James Smith

Name

James Smith

Identifier

NJS-PER-00277

Given Name

James

Family Name

Smith

Sex

Male

Description

James Smith was an enslaver who resided in Middlesex County, NJ, in the early 19th century. In 1817, he sold an enslaved young man named Ben to Jacob Klady of New Brunswick. Smith then obtained authorization from county officials allowing Klady to take Ben away from New Jersey to Klady's new plantation in Louisiana. The exact locality of James Smith's residence in Middlesex County is not noted on the documents related to Ben, and it is uncertain whether Smith was also a resident of New Brunswick like Klady.

Source Resource

https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/3193

Source Site

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

Contributor

Isaac Guzmán

Jesse Bayker