John Smalley Jr. (1762-1837)
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This white person has 3 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00170
- Given Name
- John
- Family Name
- Smalley
- Birth Date
- 1762
- Death Date
- 1837
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
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John Smalley Jr. (1762-1837) was an enslaver who resided in Piscataway, the son of John Smalley (1736-1822). He married Margaret Fitz Randolph, daughter of Samuel Fitz Randolph of Piscataway. John Smalley Jr. was the executor of the estate of his father-in-law Samuel Fitz Randolph, together with James T. Dunn (husband of Margaret's sister Phebe).
On April 8, 1816, James T. Dunn and John Smalley Jr. each went to the Court of Common Pleas to file manumission documents. Dunn manumitted a man named Tom, while Smalley manumitted a man named Jack at the same time. - Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- executor or administrator for estate of enslaver
- Places
- Piscataway
- Enslaver of
- Jack
- Parent of
- Henry Smalley
- Samuel R. Smalley
- Spouse of
- Margaret Fitz Randolph Smalley (1765-1848)
- References
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This person is represented on the following page(s):
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16125575 - Record Contributor
- Isaac Guzmán
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1811-05-07 Manumission: Primus (Role: Executor or Administrator)
- 1811-05-07 Manumission: Sesor (Role: Executor or Administrator)
- 1816-04-08 Manumission: Jack (Role: Enslaver, Manumitter)
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- Agent