1816-04-08 Manumission: Dine

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00619
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 326

Manumission of Dine (certificate dated 1816-04-08, deed dated 1816-04-08), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 326-327, 337-338. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
Dine, aged 30, was manumitted by Nathaniel Britton 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 John Barricklo) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (Nathaniel Hunt and John Bastedo) on April 8, 1816. The document stated that Dine 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 August 21, 1820.

The deed of manumission was executed on April 8, 1816, by Nathaniel Britton in the presence of witnesses John P. Bergen and John Voorhees. On October 24, 1820, Nathaniel Britton appeared before Judge Nicholas Booraem to acknowledge his signature on this deed. The deed was recorded by Clerk Deare on June 14, 1821.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
April 8, 1816
Location of Event
South Brunswick
Primary Participants

Dine (b. 1786)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01433
Role: Manumitted Person
Age: 30
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Nathaniel Britton
Verbatim description from source:
"negro woman named Dine"
Additional Participants

Nathaniel Hunt
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00107
Role: Judge

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

Andrew McDowell (1757-1834)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00093
Role: Overseer of the Poor

John Barricklo
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00269
Role: Overseer of the Poor

Nicholas Booraem Jr. (1786-1869)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00332
Role: Witness

John P. Bergen
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01768
Role: Witness

John Voorhees
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01772
Role: Witness

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

Nathaniel Britton
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00330
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event