Andrew McDowell (1757-1834) · New Jersey Slavery Records

Research Tips: This white person has 24 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
Identifier: NJS-PER-00093
Given Name: Andrew
Family Name: McDowell
Birth Date: 1757
Death Date: 1834
Sex: Male
Occupation: Legal; Government
Biographical Description: Andrew McDowell was a resident of Middlesex County, New Jersey. He served as the Justice of the Peace for the county and the Overseer of the Poor of South Brunswick in the early 19th century. In this official capacity, he issued manumission certificates for residents of South Brunswick whose enslavers agreed to set them free.

Middlesex County records indicate that Andrew McDowell was an enslaver.
Keywords: white person; enslaver; government official
Places: South Brunswick; Cranbury (formerly Cranberry)
Enslaver of: Hannah; Sobinas (b. 1810) {daughter of Hannah}; Tom (b. 1807) {son of Hannah}
Related Person: Andrew McDowell Jr.
References: This person is represented on the following page(s):
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8806754
Record Contributor: Isaac Guzmán; Jesse Bayker
Linked Events: Additional Participant in:

1803-12-14 Manumission: George Hawkins (Role: Judge)

1805-04-08 Manumission: Sarach (Role: Overseer of the Poor)

1807-06-30 Birth: Tom (Role: Enslaver)

1810-04-09 Manumission: Ned Didmus (Role: Overseer of the Poor)

1810-05-02 Birth: Sobinas (Role: Enslaver)

1810-10-10 Manumission: Jane (Role: Overseer of the Poor)

1811-04-08 Manumission: Flouver (Role: Overseer of the Poor)

1811-04-08 Manumission: George (Role: Overseer of the Poor)

1811-04-08 Manumission: Lydia (Role: Overseer of the Poor)

1813-12-04 Manumission: Jane (Role: Overseer of the Poor)

1815-04-15 Manumission: Cyrus (Role: Overseer of the Poor)

1815-04-15 Manumission: Richard Vullentine (Role: Overseer of the Poor)

1815-04-15 Manumission: Cyrus (Role: Overseer of the Poor)

1816-04-08 Manumission: Dine (Role: Overseer of the Poor)

1817-04-28 Manumission: Thomas (Role: Overseer of the Poor)

1818-04-13 Manumission: Thomas Titus (Role: Overseer of the Poor)

1819-10-23 Manumission: Joseph (Role: Overseer of the Poor)

1820-04-15 Manumission: Ben (Role: Overseer of the Poor)

1821-02-24 Manumission: Lun (Role: Overseer of the Poor)

1821-02-24 Manumission: Lyd (Role: Overseer of the Poor)

1821-04-09 Manumission: Rose (Role: Overseer of the Poor)

1822-04-13 Manumission: Margret (Role: Overseer of the Poor)

1823-12-06 Manumission: Catherine (Role: Overseer of the Poor)

1824-04-10 Manumission: Peter (Role: Overseer of the Poor)