Bell

Name

Bell

Identifier

NJS-PER-00348

Given Name

Bell

Sex

Female

Description

Bell was a Black woman who was enslaved by William Livingston (New Jersey's first governor after the Revolution and namesake of Livingston College at Rutgers University). She lived with the Livingston family in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Bell gained freedom in October 1787 when William Livingston manumitted her together with her son Lambert. The manumission document mentioned that she was born in the Livingston family "in a state of slavery." She was most likely born in New York State where Livingston lived until 1772 before he moved to Elizabeth.

Parent of

Lambert [son of Bell]

Source Resource

https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/1430

Source Site

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

Enslaver

William Livingston (1723-1790)

Contributor

Jesse Bayker