Said, Omar ibn, 1770?-1863
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Name (Latin)
Said, Omar ibn, 1770?-1863
Name (Arabic)
ابن سيد، عمر، 1770؟-1863
Other forms of name
Meroh, 1770?-1863
Moreau, Uncle, 1770?-1863
Moro, 1770?-1863
Morro, 1770?-1863
Omar, ibn Said, 1770?-1863
Omeroh, 1770?-1863
Umeroh, 1770?-1863
Saeed, Omar ben, 1770?-1863
Said, Umar ibn, 1770?-1863
Sayyid, Omar ibn, 1770?-1863
ʻUmar ibn Sayyid, 1770?-1863
ibn Sayyid, ʻUmar, 1770?-1863
Said, Omar ibn, 1770?-1863 or 1864
Meroh, 1770?-1863 or 1864
Moreau, Uncle, 1770?-1863 or 1864
Moro, 1770?-1863 or 1864
Morro, 1770?-1863 or 1864
Omeroh, 1770?-1863 or 1864
Saeed, Omar ben, 1770?-1863 or 1864
Said, Omar ibn, 1770?-1863 or 4
Said, Umar ibn, 1770?-1863 or 1864
Sayyid, Omar ibn, 1770?-1863 or 1864
Seid, Omar ibn, 1770?-1863 or 1864
Umeroh, 1770?-1863 or 1864
عمر بن سيد، 1770؟-1863
Date of birth
1770?
Date of death
1863
Other designation
Enslaved people
Enslaved persons
Place of birth
Senegal
Place of residence/headquarters
North Carolina
Field of activity
Slave narratives
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- North Carolina Standard, Raleigh, NC newspaper clipping, dated August 19, 1863(The North Carolina Presbyterian mentions the death of a very remarkable negro, known as "Uncle Moreau" and belonging to Gen. Owen of Wilmington. He was, according to his own account, ninety-three years of age)
- أرض الله، 2022:صفحة العنوان (عمر بن سيد)
- Autobiography of Omar ibn Said, slave in North Carolina, 1831, 2002:p. 789, etc. (b. about 1770 on the banks of the Senegal; his name is given in many variant forms: Meroh, Umeroh, Moro, Morro, Old Uncle Moreau) p. 792 ("My name is Omar ibn Seid")
- North Carolina historical review, April 2000:p. 127 ("Muslim slave aristocrats in North Carolina") p. 132 (Umar ibn Said; Omar ben Saeed, called Morro, a Fullah slave) p. 138 (his name "Omeroh") p. 142 (records cite Umar as "an Indian Prince"; Uncle Moreau) p. 148 (newspaper dated July 30, 1863 cites death of "a well known Negro slave" belonging to General Owen as "a few weeks ago") p. 149 (buried with inscription Omeroh, a Slave)
- Islam in America: From African Slaves to Malcolm X, website (http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us:8080/tserve/twenty/tkeyinfo/islam.htm), 19 Feb. 2003(Omar Ibn Said, also "Sayyid," ca. 1770-1864)