1806-03-01 Manumission: William

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00088
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 61

Manumission of William (certificate dated 1806-03-01), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 61. 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 Cortland L. Parker of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The certificate of manumission was signed by two Overseers of the Poor of Perth Amboy (James Compton, William Cross) and two Magistrates of the City of Perth Amboy (Recorder James Parker and Alderman John Angus) on March 1, 1806. 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 March 11, 1806.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
March 1, 1806
Location of Event
Perth Amboy
Primary Participants

William
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00533
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Cortlandt Lewis Parker (1781-1826)
Verbatim description from source:
"slave named William "
Additional Participants

James Parker Jr. (1776-1868)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00193
Role: Judge

John Angus
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00194
Role: Judge

James Compton
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00122
Role: Overseer of the Poor

William Cross
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00195
Role: Overseer of the Poor

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

Cortlandt Lewis Parker (1781-1826)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00121
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event