1829-07-20 Manumission: Cate

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01845
Source
Somerset County Register of Black Children and Manumissions, Book B, Page 117
Somerset County Register of Black Children and Manumissions, Book B, Page 118

Somerset County Register of Black Children and Manumissions, Book B, Page 117. Archival location: Somerset County Clerk's Office. Manumission and Register of Blacks, Book B.

Somerset County Register of Black Children and Manumissions, Book B, Page 118. 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 117, contains a manumission record for Cate, who was released from slavery on 20 July 1829 in Montgomery Township. Cate was manumitted by Robert Field Stockton, owner of the Morven mansion in Princeton (which was then part of Montgomery Township). The manumission document states that Cate 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 21 July 1829. The manumission record was signed by the Overseers of the Poor for the township (Henry Duryea and Cornelius Kershow) and Justices of the Peace for Somerset County (William Cruser and Cornelius J. Stryker). Additionally, Gilbert Bogart and James S. Green served as witnesses.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
July 20, 1829
Location of Event
Princeton
Montgomery
Primary Participants

Cate {Robert F. Stockton household}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04817
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Robert Field Stockton (1795-1866)
Verbatim description from source:
"female slave named Cate"
Additional Participants

Robert Field Stockton (1795-1866)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04801
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter

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

Gilbert Bogart
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04816
Role: Witness
Comment: witnessed the signature of Robert F. Stockton

Henry Duryea
Person identifier: NJS-PER-03428
Role: Overseer of the Poor

James Sproat Green (1792-1862)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04815
Role: Witness
Comment: witnessed the signature of Robert F. Stockton

Cornelius Kershow
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04208
Role: Overseer of the Poor

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

Cornelius J. Stryker
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04814
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Somerset County
Record Contributor
Kelsey Heflin
Resource class
Event