1821-10-06 Manumission: Robin
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- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00537
- Source
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Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 381
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Manumission of Robin (deed dated 1821-10-06), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 381. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
- Event Description
- Robin, aged 30, was manumitted by George Brown of Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The deed of manumission was executed on October 6, 1821, by George Brown in the presence of witnesses Nathaniel F. Bennet and Stout Drake. George Brown appeared before Justice of the Peace Richard Marsh on January 1, 1823, to acknowledge his signature on the deed. This document was recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on June 24, 1823.
- Event Type
- Manumission
- Date
- October 6, 1821
- Location of Event
- Woodbridge
- Primary Participants
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Robin (b. 1791)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01469
Role: Manumitted Person
Age: 30
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- George Brown
Verbatim description from source:
"negro man named Robin" - Additional Participants
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Richard Marsh
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00173
Role: WitnessNathaniel F. Bennet
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01788
Role: WitnessStout Drake
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01802
Role: WitnessWilliam Philips Deare (d. 1826)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00008
Role: County ClerkGeorge Brown
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00417
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter - Record Contributor
- Isaac Guzmán
- Jesse Bayker