1816-04-11 Manumission: Harry

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01698
Source
Somerset County Register of Black Children, Manumissions, and Removals, Book A, Page 180
Somerset County Register of Black Children, Manumissions, and Removals, Book A, Page 181

Somerset County Register of Black Children, Book A, Page 180. Somerset County Clerk's Office.

Somerset County Register of Black Children, Book A, Page 181. Somerset County Clerk's Office.
Event Description
Somerset County Register of Black Children, Manumissions, and Removals, Book A, Page 180, contains a manumission record for Harry, who was released from slavery on 11 April 1816 in Hillsborough. Harry's primary enslaver, Lawrence Van Derveer, was deceased at this time, and the manumission was performed by Henry Brokaw and Henry Van Derveer, who acted on behalf of the estate of Lawrence Van Derveer. The manumission document states that Harry 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 16 April 1816. The manumission record was signed by the Overseers of the Poor for the township (Henry Brokaw and Peter D. Vroom) and Justices of the Peace for Somerset County (John H. Disborough and David Nevius).
Event Type
Manumission
Keywords
Estate (deceased enslaver)
Date
April 11, 1816
Location of Event
Hillsborough
Primary Participants

Harry
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04161
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Lawrence Van Derveer (1740-1815)
Verbatim description from source:
"black man named Harry a slave late the property of said Lawrence decd"
Additional Participants

Lawrence Van Derveer (1740-1815)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-03162
Role: Enslaver, Deceased
Comment: decedent whose executors manumitted Harry

Henry Brokaw
Person identifier: NJS-PER-03064
Role: Executor or Administrator
Comment: executor of the estate of Lawrence Van Derveer, he also signed the documents in his capacity as one of the Overseers of the Poor of Hillsborough

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

Henry Van Derveer
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04098
Role: Executor or Administrator
Comment: executor of the estate of Lawrence Van Derveer

Peter D. Vroom
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02750
Role: Overseer of the Poor
Comment: one of the Overseers of the Poor of Hillsborough

John H. Disborough
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04099
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Somerset County

David Nevius (1748-1825)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01987
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Somerset County
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event