Cato (b. 1789) · New Jersey Slavery Records · New Jersey Slavery Records

Research Tips: This person of African descent has 2 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
Identifier: NJS-PER-01430
Given Name: Cato
Birth Date: 1789
Sex: Male
Biographical Description: Cato was an enslaved man, born around 1789. He was enslaved by Elijah Hunt, who was associated with South Brunswick and North Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey.

On September 11, 1810, Elijah Hunt signed a legal agreement promising to manumit Cato after 9 years of service from the date of the agreement.

Elijah Hunt died in 1818, less than a year before Cato was due to be manumitted. On December 13, 1819, the executors of Elijah Hunt's estate, Abraham Van Arsdalen and William P. Deare, completed the manumission process in pursuance of the covenant that Hunt had made with Cato during his lifetime. Cato was aged 30 when he became a free man.
Keywords: African descent person
Places: North Brunswick
Enslaved by: Elijah Hunt (1781-1818)
Record Contributor: Jesse Bayker
Linked Events: Primary Participant in:

1810-09-11 Term Indenture / Promise to Manumit: Cato (Role: Indentured Person)

1819-12-13 Manumission: Cato (Role: Manumitted Person)