1817-11-13 Manumission: Hepzibeth

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Title: 1817-11-13 Manumission: Hepzibeth
Identifier: NJS-EVE-00595
Source: Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 211; Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 212; Manumission of Hepzibeth (certificate dated 1817-11-13, deed dated 1817-11-13), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 211-212. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description: Hepzibeth, aged 37, was manumitted by Ezekiel Kinnan of North Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The certificate of manumission was signed by the Overseer of the Poor of North Brunswick (Abraham Van Arsdalen) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (John Outcalt and Thomas Hance) on November 13, 1817. The document stated that Hepzibeth 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. The deed of manumission was executed on November 13, 1817, by Ezekiel Kinnan. These documents were recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on November 13, 1817.
Event Type: Legal: Manumission registration
Date: 13 November 1817
Location of Event: North Brunswick
County (Modern): Middlesex
County (Historical): Middlesex
Primary Participant: Hepzibeth (b. 1780)
Enslaver: Ezekiel Kinnan
Additional Participant: John Outcalt (1770-1853); Thomas Hance; Abraham Van Arsdalen (d. ca 1825); William Philips Deare (d. 1826)
Participant Details: DETAILS FOR PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS:

*** Hepzibeth (b. 1780) ***
Role: Emancipated Person
Age: 37
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Ezekiel Kinnan
Verbatim description from source:
"female slave named Hepzibeth"

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DETAILS FOR OTHER PARTICIPANTS:

John Outcalt (1770-1853)
Role: Judge

Thomas Hance
Role: Judge

Abraham Van Arsdalen (d. ca 1825)
Role: Government Official

William Philips Deare (d. 1826)
Role: County Clerk

Ezekiel Kinnan
Role: Enslaver - Manumitter
Research Guide: Research Guide: Middlesex County Slavery Records
Record Contributor: Isaac Guzmán; Jesse Bayker

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