1822-04-13 Manumission: Margret

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00569
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 357
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 356

Manumission of Margret (certificate dated 1822-04-13, deed dated 1822-04-13), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 356-357. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
Margret was manumitted by George T. McDowell and John T. McDowell (acting jointly) both 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 Daniel J. Barricklo) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (John Bastedo and Samuel Gulick) on April 13, 1822. The document stated that Margret 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. Margret's exact age was not recorded in the document. The deed of manumission was executed on April 13, 1822, by George T. McDowell and John T. McDowell, in the presence of witnesses Isaac Scudder and John Barricklo. These documents were recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on May 3, 1822.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
April 13, 1822
Location of Event
South Brunswick
Primary Participants

Margret
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01454
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- George T. McDowell
- John T. McDowell
Verbatim description from source:
"slave named Margret; negro woman Margret"
Additional Participants

John Bastedo
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00108
Role: Judge

Samuel Gulick
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00320
Role: Judge

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

Daniel J. Barricklo
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00354
Role: Overseer of the Poor

John Barricklo
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00269
Role: Witness

Isaac Scudder
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01750
Role: Witness

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

George T. McDowell
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01355
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter

John T. McDowell
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00337
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event