1823, Betsey, Manumission
- Title
- 1823, Betsey, Manumission
- Description
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Betsey, aged 34, was manumitted by Robert Boggs of North Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Manumission documents noted that she was "named Betsey, otherwise called Eve."
The certificate of manumission was signed by the Overseer of the Poor of North Brunswick (Abraham Van Arsdalen) and Justices of the Peace for Middlesex County (Thomas Hance and Nicholas Booraem Jr.) on March 29, 1823. The document stated that Betsey 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 29, 1823, by Robert Boggs, in the presence of witness Samuel S. Deare. These documents were recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on March 31, 1823. - Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00644
- Action Status
- https://www.onthesegrounds.org/s/OTG/item/546
- Date
- March 29, 1823
- Source
- Manumission of Betsey (certificate dated 1823-03-29, deed dated 1823-03-29), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 373-374. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
- Primary Participant
- Betsey (b. 1789) [aka Eve]
- Primary Participant Description
- female slave named Betsey, otherwise called Eve
- Freedom Status
- https://www.onthesegrounds.org/s/OTG/item/555
- Enslaver
- Robert Boggs (1766-1831)
- Age
- Adult
- 34
- Witness
- Samuel S. Deare
- Officiator
- Abraham Van Arsdalen (d. ca 1825)
- Source Resource
- https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/3600
- Source Site
- https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home
- Sex
- Female
- Contributor
- Isaac Guzmán
- Jesse Bayker
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