Ann Harris (b. 1814)

Name

Ann Harris (b. 1814)

Identifier

NJS-PER-00011

Given Name

Ann

Family Name

Harris

Birth Date

June 23, 1814

Sex

Female

Description

Ann was a woman of African descent who was born in New Brunswick, NJ, on June 23, 1814, to parents Ambo and Mark Harris Sr. Ann's parents were both enslaved at the time of her birth, but Ambo would eventually become free when enslaver John Neilson manumitted her.

Ann's birth was reported to the Middlesex County Clerk by enslaver John Neilson, who was the legal owner of her mother Ambo. Under New Jersey's gradual abolition law, Ann was considered a "slave for a term" of 21 years, and she was bound to serve John Neilson and his heirs until the year 1835 when she would become eligible for emancipation.

Ann was the second child of Ambo and Mark Harris Sr. Her older sister was Clara, and her younger siblings were Eliza and Mark Jr.

Sibling of

Clara Harris (b. 1812)

Eliza Harris (b. 1816)

Mark Harris Jr. (b. 1818)

Source Resource

https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/1228

Source Site

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

Enslaver

John Neilson (1745-1833)

Child of

Mark Harris Sr. (b. 1791)

Ambo Harris

Contributor

Jesse Bayker