1786-12-02 Manumission: Hannah Williams

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01730
Source
Burlington County Deed Book A, Folio 226

Burlington County Deed Book A, Folio 226. 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 226, contains a manumission record for Hannah Williams, who was released from slavery on 2 December 1786 in Chester. Hannah Williams was manumitted by Joseph Hackney. The manumission document states that Hannah Williams 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 (John Collins and Joshua Hunt) and Justices of the Peace for Burlington County (Darling Conrow and Reece Edwards).

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

Page 225 in the same book indicates that Joseph Hackney also manumitted a man named Sam Waters on the same day.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
December 2, 1786
Location of Event
Chester (Burlington County)
Related Event
1786-12-02 Manumission: Sam Waters
Primary Participants

Hannah Williams
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04191
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Joseph Hackney
Verbatim description from source:
"negro slave named Hannah Williams"
Additional Participants

Joseph Hackney
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04110
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter

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

John Collins
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04089
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Joshua Hunt
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04088
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Darling Conrow
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04111
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