1817-04-28 Manumission: Thomas

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00515
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 196
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 197

Manumission of Thomas (certificate dated 1817-04-28, deed dated 1817-04-28), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 196-197. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
Thomas, aged 28, was manumitted by David Clarkson of South Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The certificate of manumission was signed by the Overseers of the Poor of South Brunswick (Andrew McDowell and John Barricklo) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (Moses Morris and Samuel R. Hamilton) on April 28, 1817. The document stated that Thomas was examined in court and met the eligibility requirements for manumission in New Jersey, i.e. the person was 21 to 40 years old and was "sound in mind and not under any bodily incapacity" of obtaining a livelihood. The deed of manumission was executed on April 28, 1817, by David Clarkson and was witnessed by Jane Maddock and Samuel R. Hamilton. These documents were recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on May 2, 1817.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
April 28, 1817
Location of Event
South Brunswick
Primary Participants

Thomas (b. 1789)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01400
Role: Manumitted Person
Age: 28
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- David Clarkson
Verbatim description from source:
"negro slave named Thomas"
Additional Participants

Moses Morris
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00190
Role: Judge

Samuel R. Hamilton
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00270
Role: Judge

Andrew McDowell (1757-1834)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00093
Role: Overseer of the Poor

John Barricklo
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00269
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Jane Maddock
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01758
Role: Witness

William Philips Deare (d. 1826)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00008
Role: County Clerk

David Clarkson
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00268
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event