1814-01-06 Manumission: Peter

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00150
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 138
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 139

Manumission of Peter (certificate dated 1814-01-06, deed dated 1814-01-06), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 138-139. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
Peter, aged 27, was manumitted by James Throckmorton of South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The certificate of manumission was signed by the Overseers of the Poor of South Amboy (William Toan, John Perrine) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (David Hall, Jacob Van Wickle) on January 6, 1814. The document stated that Peter 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 January 6, 1814, by James Throckmorton. These documents were recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on January 19, 1814.

Jack was manumitted by James Throckmorton on the same day.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
January 6, 1814
Location of Event
South Amboy
Related Event
1814-01-06 Manumission: Jack
Primary Participants

Peter (b. 1787)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00595
Role: Manumitted Person
Age: 27
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- James Throckmorton
Verbatim description from source:
"male slave named Peter"
Additional Participants

David Hall
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00209
Role: Judge

Jacob Van Wickle (1770-1854)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00068
Role: Judge

William Toan
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00078
Role: Overseer of the Poor

John Perrine
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00208
Role: Overseer of the Poor

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

James Throckmorton
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00207
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event