1815-09-30 Manumission: Silva · New Jersey Slavery Records

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Identifier

NJS-EVE-00522

Source

Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 170

Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 171

Manumission of Silva (certificate dated 1815-09-30, deed dated 1815-09-30), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 170-171. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

Event Description

Silva, aged 39, was manumitted by Aaron Hassert of North Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The certificate of manumission was signed by the Overseer of the Poor of North Brunswick (Moses Guest) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (Asa Runyon and Thomas Hance) on September 30, 1815. The document stated that Silva 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 September 30, 1815, by Aaron Hassert. These documents were recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on September 30, 1815.

Event Type

Manumission

Date

September 30, 1815

Location of Event

North Brunswick

Primary Participants

Silva (b. 1776)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01382
Role: Manumitted Person
Age: 39
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Aaron Hassert (1769-1842)
Verbatim description from source:
"negro woman slave called Silva"

Additional Participants

Asa Runyon
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00034
Role: Judge

Thomas Hance
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00227
Role: Judge

Moses Guest
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00226
Role: Overseer of the Poor

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

Aaron Hassert (1769-1842)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00245
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter

Record Contributor

Isaac Guzmán

Jesse Bayker