1787-03-02 Manumission: Beulah Waters

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01719
Source
Burlington County Deed Book A, Folio 182

Burlington County Deed Book A, Folio 182. 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 182, contains a manumission record for Beulah Waters, who was released from slavery on 2 March 1787 in Evesham. Beulah Waters was manumitted by William Wilkins. The manumission document states that Beulah Waters was an adult between 21 and 35 years old, but the exact age was not recorded.

The document was entered into the book by the County Clerk (John Phillips) on 5 May 1787. The manumission record was signed by the Overseers of the Poor for the township (Enoch Evans and William Evans) and Justices of the Peace for Burlington County (Josiah Foster and Reece Edwards).

Page 183 in the same book contains a related manumission record for Patience Pero, who was also manumitted by William Wilkins on the same day.

The source document was scanned by the New Jersey State Archives, which houses the original deed book.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
March 2, 1787
Location of Event
Evesham
Related Event
1787-03-02 Manumission: Patience Pero
Primary Participants

Beulah Waters
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04180
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- William Wilkins
Verbatim description from source:
"slave named Beulah Waters...not under 21 years of age nor above 35"
Additional Participants

William Wilkins
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04076
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter

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

Enoch Evans
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04077
Role: Overseer of the Poor

William Evans
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04078
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Josiah Foster
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04079
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Burlington County

Reece Edwards
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04080
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Burlington County
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event