Robert Willson
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This white person has 3 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00062
- Given Name
- Robert
- Family Name
- Willson
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Legal
- Biographical Description
- Robert Willson 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 East Windsor whose enslavers agreed to set them free.
- Keywords
- white person
- government official
- Places
- East Windsor
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1801-04-23 Manumission: Gilbert Wallace (Role: Judge)
- 1802-04-08 Manumission: Thomas Wildes (Role: Judge)
- 1802-04-08 Manumission: Samson Jeters (Role: Judge)
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- Agent