James Bonney
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This white person has 10 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00046
- Given Name
- James
- Family Name
- Bonney
- Alternate Name
- Bonny
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Legal
- Biographical Description
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James Bonney was a resident of Middlesex County, New Jersey. He served as the Justice of the Peace for the county in the early 19th century. In this official capacity, he issued manumission certificates for residents of Woodbridge whose enslavers agreed to set them free.
His name is variously spelled Bonney or Bonny in different histories of the era. - Keywords
- white person
- government official
- Places
- Woodbridge
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1801-06-13 Manumission: Dianna Lewe (Role: Judge)
- 1801-11-19 Manumission: James (Role: Judge)
- 1801-11-30 Manumission: Sharper Roberson (Role: Judge)
- 1801-11-30 Manumission: Sylvia Bloomfield (Role: Judge)
- 1801-12-28 Manumission: Joseph (Role: Judge)
- 1801-12-28 Manumission: Dick (Role: Judge)
- 1801-12-28 Manumission: Tone (Role: Judge)
- 1801-12-28 Manumission: Margaret (Role: Judge)
- 1802-04-20 Manumission: Frank (Role: Judge)
- 1802-04-20 Manumission: Solomon Laing (Role: Judge)
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