1813-04-03 Removal Registration: Jude

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00193
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 134

Removal certificate for Jude (1813-04-03) recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 134. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
A removal certificate authorizing enslaver Simon Hillyer to remove Jude, an enslaved girl aged 12, from the state of New Jersey was issued by the Court of Common Pleas of Middlesex County on April 3, 1813. The certificate was signed by two judges (Asa Runyon and Thomas Hance). The document stated that Jude was examined by the judges and consented to move with Simon Hillyer from Middlesex County, NJ, to New York, NY. The certificate also stated that Jude's mother Nance appeared in court and consented to have Jude move to New York City with Hillyer. Nance also testified that Jude's father was deceased. The certificate was recorded by the County Clerk (William P. Deare) on June 19, 1813.
Event Type
Removal Registration
Keywords
Removal of person eligible for gradual emancipation
Removal of unaccompanied minor with parental consent
Removal to another northern state
Date
April 3, 1813
Location of Event
Middlesex County
New York City, New York
Primary Participants

Jude (b. 1801) {daughter of Nance}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00641
Role: Relocated Person
Age: 12
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Simon Hillyer
Verbatim description from source:
"negro girl slave aged twelve years"

Nance {mother of Jude}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00630
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Verbatim description from source:
"her mother called Nance"
Additional Participants

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

Thomas Hance
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00227
Role: Judge

Simon Hillyer
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00147
Role: Enslaver
Record Contributor
Adam McNeil
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event