Japhet - JAPH2

Title

Japhet - JAPH2

Name

Japhet

Unique Person Identifier

JAPH2

Ancestry

African

Status

Enslaved

Sex

Male

Event Type

Transfer

Event Date

1680

Location or Address

80 North Ferry Road, Shelter Island, NY 11964

Enslaver or Household

Nathaniel Sylvester

Relationships

SEMN2 | Spouse

Notes

Nathaniel Sylvester bequeather Japhet to his son Nathaniel Sylvester Jr., along with Japhet's wife Semnie.

Source Type

Will and Testament

Source/s

Nathaniel Sylvester last will and testament, 1680. Shelter Island Historical Society, Shelter Island, New York.

Researcher

Donnamarie Barnes and Alice Clark

Collection

Citation

“Japhet - JAPH2,” Plain Sight Project, accessed November 21, 2024, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/1901.