1806, William, Manumission
- Title
- 1806, William, Manumission
- Description
- William was manumitted by Cortland L. Parker of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The certificate of manumission was signed by two Overseers of the Poor of Perth Amboy (James Compton, William Cross) and two Magistrates of the City of Perth Amboy (Recorder James Parker and Alderman John Angus) on March 1, 1806. The document stated that William 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. William's exact age was not recorded in the document. This manumission was recorded by the Middlesex County Clerk (William P. Deare) on March 11, 1806.
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00088
- Event Type
- Legal: Manumission registration
- Action Status
- Completed
- Date
- March 1, 1806
- Source
- Manumission of William (certificate dated 1806-03-01), recorded in Manumissions and Removals Book, p. 61. Middlesex County (N.J.) Records, 1688-1929, Vol. XI (MC 784.1). Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
- Primary Participant
- William
- Primary Participant Description
- slave named William
- Freedom Status
- Transition
- Enslaver
- Cortlandt Lewis Parker (1781-1826)
- Age
- Adult
- 21 to 40
- Source Resource
- https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/1677
- Source Site
- https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home
- Sex
- Male
- Contributor
- Isaac Guzmán
- Jesse Bayker
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