1814-12-28 Manumission: Phillis

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01697
Source
Somerset County Register of Black Children, Manumissions, and Removals, Book A, Page 151
Somerset County Register of Black Children, Manumissions, and Removals, Book A, Page 152

Somerset County Register of Black Children, Book A, Page 151. Somerset County Clerk's Office.

Somerset County Register of Black Children, Book A, Page 152. Somerset County Clerk's Office.
Event Description
Somerset County Register of Black Children, Manumissions, and Removals, Book A, Page 151, contains a manumission record for Phillis, who was released from slavery on 28 December 1814 in Basking Ridge, Bernards township. Phillis was manumitted by Robert Finley. The manumission document states that Phillis was an adult between 21 and 40 years old, but the exact age was not recorded.

The document was entered into the book by the County Clerk (Samuel Swan) on 3 January 1815. The manumission record was signed by the Overseers of the Poor for the township (Andrew Smalley and Joel Dayton) and Justices of the Peace for Somerset County (Edward Lewis and Joseph Annin).
Event Type
Manumission
Date
December 28, 1814
Location of Event
Basking Ridge, Bernards
Bernards (formerly Bernardston)
Primary Participants

Phillis
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04034
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Robert Finley (1772-1817)
Verbatim description from source:
"Negro woman named Phillis"
Additional Participants

Robert Finley (1772-1817)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01508
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter

Samuel Swan (1771-1844)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02553
Role: County Clerk

Andrew Smalley
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04134
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Joel Dayton
Person identifier: NJS-PER-03410
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Edward Lewis
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04135
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Somerset County

Joseph Annin
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01505
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Somerset County
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event