Thomas Edgar (ca. 1774-1849)
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This white person has 9 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00024
- Given Name
- Thomas
- Family Name
- Edgar
- Birth Date
- 1774
- Death Date
- 1849
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
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Thomas Edgar was an enslaver who resided in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the early 19th century. He was a landowner and farmer.
He served as the Overseer of the Poor of Woodbridge in the 1810s. In this official capacity, he issued manumission certificates for residents of Woodbridge whose enslavers agreed to set them free.
Not to be confused with his uncle Thomas Edgar (1746-1812) [Identifier NJS-PER-01341]. - Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- government official
- Places
- Woodbridge
- Enslaver of
- Bett
- Fortunatus (b. 1809) {son of Bett}
- George (b. 1811) {son of Bett}
- Merrell (b. 1815) {child of Bett}
- Zopher (b. 1816) {son of Bett}
- Sibling of
- Samuel Edgar (1788-1831)
- Related Person
- Thomas Edgar (1746-1812)
- References
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This person is represented on the following page(s):
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204988683 - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1809-02-28 Birth: Fortunatus (Role: Enslaver)
- 1811-03-07 Birth: George (Role: Enslaver)
- 1814-12-20 Will (of James Edgar): Mariann, Letty, Cato, Jake, Suck (Role: Executor or Administrator)
- 1815-06-20 Manumission: Cornelious (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1815-07-27 Birth: Merrell (Role: Enslaver)
- 1815-11-23 Manumission: Flora (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1815-11-23 Manumission: Henry (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1816-04-08 Manumission: Philip Freeman (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1816-12-05 Birth: Zopher (Role: Enslaver)
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