Margaret (b. 1795)

Name: Margaret (b. 1795)
Identifier: NJS-PER-01476
Given Name: Margaret
Birth Date: 1795
Sex: Female
Description: Margaret was a Black woman born around 1795. She was enslaved by Peter Vredenburgh (1745-1823), a prominent merchant and politician from New Brunswick, NJ. Vredenburgh wrote in his will that he wished Margaret to be manumitted after his death and receive $25 (paid out in five annual installments of $5 each) from his estate. Margaret was manumitted on September 12, 1823, by the executors of the will of Peter Vredenburgh. She was aged 28 at the time of manumission.
Source Resource: https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/3419
Source Site: https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home
Enslaver: Peter Vredenburgh (1745-1823) [Petrus Benedict Van Vredenburgh Jr.]
Contributor: Jesse Bayker

1823, Margaret, Manumission