relationships on Enslaved.org (page 7). For example: JOHN18 | Spouse; MARY7 | Child.
BINY1 | Parent
Notes
This child whose name is unrecorded is buried in Sag Harbor Old Burying Ground. Described as "Black Biny's child."
Source Type
There are many source types as outlined by Enslaved.org's controlled vocabularies (page 14). Read through them before assigning an event type.
Secondary Source
Source/s
Zaykowski, Dorothy Ingersoll, The Old Burying Ground at Sag Harbor, L.I., N.Y., Sag Harbor 2003. Page 84.
Researcher
Meghan McGinley
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Unrecorded Name - UNID187
1810-1819
Old Burying Ground
Sag Harbor
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Sag Harbor
Person
An individual.
Name
Unrecorded Name
Unique Person Identifier
A Unique Person Identifier (UPI) is a string of numbers and digits that help trace an individual through time and space. Many enslaved and indentured people did not have last names; a UPI helps one distinguish between individuals that have the same first name. Additionally, if a person is mentioned in multiple documents, a UPI helps link said person to the various instances in which he or she is mentioned.
UNID189
Ancestry
Use the following terminology for this field: African, Indigenous, Caucasian, or Mixed. If an individual is described as "Negro," input African for this field; "Indian," input Indigenous; "Mulatto," input Mixed. If a person's ancestry is not known, write: Unrecorded.
African
Status
Unrecorded
Sex
Unrecorded
Event Type
Death
Event Date
November 3, 1821
Age
8 months
Location or Address
Sag Harbor, NY
Notes
This infant whose name is unrecorded is buried in Sag Harbor Old Burying Ground.
Source Type
There are many source types as outlined by Enslaved.org's controlled vocabularies (page 14). Read through them before assigning an event type.
Secondary Source
Source/s
Zaykowski, Dorothy Ingersoll, The Old Burying Ground at Sag Harbor, L.I., N.Y., Sag Harbor 2003. Page 84.
Researcher
Meghan McGinley
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Unrecorded Name - UNID189
1820-1829
Old Burying Ground
Sag Harbor