Nell - NELL1
Title
Nell - NELL1
Name
Nell
Unique Person Identifier
NELL1
Ancestry
African
Status
Unrecorded
Sex
Female
Event Type
Birth
Event Date
October 1, 1826
Location or Address
Southampton, NY
Enslaver or Household
Clarissa Howell
Notes
Because Nell was born after July 4, 1799, when the Law of Gradual Emancipation was enacted, she may be indentured to Clarissa Howell until the date July 4, 1827, when slavery was legally abolished in New York State. Nell may also be free born, but it is unclear from this record.
Source Type
Civil Document
Source/s
Records of the Town of Southampton, Volume IV. Page 59.
Researcher
Daria Reaven
Collection
Citation
“Nell - NELL1,” Plain Sight Project, accessed April 27, 2024, http://plainsightproject.org/items/show/2014.