Samuel Drake
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This white person has 14 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00230
- Given Name
- Samuel
- Family Name
- Drake
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Legal
- Biographical Description
- Samuel Drake 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 Piscataway whose enslavers agreed to set them free.
- Keywords
- white person
- government official
- Places
- Piscataway
- Record Contributor
- Isaac Guzmán
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1813-04-29 Manumission: Peter (Role: Judge)
- 1814-04-11 Manumission: Nean (Role: Judge)
- 1814-10-15 Manumission: Jacob (Role: Judge)
- 1814-10-15 Manumission: Rachel (Role: Judge)
- 1814-10-15 Manumission: Hetty (Role: Judge)
- 1814-10-15 Manumission: Tom (Role: Judge)
- 1816-04-08 Manumission: Peg (Role: Judge)
- 1816-04-08 Manumission: Tom (Role: Judge)
- 1816-04-08 Manumission: Jack (Role: Judge)
- 1816-04-08 Manumission: Benjamin (Role: Judge)
- 1816-05-02 Manumission: Thomas (Role: Judge)
- 1818-01-26 Manumission: Tone (Role: Judge)
- 1818-01-26 Manumission: Maryah (Role: Judge)
- 1819-02-03 Manumission: Mary (Role: Judge)
- Resource class
- Agent