1805-04-10 Manumission: William · New Jersey Slavery Records

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Identifier

NJS-EVE-00084

Source

Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 58

Manumission of William (certificate dated 1805-04-10), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 58. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

Event Description

William was manumitted by David Coriell of Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The certificate of manumission was signed by two Overseers of the Poor of Piscataway (Edward Griffith and the aforementioned David Coriell) and two Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (Samuel Randolph and David Dunham) on April 10, 1805. The document stated that William 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. William's exact age was not recorded in the document. This manumission was recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on April 13, 1805.

Event Type

Manumission

Date

April 10, 1805

Location of Event

Piscataway

Primary Participants

William
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00529
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- David Coriell Jr.
Verbatim description from source:
"slave named William"

Additional Participants

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

David Dunham (1745-1807)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00113
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

William Philips Deare (d. 1826)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00008
Role: County Clerk

David Coriell Jr.
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00026
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter

Record Contributor

Isaac Guzmán

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