Identifier

NJS-PER-03184

Given Name

Jacob

Family Name

DeGroot

Alternate Name

Jacob De Groot

Birth Date

1749

Death Date

1843

Sex

Male

Occupation

Legal

Military and Militia

Biographical Description

Jacob DeGroot was an enslaver who resided in Bound Brook, in the township of Bridgewater, Somerset County, New Jersey. He served as a Captain of the militia in Somerset County during the Revolutionary War. His name appears in the Revolutionary War damage claims for Bound Brook, where he noted that an enslaved man escaped from him and ran away with the British troops. DeGroot also served as a judge for Somerset County in the early 19th century.

Keywords

white person

enslaver

government official

Places

Bound Brook

Bridgewater

References

This person is represented on the following page(s):
WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/De_Groot-2687
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52958046/jacob-degroot

Record Contributor

Daniel Dias

Kelsey Heflin