Thomas Haight (abt. 1746)

Husband of Sarah Haight — married 13 May 1771 in Dutchess, New York Colony

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Biography

Thomas was a Friend (Quaker)

Thomas was born in say 1746 (estimate based on date of marriage).^[1] He was the son of David Haight and Milicent (Lane) Haight.^[2]

He married Sarah Haight, daughter of Jacob Haight, on 13d 5m 1771 [13 May 1771].^[1] The following excerpt is from the records of the Nine Partners monthly meeting:^[1]

Nine Partners Thirteenth Day of the fifth Month in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy one [1771].
Whereas Thomas Haight & Sarah Haight (Daughter of Jacob Haight) Both of the Nine partners in Dutchess County … Declared their Intentions of Marriage with Each other Before Several Monthly Meetings … Consent of parents … Marriage was allowed of by S’d Meeting
[signed] Thomas Haight Sarah Haight …
as Witnesses thereof here unto Set our hands …

Jacob Haight John Haight Stephen Haight Nicolas Haight Jacob Haight Junr. Samuel Haight James Holms Aaron Vail Obediah Griffen Moses Haight Joseph Haight Israel Green Joseph Reynolds Jonathan Hussey Isaac Thorn Gershom Butt Tripp Mosher Solomon Haight Jonathan Holms Micah Seaman Reuben Palmer Stephen Holmes Joshua Haight Junr. Joseph Clapp Bartholomew Griffen

Phebe Haight Hannah Thorn Phebe Girffen Patience Hoag Marcy Clapp Anne Haight Martha Vail Roas Barton Patience Pierson Patience Pierson Hannah Frost Mary Griffen Martha Haight Phebe Haight Lucretia Brown Martha Palmer

In 1776, he manumitted a 10 year old enslaved African American named Isabel upon her 18th birthday.^[3] The following is from the records of the Nine Partners monthly meeting:^[3]

?day of 3rd month 1776.
Thomas Haight? Of Charlotte [illegible] Dutchess County and province of New York being possesed of a negro girl named Isabil aged as I suppose ten years this last winter and being convinced in my judgement of the Iniquity of keeping them in slavery do out of tenderness on conscience and to render to her her just right of freedom do by these present to manumet free and fully discharge her my sd negro girl named Isabil when she shall arise to the age of eighteen years and this manumition is intended that neither me or my heirs excectors administrators or asigns? shall have any right or claim or demand of property to my sd negro girl names as afforesaid after she shall arive to the age eighteen years as afforesaid but shall posess and enjoy her full freedom to all intents and purpose as tho she was free born in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ?? this ? day of the third month one thousand seven hundred and seventy six.
signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
??? Tripp
[name illegible]
Thomas Haight?

He "was named in the will of his uncle, Sam., in 1784. He lived and d. in N.Y. City."^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Nine Partners Digest. 1769 - 1798. A book of testimonies, marriages, births, deaths, removals and the manumission of slaves. Canadian Friends Historical Association. 2015. page 69.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Hoyt, David W. A Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, and Hight Families. 1871. p. 387.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Nine Partners Digest. 1769 - 1798. A book of testimonies, marriages, births, deaths, removals and the manumission of slaves. Canadian Friends Historical Association. 2015. page 91.