John Smith [Overseer of the Poor]

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Person Record Title
John Smith [Overseer of the Poor]
Identifier
NJS-PER-00116
Given Name
John
Family Name
Smith
Sex
Male
Occupation
Government
Legal
Biographical Description
John Smith was a resident of East Windsor, New Jersey. He served as the Overseer of the Poor of East Windsor and Justice of the Peace for Middlesex County in the early 19th century. In these official roles, he issued manumission certificates for residents of East Windsor whose enslavers agreed to set them free.

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See also a potentially related record for a man named John Smith [Identifier NJS-PER-00635], who was a Judge of Common Pleas for Middlesex County and signed several apparently falsified removal certificates issued in South River in 1818. It is possible that this is the same man. The relationship between these records has not been confirmed.
Place of Significance
East Windsor
Related Person or Resource
John Smith [Judge of Common Pleas]
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker

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1805-07-20 Manumission: Martha Richards Event
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