Thomas Wetherill
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This white person has 11 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00167
- Given Name
- Thomas
- Family Name
- Wetherill
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Government
- Biographical Description
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Thomas Wetherill was a resident of Middlesex County, New Jersey. He served as 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 he was an enslaver. - Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- government official
- Places
- South Brunswick
- Record Contributor
- Isaac Guzmán
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1804-07-17 Birth: Lydia (Role: Enslaver)
- 1805-04-08 Manumission: Sarach (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1810-04-09 Manumission: Ned Didmus (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 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: Cyrus (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1815-04-15 Manumission: Richard Vullentine (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
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- Agent