1806-03-08 Manumission: Elizabeth

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00087
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 61

Manumission of Elizabeth (certificate dated 1806-03-08), 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
Elizabeth was manumitted by the last will and testament of Ephraim Martin (1733-1806). Her certificate of manumission was issued in North Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The certificate was signed by the Overseer of the Poor of North Brunswick (John Van Nuis) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (Thomas Hill, Phineas Manning) on March 8, 1806. The document stated that Elizabeth 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. Elizabeth's exact age was not recorded in the document. This manumission was recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on March 17, 1806.
Event Type
Manumission
Keywords
Estate (deceased enslaver)
Date
March 8, 1806
Location of Event
North Brunswick
Primary Participants

Elizabeth
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00532
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Ephraim Martin (1733-1806)
Verbatim description from source:
"Elizabeth a negro woman late the property of Col. Ephraim Martin, deceased"
Additional Participants

Thomas Hill
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00123
Role: Judge

Phineas Manning
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00085
Role: Judge

John Van Nuis
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00054
Role: Overseer of the Poor

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

Ephraim Martin (1733-1806)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00120
Role: Enslaver, Deceased
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event