1801-06-15 Will (of David Kirkpatrick Sr.): Caesar

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01690
Source
Will of David Kirkpatrick, Bernards, NJ

Will of David Kirkpatrick, Bernards, NJ. See p. 32 for Caesar.
Event Description
Caesar was mentioned in the last will and testament of David Kirkpatrick Sr., signed on 15 June 1801. The will stipulates that Caesar would be bequeathed to David Kirkpatrick Jr.

The relevant section states: "Item I give devise and bequeath unto my said son David my negro man Caesar."

At the time the will was written, Caesar was about 16 years old. David Kirkpatrick Sr. died 13 years later in 1814, and at that time, Caesar became the legal property of David Jr., who also inherited a substantial portion of the Kirkpatrick plantation and homestead that was located in the Mine Brook area of Bernards township.
Event Type
Will
Date
June 15, 1801
Location of Event
Bernards (formerly Bernardston)
Mine Brook, Bernardsville
Related Event
1812-10-12 Transfer: Dick
Primary Participants

Caesar (b. ca. 1785)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04144
Role: Person Listed in Will
Age: 16
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- David Kirkpatrick Sr. (1723-1814)
- David Kirkpatrick Jr. (1758-1828)
Verbatim description from source:
"negro man Caesar"
Additional Participants

David Kirkpatrick Sr. (1723-1814)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02546
Role: Enslaver, Testator

David Kirkpatrick Jr. (1758-1828)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-04143
Role: Enslaver, Heir or Beneficiary
Comment: inherited Caesar in 1814
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
Resource class
Event