1786-07-24 Manumission: Adam Quon

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01714
Source
Burlington County Deed Book A, Folio 165

Burlington County Deed Book A, Folio 165. Archival location: New Jersey State Archives, Department of State. Burlington County Clerk's Office, Deeds, 1785-1901 and Indexes, 1785-1921 & 1948 (CBUCL007).
Event Description
Burlington County Deed Book A, Folio 165, contains a manumission record for Adam Quon, who was released from slavery on 24 July 1786 in Mansfield. Adam Quon was manumitted by Nathaniel Pope. The manumission document states that Adam Quon was an adult between 21 and 35 years old, but the exact age was not recorded. Considering that he was described as a "lad," he was probably a young man in his 20s.

The document was entered into the book by the County Clerk (John Phillips) on 13 February 1787. The manumission record was signed by the Overseers of the Poor for the township (Joseph Shreeve and Abednego Wright) and Justices of the Peace for Burlington County (Thomas Fenimore and Israel Shreeve).

The source document was scanned by the New Jersey State Archives, which houses the original deed book.

Records on page 163 and 164 in the same book indicate that Adam Quon's family members, Sip Quon and Gabriel Quon, were also manumitted by the Pope family on the same day.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
July 24, 1786
Location of Event
Mansfield (Burlington County)
Related Event
1786-07-24 Manumission: Gabriel Quon
1786-07-24 Manumission: Sip Quon
Primary Participants

Adam Quon
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04174
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Nathaniel Pope (1745-1820)
Verbatim description from source:
"negro lad named Adam Quon [the word "man" being crossed out and replaced with "lad"] / the bearer hereof Adam Quon formerly a slave to Nathaniel Pope"
Additional Participants

Nathaniel Pope (1745-1820)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04065
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter

John Phillips
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02923
Role: County Clerk

Joseph Shreeve
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04062
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Abednego Wright
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04063
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Thomas Fenimore
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02938
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Burlington County

Israel Shreeve
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04061
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Burlington County
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event