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Slaves' Birth Records, Kings County, N.Y. after 1800
This data was was taken from the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and
written by Kenneth Scott.
The New York Legislature passed an act to gradually abolish slavery, on
March 29, 1799. All owners were required to deliver a certificate to the clerk.
The names from the certificates are listed below.
New Utrecht
Owner | Slave Child Name | Birth Date | Mother | |
Baitee, John | William | December 11, 1812 |   |
Barkuloo, Harmon H. | Tom | December 9, 1805 |   |
  | Michael | December 7, 1808 |   |
Barkuloo, Jaues | Fillis (f) | February 8, 1801 |   |
Barre, William | Tom | December 26, 1804 |   |
  | Prince | January 2, 1808 |   |
  | Teen | March 13, 1812 |   |
  | Sam | October 15, 1813 |   |
  | Prince | January 2, 1808 |   |
Bennet, Harmanus | William | January 20, 1806 |   |
Bennet, Jacobus | Dinah | September 2, 1804 |   |
Bennet, John | Jack | June 19, 1801 |   |
  | Sare (f) | December 11, 1808 |   |
  | Dine (f) | June 12, 1809 |   |
  | Filis (f) | August 27, 1810 |   |
  | Isaac | August 16, 1806 |   |
Bennet, John Jr. | Gin | October 7, 1810 |   |
Bennet, Wilhelminah | Dinah | June 24, 1815 |   |
Bennet, William | Sair | March 24, 1809 |   |
  | Tean | June 7, 1810 |   |
  | Mary | January 1, 1816 |   |
Bennet, Winant | Isaac | February 22, 1806 |   |
  | William | April 20, 1808 |   |
  | Mary | November 5, 1810 |   |
Bennet, Winant I | Peggy | April 16, 1812 |   |
  | Charles | December 28, 1815 |   |
  | Harry | December 28, 1815 |   |
Bergen, John T. | Maria | November 1, 1819 |   |
Blake, John | Mink (m) | June 4, 1804 |   |
  | Mat | December 27, 1805 |   |
  | Deyaun (f) | January 10, 1808 |   |
Cartelyou, Daniel | Benjamin | April 9, 1806 |   |
  | Pompey | March 1, 1807 | Child's mother property of Isaac Cortelyou, father of Daniel |
  | Peg | March 7, 1810 | Child's mother property of Isaac Cortelyou, father of Daniel |
  | Charles | February 9, 1811 | Child's mother property of Isaac Cortelyou, father of Daniel |
  | Sarah | October 15, 1808 | Child's mother property of Isaac Cortelyou, father of Daniel |
  | Maar (f) | March 28, 1802 |   |
  | Sue | April 12, 1804 |   |
Cartelyou, Jaques | Masy (f) | August 14, 1801 |   |
  | James | February 10, 1806 |   |
Cartelyou, Peter | Stephen | July 9, 1799 | mother Teen |
  | Cato | April 22, 1802 |   |
  | Samuel | April 30, 1810 |   |
  | Gin | July 26, 1807 |   |
  | William | December 7, 1814 |   |
Cartelyou, Simon | Sarah | December 12, 1808 |   |
  | Sarah | December 12, 1808 |   |
  | Harry | June 14, 1803 |   |
  | Stephen | January 7, 1806 |   |
  | Hannah | October 16, 1814 |   |
  | Susan | January 29, 1812 |   |
Cartelyou, Timothy | Ezebel | May 11, 1815 |   |
Cowenhove, Garret | Cate | March 29, 1817 |   |
  | Dinah | May 14, 1802 |   |
  | Rose | February 5, 1813 |   |
  | Lid (f) | December 24, 1810 |   |
  | Grass (f) | May 10, 1806 |   |
  | Mink (m) | Feb 25, 1809 |   |
  | Jack | August 6, 1820 |   |
Cowenhoven, Jane | Peter | February 15, 1816 |   |
Cowenoven, Johannes | Sare | August 20, 1805 |   |
  | Mary | May 28, 1808 |   |
  | Cate | December 11, 1810 |   |
  | Tom | January 12, 1813 |   |
Cowenhoven, John N. | Cesar | August 11, 1799 |   |
Cropsy, Kasper | Charles Brown | Jan 15, 1800 |   |
Denyse, Denyse | Lea |   |
  | Filles (f) | April 23, 1801 |   |
  | Nan (f) | March 1, 1805 |   |
  | Betty | March 4, 1806 |   |
Denyse, Denyse D. | Mary | May 13, 1803 |   |
Denyse, William | Adam | July 12, 1800 |   |
Duryee, Abraham | Mary | July 22, 1800 |   |
Duryee, Peter | Peggy | May 10, 1821 |   |
  | Cuffey | July 5, 1819 |   |
Hegeman, Thomas | Sam | November 1, 1815 |   |
  | Susan | February 4, 1814 |   |
  | Eve | August 3, 1799 |   |
  | Betty | March 5,1802 |   |
  | Teen (f) | March 5, 1804 |   |
  | Susan | May 12, 1809 |   |
  | Mary | June 3, 1811 |   |
  | John | July 7, 1817 |   |
Lefferts, John | Peggy | April 8, 1813 |   |
  | Tom | May 28, 1811 |   |
  | Bet | August 26, 1811 |   |
  | Dinah | May, 1, 1808 |   |
  | Harry | June 5, 1808 |   |
  | Dick | September 7, 1806 |   |
  | Judy | February 28, 1804 |   |
  | Susan | March 7, 1807 |   |
  | Matty (f) | February 7, 1800 |   |
  | Hannah | April 28, 1809 |   |
  | Jane | October 3, 1815 |   |
  | Teen (f) | April 17, 1810 |   |
Lott, Englebart | Tom | December 21, 1804 |   |
  | Susan | November 19, 1807 |   |
  | Adam | April 9, 1810 |   |
  | Sare (f) | November 15, 1811 |   |
  | Peter | October 25, 1815 |   |
Snedeker, John R | Titus | December 17, 1815 |   |
  | Hager (f) | July 29, 1813 |   |
Suydam, Teunis | Nell | March 25, 1808 |   |
  | Prince | September 9, 1804 |   |
  | Cuff | March 20, 1801 |   |
  | Harry | December 12, 1802 |   |
  | Tine | June 11, 1810 |   |
  | Maree | June 26, 1806 |   |
  | Jacob | September 19, 1812 |   |
Todd, James | Hector | September 28, 1799 |   |
  | Hester | July 1, 1801 |   |
Turnbull, Thomas | Bill | March 27, 1813 |   |
Van Brunt, Albert | Lors (m) | December 11, 1800 |   |
  | Cuff | March 20, 1801 |   |
  | Mat. (f) | October 4, 1802 |   |
  | Eve | April 6, 1805 |   |
Van Brunt, Albert I. | Mat. (f) | February 7, 1800 | Mother of Mat and following six slaves were property of heirs of Jacobus L. Lefferts, decd) |
  | Dinah | May 22, 1803 |   |
  | Jude | February 28, 1804 |   |
  | Harry | June 5, 1801 |   |
  | Susan | March 7, 1807 |   |
  | Hannah | December 30, 1806 |   |
  | Dick | September 7, 1806 |   |
  | Cuf | March 7, 1805 |   |
  | Rachel | October 12, 1805 |   |
Van Brunt, Albert N. | Thomas | April 17, 1815 |   |
  | Samuel | February 15, 1817 |   |
  | Henry | March 5, 1819 |   |
Van Brunt, George | Tone (m) | March 1, 1803 |   |
  | Peter | September 16, 1799 |   |
Van Brunt, Rutgert | Suke | November 26, 1801 |   |
  | Peter | September 16, 1799 |   |
  | Thomas | September 1, 1813 |   |
Van Brunt, Rutgert A. | Gin | November 26, 1813 |   |
  | Sam | June 20, 1804 |   |
  | Jack | October 20, 1807 |   |
  | Joe | March 11, 1810 |   |
  | Sue | June 16, 1810 |   |
  | Gin | September 27, 1811 |   |
  | Mary | March 31, 1815 |   |
  | Harry | November 155, 1805 |   |
  | Lons (m) | December 23, 1816 |   |
Van Der Bilt, Aaron | Yaft (m) | May 23, 1803 |   |
Van Duyne, Garret | Cato | January 8, 1814 |   |
  | Betty | February 16, 1816 |   |
Van Nuys, John Ver Kerk | James | January 8, 1800 |   |
  | Jack | July 4, 1802 |   |
Van Nuys, Van Nuyse | William W. Dinah | March 14, 1801 |   |
  | Dinah | March 14, 1801 |   |
  | Hannah | March 10, 1803 |   |
  | Grass (f) | May 29, 1810 |   |
  | Abbe | November 23, 1812 |   |
  | Dinah | October 13, 1819 |   |
  | Harry | March 22, 1805 |   |
  | Nan | September 16, 1817 |   |
Van Pelt, Aurt | Izabel | August 28, 1800 |   |
  | Lons (m) | August 20, 1802 |   |
  | Harry | October 20, 1814 |   |
  | Mink (m) | September 10, 1808 |   |
  | Tom | December 20, 1804 |   |
  | Comney (m) | March 28, 1811 |   |
  | Anthony | September 6, 1815 |   |
  | Isaac | Octobe17, 1815 |   |
  | Prince | March 28, 1821 |   |
  | William | September 10, 1817 |   |
Van Pelt, Jacob | Deyaun (f) | February 15, 1804 |   |
  | Daniel | July 2, 1806 |   |
Flatlands
Owner | Slave Child Name | Birth Date | Mother | |
Baxter, John | Diana | March 9, 1801 |   |
Lott, Hendrick I. | Joseph and Susan, each under 35 | February 29, 1816 |   |
Neefus, Davis | Comeny (m) | October 2 1801 |   |
Van Der Bilt, Peter | Mary | April 11, 1800 |   |
Flatbush
Owner | Slave Child Name | Birth Date | Mother | |
Antonides, Cornelius | Commanie (m) | August 30, 1814 |   |
Back, Simeon, yeoman | Henry Lynes | November 5, 1804 |   |
Bergen, Cornelius, as exec. of estate of Abraham Ditmas, dec'd | Jacob | May 12, 1804 |   |
Bergen, Teunis | Tom | January 17, 1815 | Kay |
Betts, Richard, of New Lots, yeoman | James | September 28, 1802 |   |
Blake, John | Commanie (m) | August 30, 1814 |   |
  | France (f)(m) | March 24, 1815 |   |
  | Frans | September 18, 1817 |   |
  | Ann | January 10, 1820 |   |
  | Jack | December 14, 1821 | Gin |
  | Jerry | February 13, 1826 | Jin |
  | Hannah | December 27, 1823 | Jin |
Cornell, Isaac, of New Lots, yeoman | Peg | December 6, 1803 |   |
  | Neen (m) | April 9, 1810 |   |
  | Hanna age 7 mos. on | January 6, 1801 |   |
  | Susan | March 20, 1802 |   |
  | James | April 16, 1803 |   |
  | Susan | June 21, 1807 |   |
  | Naun (m) | October 20, 1805 |   |
Cortelyou, John, yeoaman | Tom | August 1, 1806 |   |
  | Suk (f) | July 5, 1803 |   |
Denman, Elias, yeoman | William | February 25, 1812 |   |
Ditmers/Ditmas, Abraham, yeoman | Harry age 9 mos. on | July 30, 1800 |   |
  | Sook (f) | July 5, 1803 |   |
Ditmers/Ditmas, Jane, widow | Jacob | May 16, 1804 |   |
  | Esable (f) | April 24, 1808 |   |
  | Mott (f) | November 30, 1810 |   |
Ditmas, Johannis | Harry | February 9, 1808 |   |
Fish, John, yeoman | Sam | July 14, 1807 |   |
  | Will | February 21, 1815 |   |
  | Harry, age 3 weeks | October 24, 1801 |   |
  | Mary | June 15, 1803 |   |
  | Neenes (m) | July 1, 1805 |   |
  | Robert | August 25, 1809 |   |
Garrison/Garritsen Elsi, widow | Hannah | Octobe 8, 1807 |   |
  | Joe | May 7, 1802 |   |
  | Neen (m) | March 24, 1801 |   |
  | Joe | July 7, 1810 |   |
  | Nancey | January 28, 1803 |   |
  | Sam | November 1, 1804 |   |
  | Harry | November 27, 1804 |   |
Gifford, William B., yeoman | Jack age 7 mos. on | February 9, 1801 |   |
Hart, Levi | Tone (m) | March 21, 1816 |   |
Hegeman, John | Samuel | April 12, 1810 |   |
  | Sam | April, 14, 1811 |   |
Lefferts, Phebe, widow | Jack | April 24, 1809 |   |
  | Isabella | October 13, 1807 |   |
  | Samuel | NOvembe 19, 1811 |   |
  | Nan | March 22, 1811 |   |
  | Grace | August 11, 1802 |   |
  | Tom | April 11, 1803 |   |
  | Mary | June 28, 1804 |   |
  | Cato | February 7, 1805 |   |
  | Mercy | September 14, 1806 |   |
Bateman, Lloyd | Mary | May 31, 1805 |   |
  | Betty | September 1, 1813 |   |
Lott, Abraham | Caty | May 23, 1813 | Hannah, property of Vanbrunt Magaw of Gravesend) |
Lott, Jannetie/Jannitie, widow of New Lots | Suke age 5 mos. on | September 2, 1800 |   |
  | Nat | October 11, 1801 |   |
Lott, Jeremiah | Francis | May 20, 1815 | Isabella |
  | Tom | October 8, 1816 | Dine |
  | Dine | June 6, 1813 | Dine |
  | Sam | February 17, 1813 | Isabella belonged to estate of Johannis E. Lot,dec'd) |
Lott, Johannis/Johannis E., yeoman | Tien (f) | December 6, 1808 |   |
  | Will | November 30, 1810 |   |
  | Jack | June 5, 1801 |   |
Lott, John | Tom | April 13, 1812 | Sarah |
  | Morris | March 7, 1814 | Sarah |
  | Cuff | June 27, 1816 | Sarah |
Lott, John E. | Sare (f) | November 13, 1818 | Bet |
M'Leod, Alexander and Ann | Dinah | February 18, 1813 | mother belongs to John Cortelyou but is bound to M;Leod |
M'Leod, Ann, widow | Masse (f) | May 5, 1815 | Isabel |
Maretense, Adrian, Jr., yeoman | Sar or Sare | August 6, 1806 |   |
  | Bett | June 24, 1807 |   |
  | Margaret | October 23, 1808 | Mary |
  | Margaret | October 23, 1808 | Jude |
  | Dine (f) | December 4, 1810 |   |
  | Yaft (m) | December 12, 1811 | Jude |
  | Lid (f) | July 27, 1813 |   |
  | Dick | December 5, 1814 | Jude |
Martense, Adrian I. | Mink (m) | January 9, 1811 |   |
  | Susan | December 31, 1814 |   |
  | Isabella | December 16, 1812 |   |
  | Hester age 9 mos. on | January 31, 1801 |   |
  | Frank | July 8, 1802 |   |
  | Thomas | February 3, 1806 |   |
Martense, Ann, widow | Bett | July 26, 1801 |   |
Martense, Garret/Gerrit L. | Harry or Harry Oot | December 17, 1802 |   |
  | Frances (m) | April 30, 1810 |   |
  | Bill | July 19, 1813 |   |
  | Jerrey | July 12, 1804 |   |
  | Dine (f) | July 4, 1806 |   |
Martense, Lefferts | Will | August 5, 1799 |   |
  | Bett | July 26, 1801 |   |
Martense, Rem, yeoman | Jack | March 27, 1801 |   |
  | France (m) | January 26, 1805 |   |
  | Bett | March 17, 1805 |   |
  | Lane (f) | December 11, 1806 |   |
Martense, Siteye, widow | Frank | April 30, 1810 |   |
  | Molly | March 3, 1812 |   |
  | Bill | July 19, 1813 |   |
Neefus, Peter, yeoman | Ann | January 15, 1802 |   |
Oblenis, Albert, teacher | Joseph | November 17, 1801 |   |
Oblenis, Aletty | Jacob | September 24, 1806 |   |
Rapelje, Agness, of New Lots, widow | Peter age 9 mos. on 31 Jan. 1801 | July 7, 1810 |   |
Rapelje, John, of New Lots, yeoman | Jack | December 28, 1802 |   |
Rapelje, Simon | Harry | February 24, 1818 | Maria |
  | Hector | February 25, 1820 | Maria |
  | Mary and Betty twins | August 9, 1821 | Maria |
Remson, Johannis | Tom | April 27, 1803 |   |
Schenck/Schenk | Francis | June 17, 1816 |   |
  | Tush (f) | February 16, 1815 |   |
  | Susan | August 14, 1816 |   |
  | Harry | January 2, 1818 |   |
  | Susan | July 15, 1818 |   |
  | Harry | January 2, 1818 |   |
  | Susan | July 15, 1818 |   |
  | Sarah | February 15, 1820 |   |
  | Jack | May 11, 1822 |   |
  | Nawn (f) | October 20, 1805 |   |
  | Susan | October 20, 1805 |   |
  | Bill | August 10, 1810 |   |
  | Jane | October 1, 1812 |   |
Schoonmaker, John | Frank | May 6, 1810 |   |
Schoonmaker, Stephen B., yeoman | Lavina | March 11, 1810 |   |
  | Nancy | March 15, 1813 |   |
Schoonmaker, Stephen R., yeoman | Betty | April 23, 1807 |   |
Simonsen, Frederick, yeoman | Sam age 1 mo and 26 days on | January 6, 1801 |   |
Smith, Joseph, yeoman | Jake | October 29, 1808 |   |
Snediker, Egnes, widow | James | December 2, 1806 |   |
Snediker, Isaac, of New Lots, yeoman | Peg | May 9, 1810 |   |
  | Francis | October 23, 1814 | Gin |
  | Anthony | February 14, 1817 | Susan |
  | George | February 19, 1819 | Susan |
  | Hannah | February 19, 1819 |   |
  | Joe, age 2 mos. 6 days on | April 18, 1801 |   |
Stryker, Cornelius | Jack | October 24, 1810 |   |
  | Will | June 24, 1814 |   |
Stryker, Garret, clerk | Cate | November 25, 1812 |   |
  | Abraham | January 16, 1807 |   |
  | Anthony | February 17, 1815 |   |
  | Dine | October 15, 1805 |   |
Stryker, John | Jack | June 1, 1814 |   |
  | Frank, free | March 22, 1812 |   |
  | Frances (m), free | August 1, 1807 |   |
  | Tom | August 6, 1802 |   |
  | Ann | April 16, 1802 |   |
  | Sarah | Octobeer 20, 1805 |   |
  | Jack | February 14, 1800 |   |
  | Joe | July 7, 1810 |   |
Stryker, Peter, yeoman | Michael Pappan | November 21, 1819 |   |
  | Will | February 10, 1801 | Lavinia |
  | Neen (m) | September 12, 1812 |   |
Stryker, Peter, Jr. | Hannah | August 13, 1810 |   |
Suydam, Andrew, yeoman | Hannah | April 10, 1810 |   |
  | Nan | July 28, 1802 |   |
  | Tom, age 4 mos. | June 11, 1801 |   |
  | Sam | October 6, 1804 |   |
Suydam, Hendrick, yeoman | Izabel, age 5 mos. on | November 3, 1801 |   |
  | Harry | November 9, 1804 |   |
  | Will | December 6, 1804 |   |
Suydam, Hendrick H. | Robert | December 9, 1822 |   |
  | Anthony | October 19, 1820 |   |
  | Jack | June 3, 1806 |   |
  | Harry | November 30, 1808 |   |
  | Teen (f) | September 15, 1810 |   |
Van Beuren, James I. | Hannah, age 3 weeks 5 days on | May 1, 1801 |   |
  | Liedy (f) | January 12, 1800 | DejaenP |
Van, Brunt Court, of New Lots, yeoman | Bill, age 4 weeks on | October 10, 1801 |   |
  | Poll (f), age 8 mos. on | August 30, 1800 |   |
Van Der Bilt, John yeoman | Will | December 15, 1801 |   |
  | Harry | October 25, 1804 |   |
  | Bett | March 18, 1807 |   |
  | Robert | December 27, 1810 |   |
Van Der Veer, Garrit | Sam | September 12, 1799 | Anna |
Van Der Veer, Hendrick | Bet | April 27, 1800 | Bet |
  | Mat (f) | December 24, 1804 |   |
Vanderveer, John, yeoman | Richard | April 19, 1823 |   |
  | Josh | December 28, 1820 | Mary |
  | Henry | August 2, 1813 |   |
  | Abigal | January 16, 1809 |   |
Vanderveer, John C., of New Lots,yeoman | Sam | August 13, 1806 |   |
  | Simon | February 23, 1804 |   |
Vanderveer, John C., yeoman | Sue | March 7, 1818 |   |
  | Jane | April 22, 1809 |   |
  | Harry | January 16, 1811 | Naun |
  | Bett | November 10, 1813 |   |
  | Frank | February 5, 1802 |   |
  | Maree | April 25, 1802 |   |
  | Sawr (f) | January 19, 1804 |   |
  | Tom | August 6, 1804 |   |
  | Deyawn (f) and Sawr (f) | February 23, 1807 |   |
Van Siclen, Abraham, of New Lots, yeoman | Peter | September 22, 1808 |   |
  | Andrew | July 2, 1811 |   |
  | Betty | March 3, 1815 |   |
  | Harry, age 1 mo. 3 days on | October 24, 1801 |   |
  | Dine | August 14, 1805 |   |
Van, Siclen, Cornelius, yeoman | Will | July 16, 1806 |   |
Voorhees, Adriaentie, widow of Adrian | Weyntie | September 12, 1799 | KieP |
Voorhees, Jane, widow | Sarah | July 18, 1811 | Hannah |
  | Timothy | December 20, 1809 |   |
  | Isabel | September 8, 1812 | Jack and Mary |
Voorhees, Lawrence, yeoman | Sam | November 15, 1807 |   |
  | Sam | November 15, 1807 |   |
  | Jack | June 25, 1809 |   |
  | Syne (f) | July 18, 1802 |   |
  | Sawr (f), age 3 mos on | February 21, 1801 |   |
  | Betty | July 30, 1804 |   |
  | Harry | December 18, 1805 |   |
Williamson, John, yeoman | William | March 6, 1812 |   |
Williamson, Nicholas, of New Lots, yeoman | Ceasor | February 6, 1811 |   |
  | Nelly | February 6, 1811 |   |
  | Minicus (m) | January 27, 1805 |   |
  | Massy (f) | April 25, 1810 |   |
  | James | May 19, 1806 |   |
  | William | May 9, 1807 |   |
  | Bett, age 8 mos on | February 14, 1801 |   |
  | Pol (f) | September 27, 1803 |   |
  | Suke | January 24, 1803 |   |
  | Joe | July 7, 1810 |   |
Williamson, William, yeoman | Grace | January 18, 1806 |   |
  | Suzan, age 5 mos. 27 days on | December 9, 1801 |   |
Wyckoff, Hendrick, of New Lots, yeoman | Ned, age 4 mos on | March 4, 1801 |   |
  | Peter | April 9, 1802 |   |
  | Jack | October 9, 1802 |   |
Gravesend
Owner | Slave Child Name | Birth Date | Mother | |
Denyce, John | Tone (m) | August 20, 1799 |   |
  | Comeney (m) | September 8, 1804 |   |
  | Harre | September 4, 1806 | Sarah |
  | Mink | October 24, 1808 | Sarah |
  | Mardelane (f) | August 28, 1802 | Sarah |
  | Mink (m) | October 24, 1808 | Sarah |
Eman, Anne | Jack | April 10, 1812 | Mary |
Emans, Abraham | Dick | September 19, 1802 | Suke |
This list is an incomplete list of Gravesend. The list is still under Construction.
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