Dianna Lewe {or Manning}
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This person of African descent has 2 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00444
- Given Name
- Dianna
- Family Name
- Lewe
- Alternate Name
- Dianna Luwee
- Dianna Manning
- Sex
- Female
- Biographical Description
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Dianna Lewe was an enslaved woman who was manumitted by Jeremiah Manning of Woodbridge, NJ, in June 1801. Middlesex County records refer to her variously as "Dianna Manning or rather Luwee" or "Dianna Lewee" or "Dianna Lewe." She was aged 21 to 40 at the time of manumission.
See also the related 1820 manumission event for Peter Lewe, which mentions Dianna Lewe. Dianna and Peter were certainly related, although their exact relationship is not made clear in the documents. - Keywords
- African descent person
- Places
- Woodbridge
- Enslaved by
- Jeremiah Manning (1736-1803)
- Related Person
- Peter Lewe {or Manning}
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1801-06-13 Manumission: Dianna Lewe (Role: Manumitted Person)
- 1820-01-25 Manumission: Peter Lewe (Role: Mentioned Person)
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- Agent