John Combs
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This white person has 2 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00075
- Given Name
- John
- Family Name
- Combs
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Legal
- Biographical Description
- John Combs 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 South Amboy whose enslavers agreed to set them free. Middlesex County records indicate that John Combs was an enslaver.
- Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- government official
- Places
- South Amboy
- Enslaver of
- Broffo Bowles
- Related Person
- Lewis Combs
- Record Contributor
- Isaac Guzmán
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1803-05-03 Manumission: Broffo Bowles (Role: Judge)
- 1803-05-03 Manumission: Broffo Bowles (Role: Enslaver, Manumitter)
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- Agent