1825-03-24 Manumission: John

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00580
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 430
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 431

Manumission of John (certificate dated 1825-03-24, deed dated 1825-03-24), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 430-431. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
John was manumitted by Syche Van Anglen of Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The certificate of manumission was signed by the Overseers of the Poor of Piscataway (Ephraim Runyon and John Dayton) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (William Benjamin Manning and Enoch Fitz Randolph) on March 24, 1825. The document stated that John 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. John's exact age was not recorded in the document. The deed of manumission was executed on March 24, 1825, by Syche Van Anglen. These documents were recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on April 28, 1825.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
March 24, 1825
Location of Event
Piscataway
Primary Participants

John {Jack}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01501
Role: Manumitted Person
Age category: Adult
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Syche Suydam Van Anglen (1776-1844)
Verbatim description from source:
"negro slave called John or Jack"
Additional Participants

William Benjamin Manning (1786-1847)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00232
Role: Judge

Enoch Fitz Randolph
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00394
Role: Judge

Ephraim Runyon
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00141
Role: Overseer of the Poor

John Dayton
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00253
Role: Overseer of the Poor

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

Syche Suydam Van Anglen (1776-1844)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00472
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event