male child by the name of William, born of a slave on the 16th of December 1805, to the town of Southampton, after it became
one year old, as per certificate May 6, 1806.”
There was an old aunt temp in Watermill who had been a negro slave in the Halsey family. She was freed after the Manumission Act of 1788 but both she and her son were always looked after by the Halseys until they died.
There was an old aunt temp in Watermill who had been a negro slave in the Halsey family. She was freed after the Manumission Act of 1788 but both she and her son were always looked after by the Halseys until they died.