Alpheus Freeman (1766-1813)
- Name
- Alpheus Freeman (1766-1813)
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00610
- Given Name
- Alpheus
- Family Name
- Freeman
- Birth Date
- December 6, 1766
- Death Date
- December 29, 1813
- Sex
- Male
- Description
- Alpheus Freeman was an enslaver in New Brunswick, NJ. He was born in 1766, probably in Metuchen, NJ (which was part of Woodbridge Township at the time). He attended Queen's College (now Rutgers University), receiving his degree in 1788, after which he established a law practice in New Brunswick. He married Mary Parker in Philadelphia in 1803. He owned several properties in New Brunswick, including a large building on the corner of George Street and Prince (now Bayard) Street. He died suddenly on December 29, 1813, aged 47, and was interred with military and masonic honors. Archival documents show that he was the enslaver of a young man named Dick (who ran away) and a young woman who was sold by the executors of his estate to settle Freeman's accounts.
- Spouse of
- Mary Parker Freeman (d. 1858)
- Organization
-
Rutgers University
- Same As
- Alpheus Freeman (Find a Grave)
- Bibliographic Citation
- Bayker, Jesse, Christopher Blakley, and Kendra Boyd. “His Name Was Will: Remembering Enslaved Individuals in Rutgers History.” In Scarlet and Black: Slavery and Dispossession in Rutgers History, edited by MARISA J. FUENTES and DEBORAH GRAY WHITE, 58–81. Rutgers University Press, 2016.
- Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries. Rutgers University Biographical Files: Alumni, Box 2, Freeman, Alpheus, 1788
- Source Resource
- https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/2027
- Source Site
- https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home
- Occupation
- Legal
- Child of
- James Freeman
- Elizabeth Payne Freeman
- Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
Part of Alpheus Freeman (1766-1813)