1812-03-14 Manumission: Abraham

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00140
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 118

Manumission of Abraham (deed dated 1812-03-14), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 118. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
Abraham, aged 30, was manumitted by John Runyon Jr. of Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The deed of manumission was executed on March 14, 1812, by John Runyon Jr. in the presence of witnesses by George Boice Jr. and Ephraim Runyon, and notarized by Asa Runyon on March 23, 1812. This document was recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on July 6, 1812.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
March 14, 1812
Location of Event
Piscataway
Primary Participants

Abraham (b. 1782)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00585
Role: Manumitted Person
Age: 30
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- John Runyon Jr.
Verbatim description from source:
"negro slave named Abraham "
Additional Participants

Asa Runyon
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00034
Role: Judge

Ephraim Runyon
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00141
Role: Witness

George Boice
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00199
Role: Witness

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

John Runyon Jr.
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00206
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event