Robert McChesney
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This white person has 13 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00234
- Given Name
- Robert
- Family Name
- McChesney
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Legal
- Biographical Description
- Robert McChesney 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 South Amboy whose enslavers agreed to set them free.
- Keywords
- white person
- government official
- Places
- South Amboy
- Record Contributor
- Isaac Guzmán
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1798-04-10 Manumission: Dick Highman (Role: Judge)
- 1798-04-10 Manumission: Dick Highman (Role: Witness)
- 1809-09-11 Manumission: Joseph (Role: Judge)
- 1812-03-02 Manumission: Cesar (Role: Witness)
- 1814-10-04 Manumission: Betty (Role: Judge)
- 1815-05-29 Manumission: Adam (Role: Judge)
- 1818-07-22 Removal Registration: Hannah Grene, Rebecca Ann (Role: Judge)
- 1819-10-14 Manumission: Robert Brister (Role: Judge)
- 1819-10-22 Manumission: George (Role: Judge)
- 1821-04-09 Manumission: Rose (Role: Witness)
- 1823-06-12 Manumission: Jane Miller (Role: Judge)
- 1823-06-12 Manumission: Richard Miller (Role: Judge)
- 1823-09-04 Manumission: Sarah (Role: Judge)
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- Agent