1823-12-13 Manumission: Thomas Jewell

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01844
Source
Somerset County Register of Black Children and Manumissions, Book B, Page 1

Somerset County Register of Black Children and Manumissions, Book B, Page 1. Archival location: Somerset County Clerk's Office. Manumission and Register of Blacks, Book B.
Event Description
Somerset County Register of Black Children and Manumissions, Book B, Page 1, contains a manumission record for Thomas, who was released from slavery on 13 December 1823 in Montgomery. Thomas was manumitted by Richard Stockton, the owner of the Morven mansion in Princeton (then part of Montgomery Township). The manumission document states that Thomas was an adult between 21 and 40 years old, but the exact age was not recorded.

The document was entered into the book by the County Clerk (Isaac Southard) on 23 February 1824. The manumission record was signed by the Overseers of the Poor for the township (William Duryea and Peter Voorhees) and Justices of the Peace for Somerset County (William Cruser and John Stout).
Event Type
Manumission
Date
December 13, 1823
Location of Event
Princeton
Montgomery
Primary Participants

Thomas Jewell (1785-1885)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04813
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Richard Stockton (1764-1828) {the Duke}
Verbatim description from source:
"negro Slave Thomas"
Additional Participants

Richard Stockton (1764-1828) {the Duke}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02434
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter

Isaac Southard (1783-1850)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-03397
Role: County Clerk

William Duryea
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02987
Role: Overseer of the Poor
Comment: for Montgomery Township

Peter Voorhees
Person identifier: NJS-PER-03481
Role: Overseer of the Poor
Comment: for Montgomery Township

William Cruser
Person identifier: NJS-PER-03014
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Somerset County

John Stout
Person identifier: NJS-PER-03219
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Somerset County
Record Contributor
Kelsey Heflin
Resource class
Event