1807-10-03 Manumission: Mina

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01949
Source
Transcriptions of Early County Records of New Jersey: Gloucester County Series Slave Documents

New Jersey Historical Records Survey Project, Division of Professional and Service Projects, Works Progress Administration. Transcriptions of Early County Records of New Jersey: Gloucester County Series Slave Documents. Newark: Historical Records Survey, 1940.
Event Description
The following manumission record from Gloucester County was transcribed by the Historical Records Survey Project of the Works Progress Administration. The transcript was originally published in 1940 in the book titled Transcriptions of Early County Records of New Jersey: Gloucester County Series Slave Documents. The transcript is reproduced below as it appeared in that book.

Note that the manumission deed for 21-year-old Mina was signed jointly by Abigail Stokes (identified here as the widow of Jacob Stokes) and John Stokes. Although the deed for Mina does not clarify the relationship between Abigail and John Stokes, other manumissions performed by John indicate that he was one of the heirs and co-executors of the estate of Jacob Stokes (Abigail's deceased husband).


TRANSCRIPT:

[DOCUMENT 30]

Gloucester ss State of New Jersey

To all whom these Presents shall come Greeting, It is hereby made known that on this third day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and Seven I John Stokes of the Township of Newton in said County of Gloucester and I Abigail Stokes Widow of Jacob Stokes late of said Township Deceased, have liberated manumited and set free our Negro Slave called Mina of the Age of Twenty One Years of thereabouts, And we hereby liberate Manumit and set free our said Negro Slave and discharge her from all service or demand of Service to be hereafter made either by us or any Person Claiming by from or under us -
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year aforesaid

John Stokes (Seal)
Abbey Stokes (Seal)

Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of us
Isaac Webster
John Clement

[Verso]

Gloucester County ss ) On the third day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Seven came before me the Subscriber On of the Judges of the Court of common please in and or said County John Stokes and Abigail Stokes the makers and granters of the written Manumission and Acknowledged they executed the same for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.

Taken and Acknowledged )
before me ) John Clement

Manumission John Stokes &
Abigail Stokes of Mina Black
Woman

[DOCUMENT 31]

Gloucester County to wit: We do hereby certify that on the Third day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Seven - John Stokes of the township of Newton in the County of Gloucester and Abigail Stokes widow of Jacob Stokes of the township aforesaid decd, brought before us two of the Overseers of the poor of the said Township and two of the Justices of the peace of the said County their Slave named Mina - - - who on view and examination appears to us to be sound in mind and not under any bodily incapacity of obtaining a Support and also is not under the age of twenty one years nor above the age of forty years.
In witness whereof we have hereunto Set our hand the day and year above written.

Robert Rowand ) Overseers of the poor of the
Isaac Webster ) Said Township Newton.

Jas. Hopkins ) Justices of the peace in and for the
John Clement ) said County of Gloucester.

[Verso]

Certificate of the
Freedom of Mina
a black Woman.

Recorded in the Clerks Office of
Gloucester County in Lib A of Manumissions
October 8th 1807

C Ogden Clk
Event Type
Manumission
Date
October 3, 1807
Location of Event
Newton (Gloucester & Camden County)
Primary Participants

Mina (b. ca. 1786)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05391
Role: Manumitted Person
Age: 21
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Abigail Stokes
- John Stokes
Verbatim description from source:
"Negro Slave called Mina of the Age of Twenty One Years / Mina Black Woman"
Additional Participants

Abigail Stokes
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05389
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter
Comment: widow of Jacob Stokes

John Stokes
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05377
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter
Comment: heir and co-executor of Jacob Stokes estate

Charles Ogden
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04439
Role: County Clerk

Robert Rowand
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05390
Role: Overseer of the Poor
Comment: Overseer of the Poor of Newton

Isaac Webster
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05379
Role: Overseer of the Poor
Comment: Overseer of the Poor of Newton

John Clement
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05368
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Gloucester County

James Hopkins
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05354
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Gloucester County
Record Contributor
Kemy Rodriguez
Resource class
Event