James Schureman (1756-1824)
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This white person has 4 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
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- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00390
- Given Name
- James
- Family Name
- Schureman
- Birth Date
- 1756
- Death Date
- 1824
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
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James Schureman was an enslaver who resided in North Brunswick, NJ.
He was the son of John Schureman (1729-1795) and Antje De Remere (1721-1800). He was one of the earliest graduates of Queen's College (later Rutgers University) in 1775. He served as a Captain of the Middlesex County militia in the Revolutionary War and then went on to become a merchant and politician. His political career included multiple terms as the Mayor of New Brunswick, Councilman for Middlesex County in the New Jersey Legislative Council, as well as U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senator representing the State of New Jersey. He had a house and store on Burnet Street in New Brunswick and also owned a farm at One-Mile Run.
Middlesex County Clerk's records include a birth certificate that Schureman submitted for an enslaved child named Phillis (born to a woman named Patty who was enslaved by Schureman). Additionally, Schureman served as one of the executors of the estate of his brother-in-law Peter Vredenburgh and, in that capacity, carried out Vredenburgh's wishes to manumit two enslaved persons named Tom and Margaret, which manumissions were recorded by the County Clerk.
Schureman was the son-in-law of David Williamson of South Brunswick, NJ, by marriage to Williamson's daughter Eleanor. Schureman was one of the executors of his father-in-law's will. In 1799, Schureman signed a bill of sale for a Black woman named Lydia on behalf of Williamson's estate. - Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- Rutgers University history
- executor or administrator for estate of enslaver
- Places
- North Brunswick
- Organization
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Rutgers University
- Relationship to Rutgers
- Alumnus 1775
- Trustee (1782-1824)
- Instructor (1782-?)
- Treasurer (1795-1813)
- Family (parent of John Schureman RC1795)
- Child of
- John Schureman (1729-1795)
- Antje De Remere (1721-1800)
- Parent of
- John Schureman (1778-1818)
- Spouse of
- Eleanor Williamson Schureman (1761-1823)
- Related Person
- David Williamson (d. 1797)
- References
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Wynkoop, Richard. Schureman Genealogy. New York: Melancthon F. Schureman, 1889. Page 8-10. https://archive.org/details/schuremangenealo1889wynk/page/8/mode/2up.
This person is represented on the following page(s):
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Schureman
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7751716 - Image Rights and Source
- Portrait of James Schureman. New York Public Library Digital Collections, Image ID 421248. Public domain.
- Record Contributor
- Isaac Guzmán
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Sources
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Author:
- Bill of Sale for Lydia (Bill of Sale for Lydia, January 19, 1799.)
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1799-01-19 Sale: Lydia (Role: Seller)
- 1807-05-01 Birth: Phillis (Role: Enslaver)
- 1823-09-12 Manumission: Margaret (Role: Executor or Administrator)
- 1823-09-12 Manumission: Tom (Role: Executor or Administrator)