1815-10-14 Manumission: William Field

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01702
Source
Somerset County Register of Black Children, Manumissions, and Removals, Book A, Page 169
Somerset County Register of Black Children, Manumissions, and Removals, Book A, Page 170

Somerset County Register of Black Children, Book A, Page 169. Somerset County Clerk's Office.

Somerset County Register of Black Children, Book A, Page 170. Somerset County Clerk's Office.
Event Description
Somerset County Register of Black Children, Manumissions, and Removals, Book A, Page 169, contains a manumission record for William Field, who was released from slavery on 14 October 1815 in Basking Ridge, Bernards. William Field was manumitted by Robert Finley. The manumission document states that William Field 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 7 November 1815. The manumission record was signed by the Overseers of the Poor for the township (Jacob Burtt and Daniel Cooper) and Justices of the Peace for Somerset County (Joseph Annin and Edward Lewis).
Event Type
Manumission
Date
October 14, 1815
Location of Event
Basking Ridge, Bernards
Primary Participants

William Field
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04163
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Robert Finley (1772-1817)
Verbatim description from source:
"slave William Field"
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

Henry Southard (1747-1842)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-03390
Role: Witness
Comment: notarized the document

Jacob Burtt
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04136
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Daniel Cooper
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04137
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Joseph Annin
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01505
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Somerset County

Edward Lewis
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04135
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Somerset County
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event