Thomas Nesbitt Sr. (1760-1816)
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-03448
- Given Name
- Thomas
- Family Name
- Nesbitt
- Birth Date
- 1760
- Death Date
- 1816
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Marketing, Retail, and Trading
- Biographical Description
- Thomas Nesbitt Sr. was a merchant who moved from Ireland to New Jersey in the late 18th century. He operated several stores in Essex County and Somerset County. By the end of his life, he was living in Somerville (then part of Bridgewater township), Somerset County, and one of his stores was located there. Somerset County records for Bridgewater township indicate that he enslaved several people in the early 19th century.
- Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- Parent of
- Thomas Nesbitt Jr.
- References
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Thomas Nesbitt will abstract on p. 309, in Elmer T. Hutchinson, ed., Documents Relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey, Archives of the State of New Jersey, 1st series, vol. 42, Calendar of Wills, Vol. 13, 1814-1817 (Trenton, NJ: MacCrellish and Quigley, 1949), https://archive.org/details/calendarofnewjer00unse_7/page/309.
Biographical note for Manuscript Group 130, Thomas Nesbitt (1760-1819), Merchant Record books, 1787-1826, https://jerseyhistory.org/manuscript-group-130-thomas-nesbitt-1760-1819-merchant-record-books-1787-1826/.
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Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167769128/ - Record Contributor
- Saketh Mandayam
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