1787-02-12 Manumission: Mary White

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01727
Source
Burlington County Deed Book A, Folio 224

Burlington County Deed Book A, Folio 224. 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 224, contains a manumission record for Mary White, who was released from slavery on 12 February 1787 in Evesham. Mary White was manumitted by Joseph Eves. The manumission document states that Mary White 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.

Page 227 in the same book indicates that Joseph Eves also manumitted a woman named Hannah Mintus on the same day.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
February 12, 1787
Location of Event
Evesham
Related Event
1787-02-12 Manumission: Hannah Mintus
Primary Participants

Mary White
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04188
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Joseph Eves
Verbatim description from source:
"negro slave named Mary White"
Additional Participants

Joseph Eves
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04109
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