1812-06-08 Manumission: George

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00142
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 121
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 122

Manumission of George (certificate dated 1812-06-08, deed dated 1812-06-08), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 121-122. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
George, aged 30, was manumitted by William Tindall and Daniel Hutchinson, executors of the will of Isaac Hutchinson of West Windsor, Middlesex County, NJ. The executors brought George 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 West Windsor (Henry Dye, Giles W. Olden) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (Andrew Rowan, John James) on June 8, 1812. The document stated that George 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. The deed of manumission was executed on June 8, 1812, by the two executors William Tindall and Daniel Hutchinson. These documents were recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on September 9, 1812.
Event Type
Manumission
Keywords
Estate (deceased enslaver)
Date
June 8, 1812
Location of Event
West Windsor
Primary Participants

George (b. 1782)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00587
Role: Manumitted Person
Age: 30
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Isaac Hutchinson (d. ca. 1812)
Verbatim description from source:
"negro man called George"
Additional Participants

Andrew Rowan
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00118
Role: Judge

John James
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00128
Role: Judge

Henry Dye
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00104
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Giles W. Olden
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00182
Role: Overseer of the Poor

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

Isaac Hutchinson (d. ca. 1812)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00181
Role: Enslaver, Deceased

Daniel Hutchinson
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00506
Role: Executor or Administrator

William Tindall (1745-1816)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00045
Role: Executor or Administrator
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event