1787-02-12 Manumission: Phoeby Tonkins

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01726
Source
Burlington County Deed Book A, Folio 223

Burlington County Deed Book A, Folio 223. 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 223, contains a manumission record for Phoeby Tonkins, who was released from slavery on 12 February 1787 in Evesham. Phoeby Tonkins was manumitted by Elizabeth Lippincott and John Lippincott, acting jointly. The manumission document states that Phoeby Tonkins 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). 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).

The source document was scanned by the New Jersey State Archives, which houses the original deed book.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
February 12, 1787
Location of Event
Evesham
Primary Participants

Phoeby Tonkins
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04187
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Elizabeth Lippincott
- John Lippincott
Verbatim description from source:
"our negro slave named Phoeby Tonkins"
Additional Participants

Elizabeth Lippincott
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04107
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter

John Lippincott
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04108
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