1787-03-02 Manumission: Patience Pero

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01720
Source
Burlington County Deed Book A, Folio 183

Burlington County Deed Book A, Folio 183. 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 183, contains a manumission record for Patience Pero, who was released from slavery on 2 March 1787 in Evesham. Patience Pero was manumitted by William Wilkins. The manumission document states that Patience Pero 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 182 in the same book contains a related manumission record for Beulah Waters, 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: Beulah Waters
Primary Participants

Patience Pero
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04181
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- William Wilkins
Verbatim description from source:
"negro slave named Patience Pero"
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