1814-08-16 Manumission: Peter Furman

Research Tips

See the Middlesex County Research Guide for information about related records.
Identifier
NJS-EVE-00155
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 148
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 149

Manumission of Peter Furman (certificate dated 1814-08-16, deed dated 1814-08-16), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 148-149. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
Peter Furman, aged 21 to 40 , was manumitted by Benjamin Marsh, a resident of Falls, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The manumission took place in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey.

The certificate of manumission described Peter Furman thus: "slave named Peter Furman (being a man given him the said Benjamin Marsh by the will of his father John Marsh of the said Township of Woodbridge)." The certificate was signed by the Overseers of the Poor of Woodbridge (S. S. Barron, Richard Marsh) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (Richard Marsh, Andrew Elston) on August 16, 1814. The document stated that Peter Furman 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 the same day, August 16, 1814, by Benjamin Marsh, witnessed by Andrew Elston and Andrew Marsh, and then notarized by Asa Runyon.

These documents were recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on August 17, 1814.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
August 16, 1814
Location of Event
Woodbridge
Primary Participants

Peter Furman
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00600
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Benjamin Marsh
Verbatim description from source:
"slave named Peter Furman (being a man given him the said Benjamin Marsh by the will of his father John Marsh of the said Township of Woodbridge)"
Additional Participants

Richard Marsh
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00173
Role: Judge

Andrew Elston
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00244
Role: Judge

S. S. Barron
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00213
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Richard Marsh
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00173
Role: Overseer of the Poor

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

Andrew Marsh
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01720
Role: Witness

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

Benjamin Marsh
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00216
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event