Forgive us our trespasses

From New Jersey-

A man named Robert Johnson was remembered.

So were women named Nancy Johnson, Betty Ellison, Susan Gibson, and Mary Johnson’s daughter, Mary, along with a 9-month-old baby, a 1-year-old child and a 2-year-old.

Although no one knew them personally, 38 slaves and servants of African descent who were buried in the cemetery at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in the 1700s and 1800s, many without their full names being recorded, were remembered Wednesday during a service of repentance and reconciliation at the historic church on Rector Street.

A memorial grave marker honoring them was unveiled in the cemetery. Some are believed to have been buried in a common grave. The name or a description of each person was read by Episcopal church leaders during the evening ceremony.

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http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20110812/NJLIFE11/308120012/Forgive-us-our-trespasses