1821-02-24 Manumission: Lyd

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00573
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 335
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 334

Manumission of Lyd (certificate dated 1821-02-24, deed dated 1821-02-24), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 334-335. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
Lyd was manumitted by Thomas McDowell 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 David Vanderhoef) on February 24, 1821. The document stated that Lyd 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. Lyd's exact age was not recorded in the document. The deed of manumission was executed on February 24, 1821, by Thomas McDowell. These documents were recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on February 27, 1821.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
February 24, 1821
Location of Event
South Brunswick
Primary Participants

Lyd
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01440
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Thomas McDowell (1754-1825)
Verbatim description from source:
"negro woman Lyd"
Additional Participants

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

David Vanderhoef
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00338
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

Abraham Terhune
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01714
Role: Witness

Derick Griggs
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01736
Role: Witness

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

Thomas McDowell (1754-1825)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00090
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event