1818, Samuel Lane, Manumission

Title

1818, Samuel Lane, Manumission

Description

Slaveholder Andrew Kirkpatrick manumitted Samuel Lane on August 21, 1818. Samuel Lane was between 21 and 40 years old, but his exact age was not recorded by the county officials. Kirkpatrick noted that he manumitted Lane "especially in consideration of his services for several years to me rendered." Kirkpatrick described Lane as "negro man named Sam, but who calls himself Samuel Lane."

The Middlesex County Book of Manumissions and Removals contains two records related to Samuel Lane's manumission. The Certificate of Manumission, issued on August 21, 1818, by officials Abraham Van Arsdalen (Overseer of the Poor of the township of North Brunswick), Thomas Hance and John Gillman (two Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County), appears on page 274. The Deed of Manumission signed by Andrew Kirkpatrick on August 21, 1818, appears on pages 274-275. These documents were recorded in the book by Middlesex County Clerk William P. Deare on August 24, 1818.

Identifier

NJS-EVE-00012

Event Type

Legal: Manumission registration

Action Status

Completed

Date

August 21, 1818

Source

Manumission of Samuel Lane (certificate dated 1818-08-21, deed dated 1818-08-21), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 274-275. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

Primary Participant

Samuel Lane

Primary Participant Description

negro man named Sam, but who calls himself Samuel Lane

Freedom Status

Transition

Enslaver

Andrew Kirkpatrick (1756-1831)

Age

Adult

21 to 40

Author

William Philips Deare (d. 1826)

Officiator

Abraham Van Arsdalen (d. ca 1825)

Source Resource

https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/1603

Source Site

https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home

Sex

Male

Contributor

Isaac Guzmán

Jesse Bayker