1814-01-06 Manumission: Peter

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Title: 1814-01-06 Manumission: Peter
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: Legal: Manumission registration
Date: 6 January 1814
Location of Event: South Amboy
County (Modern): Middlesex
County (Historical): Middlesex
Related Event: 1814-01-06 Manumission: Jack
Primary Participant: Peter (b. 1787)
Enslaver: James Throckmorton
Additional Participant: David Hall; Jacob Van Wickle (1770-1854); William Toan; John Perrine; William Philips Deare (d. 1826)
Participant Details: DETAILS FOR PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS:

*** Peter (b. 1787) ***
Role: Emancipated Person
Age: 27
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- James Throckmorton
Verbatim description from source:
"male slave named Peter"

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DETAILS FOR OTHER PARTICIPANTS:

David Hall
Role: Judge

Jacob Van Wickle (1770-1854)
Role: Judge

William Toan
Role: Government Official

John Perrine
Role: Government Official

William Philips Deare (d. 1826)
Role: County Clerk

James Throckmorton
Role: Enslaver - Manumitter
Research Guide: Research Guide: Middlesex County Slavery Records
Record Contributor: Isaac Guzmán; Jesse Bayker

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