First Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick

Name

First Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick

Description

The First Presbyterian Church, New Brunswick, New Jersey, was organized in 1726.

Archival records from the church from the early 19th century contain records of marriages of enslaved and free people of African descent recorded by the Rev. Joseph Clark D.D. These archival records have been preserved by the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia as part of the collection called Records of the First and Second Presbyterian Churches, New Brunswick, New Jersey (Call number: 07 0525). For Rev. Clark's records, see Volume 14: Church register, 1790–1867, including baptisms and marriages, 1797–1869; Subsection: Record of Marriages and Baptisms kept by Rev. Joseph Clark D.D. Pastor from January 1, 1797 to October 18, 1813 (pp. 218–226).

Identifier

NJS-ORG-00003

Same As

First Presbyterian Church (Wikidata)

First Presbyterian Church (New Brunswick, New Jersey) (Wikipedia)

Bibliographic Citation

Records of the First and Second Presbyterian Churches, New Brunswick, New Jersey (Call number: 07 0525), Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia

Source Resource

https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/62

Source Site

https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home

Contributor

Jesse Bayker