Cortlandt Lewis Parker (1781-1826)

Name

Cortlandt Lewis Parker (1781-1826)

Identifier

NJS-PER-00121

Given Name

Cortlandt Lewis

Family Name

Parker

Birth Date

1781

Death Date

1826

Sex

Male

Description

Cortlandt Lewis Parker was an enslaver who resided in Perth Amboy, NJ. His parents were James Parker Sr. (1725-1797) and Gertrude Parker née Skinner (1739-1811), and his brother was James Parker Jr. (1776-1868) who donated land to Rutgers University (then Queen's College) to build the school's original campus in New Brunswick.

Sibling of

James Parker Jr. (1776-1868)

John Parker (1763-1801)

Bibliographic Citation

MacKenzie, George Norbury, ed. Colonial Families of the United States of America. Vol. 3. Baltimore: Seaforth Press, 1912. Page 381.

Source Resource

https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/1329

Source Site

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

Child of

James Parker Sr. (1725-1797)

Gertrude Skinner Parker (1739-1811)

Contributor

Isaac Guzmán

Jesse Bayker