John Harriott
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This white person has 6 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00286
- Given Name
- John
- Family Name
- Harriott
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- John Harriott was a resident of Middlesex County, New Jersey. He served as the Overseer of the Poor of Woodbridge as well as the Justice of the Peace for Middlesex County in the early 19th century. In these official roles, he issued manumission certificates for residents of Woodbridge whose enslavers agreed to set them free.
- Keywords
- white person
- government official
- Places
- Woodbridge
- Record Contributor
- Isaac Guzmán
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1814-03-27 Manumission: Sarah Bogert (Role: Judge)
- 1818-10-03 Manumission: Mariann (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1819-03-06 Manumission: Peter (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1819-09-23 Manumission: Cesar Mundy (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1821-04-09 Manumission: Dublin Halsey (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1824-03-27 Manumission: George Ross (Role: Judge)
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- Agent