Joseph McChesney
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This white person has 14 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00067
- Given Name
- Joseph
- Family Name
- McChesney
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Legal
- Biographical Description
- Joseph McChesney was a resident of Middlesex County, New Jersey. He served as the Judge of Common Pleas as well 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 Middlesex County whose enslavers agreed to set them free. His name appears mostly (though not exclusively) on records associated with South Brunswick Township.
- Keywords
- white person
- government official
- Places
- South Brunswick
- Record Contributor
- Adam McNeil
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1811-04-08 Manumission: George (Role: Judge)
- 1811-04-08 Manumission: Flouver (Role: Judge)
- 1811-04-08 Manumission: Lydia (Role: Judge)
- 1811-06-12 Manumission: Cuff (Role: Judge)
- 1812-12-04 Removal Registration: Bob (Role: Judge)
- 1812-12-04 Removal Registration: Anthony (Role: Judge)
- 1812-12-04 Removal Registration: Mary (Role: Judge)
- 1818-08-04 Removal Registration: Charles (Role: Judge)
- 1819-10-14 Manumission: Robert Brister (Role: Judge)
- 1821-04-09 Manumission: Rose (Role: Judge)
- 1822-03-18 Manumission: Dinah (Role: Witness)
- 1823-12-06 Manumission: Catherine (Role: Judge)
- 1825-04-11 Manumission: Fanny Ditmus (Role: Judge)
- 1825-06-20 Manumission: Tom (Role: Judge)
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