James Stevenson (1763-1839)
- Name
- James Stevenson (1763-1839)
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00609
- Given Name
- James
- Family Name
- Stevenson
- Birth Date
- October 16, 1763
- Death Date
- December 30, 1839
- Sex
- Male
- Description
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James Stevenson was an enslaver from Hunterdon County, NJ. He is associated with Amwell and Hopewell. He was the son of John Stevenson (1728-1775) and Elizabeth Throckmorton. He was born in 1763 and died in 1839.
He is probably the James Stevenson who graduated from Queen's College (now Rutgers University) in 1789 and served as tutor of the college in 1789-1790 and then again in 1809-1811. He served on the Board of Freeholders of Hunterdon County from 1813 to 1827, and was the Director of the Board for many years. - Spouse of
- Susan Hunt Stevenson (1775-1844)
- Parent of
- John Hunt Stevenson (1796-1829)
- Elizabeth Stevenson
- Sibling of
- Robert Stevenson (1756-1791)
- William Stevenson (1757-1832)
- John Stevenson (1760-1811)
- Hannah Stevenson (1768-1850)
- Crooke Stevenson (1765-1820)
- Organization
-
Rutgers University
- Same As
- James Stevenson (Find a Grave)
- Bibliographic Citation
- Hunterdon County Commissioners Past to Present
- Stevenson, John R. “Thomas Stevenson of London, England, and His Descendants in New Jersey.” The Jerseyman 6, no. 2 (May 1900): 9–14.
- Source Resource
- https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/2026
- Source Site
- https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home
- Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
Linked resources
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