1809-04-10 Manumission: Daniel · New Jersey Slavery Records

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Identifier

NJS-EVE-00114

Source

Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 86

Manumission of Daniel (certificate dated 1809-04-10), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 86. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

Event Description

Daniel was manumitted by Thomas Jackson of Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The certificate of manumission was signed by the Overseers of the Poor of Woodbridge (Ezekiel Ayers, Lewis Kelly) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (Benajah Mundy, David Turvey) on April 10, 1809. The document stated that Daniel 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. Daniel's exact age was not recorded in the document. This manumission was recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on July 20, 1809.

Note the heading that appears above the certificate of manumission in the county clerk's book on page 86 says "Daniel, slave of Philip Brown," but this appears to be an error. The text of the certificate clearly states that the name of Daniel's enslaver was Thomas Jackson, and there is nothing to indicate that Philip Brown was related to Daniel's manumission. (The next page in the book contains Philip Brown's manumission deed for Heziah, and the documents' proximity likely led to the clerk's error in creating the headings.)

Event Type

Manumission

Date

April 10, 1809

Location of Event

Woodbridge

Primary Participants

Daniel
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00559
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Thomas Jackson
Verbatim description from source:
"slave named Daniel"

Additional Participants

Benajah Mundy
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00102
Role: Judge

David Turvey
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00192
Role: Judge

Ezekiel Ayers
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00028
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Lewis Kelly
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00100
Role: Overseer of the Poor

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

Thomas Jackson
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00191
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter

Record Contributor

Isaac Guzmán

Jesse Bayker