1821-07-02 Manumission: Margaret Ward

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00570
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 349

Manumission of Margaret Ward (deed dated 1821-07-02), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 349. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
Margaret Ward, aged 22, was manumitted by On Ward of East Windsor, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The deed of manumission was executed on July 2, 1821, by On Ward, in the presence of witnesses John C. Ward and Patience Ward. The document was notarized by Justice of the Peace Andrew Rowan. This deed was recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on December 11, 1821.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
July 2, 1821
Location of Event
East Windsor
Primary Participants

Margaret Ward (b. 1799)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01451
Role: Manumitted Person
Age: 22
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- On Ward
Verbatim description from source:
"negro woman a slave called Margaret Ward"
Additional Participants

Andrew Rowan
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00118
Role: Witness

John C. Ward
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01765
Role: Witness

Patience Ward
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01789
Role: Witness

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

On Ward
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00154
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event