Jacob and Mary Francis Grave Site Unveiled

Written By Marc Lorenc, Ph.D.

Jacob Francis was a free Black man born in Amwell Township and died in Flemington, New Jersey. During his long life, he was involved in both the American Revolution and the struggle for equal rights. Bound out as an indentured servant from childhood until age 21, he lived in New Jersey, New York, St. John

Marc Lorenc, Ph.D.

Dr. Marc Lorenc, Ph.D. is the Chief Public Historian at the New Jersey Historical Commission. He earned his doctorate in anthropology from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and is the Director of the Dr. James Still Community Archaeology Project and Founder of Unstuck in Time Gaming. 

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