1807 Sale: John Annin
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00656
- Source
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Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 364
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Middlesex County Manumissions and Removals, page 365
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Manumission of John Annin (certificate dated 1822-08-08, deed dated 1822-08-08), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 364-365. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
- Event Description
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In 1807, when John Annin (or Jack) was 10 years old, his enslaver Joseph Annin of Somerset County, NJ, sold him to James Parker Jr. (1776-1868) of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, NJ. At the time of the sale, James Parker Jr. promised to manumit John Annin when the boy reached the age of 25.
Information about John Annin's sale comes from his deed of manumission, signed by Parker in 1822 and recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk. - Event Type
- Sale
- Date
- 1807
- Primary Participants
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John Annin (b. 1797) {Jack}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01460
Role: Sold Person
Age: 10
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Joseph Annin
- James Parker Jr. (1776-1868)
Verbatim description from source:
"slave named John Annin (usually called Jack) " - Additional Participants
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Joseph Annin
Person identifier: NJS-PER-01505
Role: Enslaver, SellerJames Parker Jr. (1776-1868)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00193
Role: Enslaver, Buyer - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker