1800-02-11 Manumission: Peter Randolph

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00043
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 11

Manumission of Peter Randolph (certificate dated 1800-02-11), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 11. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
Peter Randolph was manumitted by Rune F. Randolph of Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The certificate of manumission was signed by the Overseers of the Poor of Piscataway (Edward Griffith, David Coriell Jr.) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (Alexander Dunn, Samuel F. Randolph) on February 11, 1800. The document stated that Peter Randolph was examined in court and met the eligibility requirements for manumission in New Jersey, i.e. the person was 21 to 40 years old and was "sound in mind and not under any bodily incapacity" of obtaining a livelihood. Peter Randolph's exact age was not recorded in the document. This manumission was recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk on February 12, 1800.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
February 11, 1800
Location of Event
Piscataway
Primary Participants

Peter Randolph
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00419
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Rune Fitz Randolph
Verbatim description from source:
"slave named Peter F. Randolph"
Additional Participants

Alexander Dunn
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00029
Role: Judge

Samuel Fitz Randolph (1741-1811)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00030
Role: Judge

Edward Griffith
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00025
Role: Overseer of the Poor

David Coriell Jr.
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00026
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Rune Fitz Randolph
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00022
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event