1817-03-21 Manumission: Charlotte

Item

Title
1817-03-21 Manumission: Charlotte
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
Legal: Manumission registration
Date
21 March 1817
Location of Event
North Brunswick
County (Modern)
Middlesex
County (Historical)
Middlesex
Primary Participant
Charlotte (b. 1782)
Participant Details
DETAILS FOR PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS:

*** Charlotte (b. 1782) ***
Role: Emancipated Person
Age: 35
Status: Transition
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Ann Lawrence Parker
Verbatim description from source:
"female slave called and known Charlotte"

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DETAILS FOR OTHER PARTICIPANTS:

Asa Runyon
Role: Judge

John Outcalt (1770-1853)
Role: Judge

Thomas Hance
Role: Government Official

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

Ann Lawrence Parker
Role: Enslaver - Manumitter
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker

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