1822-10-17 Manumission: Dinah · New Jersey Slavery Records

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Identifier

NJS-EVE-00620

Source

Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 366

Manumission of Dinah (certificate dated 1822-10-17, deed dated 1822-10-17), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 366-367. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

Event Description

Dinah, aged 22, was manumitted by Abraham Nevius 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 (Samuel Stelle and James Dunham) on October 17, 1822. The document stated that Dinah 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 October 17, 1822, by Abraham Nevins. These documents were recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on October 17, 1822.

Event Type

Manumission

Date

October 17, 1822

Location of Event

Piscataway

Primary Participants

Dinah (b. 1800)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01461
Role: Manumitted Person
Age: 22
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Abraham Nevius
Verbatim description from source:
"female slave called Dinah"

Additional Participants

Samuel Stelle
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00185
Role: Judge

James Dunham
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00340
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

Abraham Nevius
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00381
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter

Record Contributor

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