1817-03-21 Manumission: Charlotte

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Identifier
NJS-EVE-00630
Source
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 192
Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 193

Manumission of Charlotte (certificate dated 1817-03-21, deed dated 1817-03-21), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 192-193. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
Event Description
Charlotte, aged 35, was manumitted by Ann Parker of North Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey.

The certificate of manumission was signed by the Overseer of the Poor of North Brunswick (Thomas Hance) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (Asa Runyon and John Outcalt) on March 21, 1817. The document stated that Charlotte 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 March 21, 1817, by Ann Parker. Ann Parker described herself as "Dowager" in the deed.

These documents were recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on March 21, 1817.
Event Type
Manumission
Date
March 21, 1817
Location of Event
North Brunswick
Primary Participants

Charlotte (b. 1782)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01338
Role: Manumitted Person
Age: 35
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Ann Lawrence Parker
Verbatim description from source:
"female slave called and known Charlotte"
Additional Participants

Asa Runyon
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00034
Role: Judge

John Outcalt (1770-1853)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00035
Role: Judge

Thomas Hance
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00227
Role: Overseer of the Poor

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

Ann Lawrence Parker
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00267
Role: Enslaver, Manumitter
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event