1819-10-22 Manumission: George

Title

1819-10-22 Manumission: George

Identifier

NJS-EVE-00607

Source

Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 316

Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 317

Manumission of George (certificate dated 1819-10-22), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 316-317. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

Event Description

George, aged 33, was manumitted by William L. Dey of South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The certificate of manumission was signed by the Overseer of the Poor of South Amboy (Matthias Mount) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (John Dey and Robert McChesney) on October 22, 1819. The document stated that George 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. This document was recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on October 28, 1819.

Event Type

Legal: Manumission registration

Date

22 October 1819

Location of Event

South Amboy

Primary Participant

George (b. 1786)

Enslaver

William L. Dey

Additional Participant

John Dey

Robert McChesney

Matthias Mount

William Philips Deare (d. 1826)

Participant Details

DETAILS FOR PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS:

*** George (b. 1786) ***
Role: Emancipated Person
Age: 33
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- William L. Dey
Verbatim description from source:
"negro slave named George"

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DETAILS FOR OTHER PARTICIPANTS:

John Dey
Role: Judge

Robert McChesney
Role: Judge

Matthias Mount
Role: Government Official

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

William L. Dey
Role: Enslaver - Manumitter

Research Guide

Research Guide: Middlesex County Slavery Records

Record Contributor

Isaac Guzmán

Jesse Bayker