1816-08-20 Manumission: Christian Cox

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01956
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.

GLOUCESTER COUNTY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 41

TRANSCRIPT:

Gloucester County to wit We do hereby Certify that on this twenty Day of August Eighteen hundred and Sixteen Eligah Smith of Township of Grate Eggharbour in the said County of Gloucester brought before us two of the overseers of the poor of the Said Township and two the Justice of the peace of Said County his slave Named Christian Cox 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, not above the age of Forty years in Witness whereof wee have unto set our hand the day and year above written

Edward Risley ) Overseer of the poor of the Township
Enoch [his X mark] Smith) of Eggharbour

Thomas Somers ) Justices of peace in Said County of
John Sharp ) Gloucester

[Verso]

Christian Cox Certificate for her Freedom
Jany 7th Paid 75/100

Christian Cox Manumission
Recd. Jany 7th 1817, and Recorded in the Clerks
Office Gloucester County in Lib. G. folio 330 of deeds.

Hendry Clk
Event Type
Manumission
Date
August 20, 1816
Location of Event
Egg Harbor (formerly Great Egg-Harbour)
Primary Participants

Christian Cox
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05423
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Elijah Smith
Verbatim description from source:
"his slave Named Christian Cox / Christian Cox Certificate for her Freedom"
Additional Participants

Elijah Smith
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05418
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter

Thomas Hendry
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04440
Role: County Clerk

Edward Risley
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05419
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Enoch Smith
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05420
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Thomas Somers
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05421
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Gloucester County

John Sharp
Person identifier: NJS-PER-05422
Role: Judge
Comment: Justice of the Peace for Gloucester County
Record Contributor
Kemy Rodriguez
Resource class
Event