Judah - JUDA8

Title

Judah - JUDA8

Name

Judah

Unique Person Identifier

JUDA8

Ancestry Description

"colored"

Status

Indentured

Sex

Female

Event Type

Birth

Event Date

December 13, 1820

Location or Address

Southampton, NY

Enslaver or Household

John M. Howell

Notes

Because Judah was born after July 4, 1799, when the Law of Gradual Emancipation was enacted, she would be indentured to her enslaver John M. Howell until she was manumitted or until the date July 4, 1827, when slavery was legally abolished in New York State.

Source Type

Civil Document

Source/s

Records of Town of Southampton, Volume IV. Page 45.

Researcher

Daria Reaven

Collection

Citation

“Judah - JUDA8,” Plain Sight Project, accessed December 21, 2024, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/2005.