1811, Ambo Harris, Marriage

Title: 1811, Ambo Harris, Marriage
Description: Mark Harris Sr. and Ambo were married on September 8, 1811, by Rev. Joseph Clark of the First Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick.

A notation in the pastor's register of marriages for 1811 reads thus:

"Sept. 8 Mark a black man belonging to Capt. Taylor, to
Ambo a [black] woman [belonging to] Col. John Neilson $2.50"
Identifier: NJS-EVE-00002
Event Type: Religious: Marriage Sacrament
Action Status: Completed
Date: September 8, 1811
Source: Marriage record for Ambo and Mark Harris. September 8, 1811. Records of the First and Second Presbyterian Churches, New Brunswick, New Jersey (Call number: 07 0525). 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). Page 225. Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia.
Related Event: 1811, Mark Harris Sr., Marriage
Primary Participant: Ambo Harris
Primary Participant Description: black woman
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: John Neilson (1745-1833)
Age: Adult
Author: Joseph Clark (1751-1813)
Officiator: Joseph Clark (1751-1813)
Partner: Mark Harris Sr. (b. 1791)
Organization: First Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick
Currency: dollar
Price: 2.50
Source Resource: https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/1596
Source Site: https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home
Sex: Female
Contributor: Jesse Bayker

Item sets: Rutgers-Aggregation; Aggregation

1811, Mark Harris Sr., Marriage

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