Jereboam - JERE1
Title
Jereboam - JERE1
Description
African descent
Contributor
Jackie Dinan
Status
Enslaved
Location or Address
Southold
Enslaver or Household
James Reeve
Source/s
Southold Town Records Volume 3: 58.
For original record see URL southoldtownny.gov=>Weblink/Laserfiche=>Town Clerk>Town Record Books>Liber D 1683-1832>image 32/238.
Epher Whitaker's, Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Town and Church of Southold, L.I., August 27, 1890; page 188, Item #99 (administration of Jerobaum's estate).
For original record see URL southoldtownny.gov=>Weblink/Laserfiche=>Town Clerk>Town Record Books>Liber D 1683-1832>image 32/238.
Epher Whitaker's, Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Town and Church of Southold, L.I., August 27, 1890; page 188, Item #99 (administration of Jerobaum's estate).
Male or Female
Male
Biographical Text
[From manumission paper], "...I have manumitted Jerebaom a Negro Slave..."
The time frame for his death was calculated from administration papers granted to "James Reeve, creditor of Jerobaum, late of Southold, colored man, deceased" on May 28, 1816.
The time frame for his death was calculated from administration papers granted to "James Reeve, creditor of Jerobaum, late of Southold, colored man, deceased" on May 28, 1816.
Death Date
Probably January–May 1816.
Misc. Date
January 19, 1802 (date of original manumission paper). April 26, 1805 (date manumission paper was recorded by the town clerk).
Biographical Notes
The similarity between his name, Jereboam, and Jesebaum (#1706) may be a coincidence or may indicate a familial relationship of some kind. They also might be the same man.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Jereboam - JERE1,” Plain Sight Project, accessed May 17, 2025, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/1670.