John Dayton
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This white person has 21 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00253
- Given Name
- John
- Family Name
- Dayton
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Government
- Biographical Description
- John Dayton was a resident of Middlesex County, New Jersey. He served as the Overseer of the Poor of Piscataway in the early 19th century. In this official capacity, he issued manumission certificates for residents of Piscataway whose enslavers agreed to set them free.
- Keywords
- white person
- government official
- Places
- Piscataway
- Record Contributor
- Isaac Guzmán
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1816-04-08 Manumission: Jack (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1816-04-08 Manumission: Tom (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1816-05-02 Manumission: Thomas (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1818-01-26 Manumission: Tone (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1818-01-26 Manumission: Maryah (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1819-02-03 Manumission: Mary (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1819-08-24 Manumission: Harry (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1819-08-24 Manumission: Hannah (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1819-10-28 Manumission: Thomas (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1820-03-18 Manumission: Mariah (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1821-11-12 Manumission: Henry Compton (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1822-06-01 Manumission: Sam (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1822-10-17 Manumission: Dinah (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1823-08-30 Manumission: Simon (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1823-09-20 Manumission: Rachel (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1823-12-25 Manumission: Harry (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1824-04-05 Manumission: Pompey (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1824-11-29 Manumission: Richard (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1825-03-24 Manumission: John (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1825-04-11 Manumission: Peter Wooding (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1825-04-11 Manumission: Jack Dunn (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
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- Agent