1808-04-28 Manumission: Thomas

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00102
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 72

Manumission of Thomas (certificate dated 1808-04-28), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 72. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
Thomas was manumitted by the last will and testament of John B. Oliver of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The executor of John B. Oliver's estate (David Wait) brought Thomas to court to complete the process and obtain a certificate of manumission. The certificate of manumission was signed by the Overseers of the Poor of Perth Amboy (James Compton, William Cross) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (Joseph Marsh, John Lewis) on April 28, 1808. The document stated that Thomas 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. Thomas's exact age was not recorded in the document. This manumission was recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on April 29, 1808.
Event Type
Manumission
Keywords
Estate (deceased enslaver)
Date
April 28, 1808
Location of Event
Perth Amboy
Primary Participants

Thomas
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00547
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- John B. Oliver (d. ca. 1808)
Verbatim description from source:
"Mulatto man named Thomas, a slave"
Additional Participants

Joseph Marsh
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00365
Role: Judge

John Lewis
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00139
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

John B. Oliver (d. ca. 1808)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00501
Role: Enslaver, Deceased

David Wait
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00138
Role: Executor or Administrator
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event