Dipper, John, 1778-1836

John Dipper was born a slave in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1778. In 1816, he was manumitted at the age of thirty-eight. Two years later, he purchased the freedom of his wife, Edy, and twelve years later the freedom of his sons. Throughout the 1820s, Dipper was involved in considerable business transactions in which he clearly prospered. It is during this period of prosperity that he suffered the loss of his wife. In 1829, he became a minister in the Baptist Church of Christ in Williamsburg; around the same time he remarried. Dipper and his second wife, Polly, relocated to New York City in 1832; one year later they move again, this time to Red Bank, New Jersey.

From the description of John Dipper papers, 1816-1838. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53475111

African American Baptist preacher, of Virginia and New Jersey; former slave (manumitted 1816); emigrated from Virginia after Turner rebellion; settled in Red Bank, N.J.

From the description of Papers, 1816-1836. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70954606