1823, Tom, Manumission
- Title
- 1823, Tom, Manumission
- Description
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Tom, aged 26, was manumitted by the last will and testament of Peter Vredenburgh (1745-1823) of New Brunswick in the Township of North Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
The executors of Peter Vredenburgh's estate (son Peter Vredenburgh and brother-in-law James Schureman) brought Tom to court to complete the process and obtain a certificate of manumission on September 12, 1823. The certificate of manumission was signed by the Overseer of the Poor of New Brunswick (Abraham Van Arsdalen) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (Thomas Hance and Nicholas Booraem Jr.). The document stated that Tom 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 signed by the executors Peter Vredenburgh and James Schureman on September 12, 1823. The certificate and deed were both recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) in his Book of Manumissions on September 16, 1823.
A woman named Margaret was manumitted by the executors on the same day. - Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00510
- Action Status
- https://www.onthesegrounds.org/s/OTG/item/546
- Date
- September 12, 1823
- Source
- Manumission of Tom (certificate dated 1823-09-12, deed dated 1823-09-12), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 392-394. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
- Related Event
- 1823, Margaret, Manumission
- Primary Participant
- Tom (b. 1797)
- Primary Participant Description
- negro Tom a slave belonging to the Estate of said Peter Vredenburgh
- Freedom Status
- https://www.onthesegrounds.org/s/OTG/item/555
- Age
- Adult
- 26
- Officiator
- Abraham Van Arsdalen (d. ca 1825)
- Source Resource
- https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/3466
- Source Site
- https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home
- Sex
- Male
- Contributor
- Isaac Guzmán
- Jesse Bayker
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