1817-01-06 Manumission: Hanah

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00604
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 191

Manumission of Hanah (deed dated 1817-01-06), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 191. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
Hanah, aged 37, was manumitted by Hezekiah Smith of Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The deed of manumission was executed on January 6, 1817, by Hezekiah Smith. Rune F. Randolph and George Boice served as witnesses. This document was recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on January 7, 1817.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
January 6, 1817
Location of Event
Piscataway
Primary Participants

Hanah (b. 1780)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01398
Role: Manumitted Person
Age: 37
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Hezekiah Smith
Verbatim description from source:
"negro woman slave called Hanah"
Additional Participants

Rune Fitz Randolph
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00022
Role: Witness

George Boice
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00199
Role: Witness

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

Hezekiah Smith
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00265
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event