1813-12-04 Manumission: Jane

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00152
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 142
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 141

Manumission of Jane (certificate dated 1813-12-04, deed dated 1813-12-04), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 141-142. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
Jane, aged 28, was manumitted by Elijah Hunt of South Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The certificate of manumission was signed by the Overseers of the Poor of South Brunswick (Andrew McDowell, Thomas Wetherill) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (John Bastedo, David Slaback) on December 4, 1813. The document stated that Jane 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 December 4, 1813, by Elijah Hunt and witnessed by Aaron Cowling and John H. Vanderhoof. These documents were recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on January 28, 1814.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
December 4, 1813
Location of Event
South Brunswick
Primary Participants

Jane (b. 1785)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00597
Role: Manumitted Person
Age: 28
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Elijah Hunt (1781-1818)
Verbatim description from source:
"negro woman slave named Jane"
Additional Participants

John Bastedo
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00108
Role: Judge

David Slaback
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00458
Role: Judge

Andrew McDowell (1757-1834)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00093
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Thomas Wetherill
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00167
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Aaron Cowling
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01534
Role: Witness

John H. Vanderhoof
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01535
Role: Witness

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

Elijah Hunt (1781-1818)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00210
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event