Will of David Kirkpatrick, Bernards, NJ

Will of David Kirkpatrick, Bernards, NJ
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Identifier
NJS-SRC-02742
Source Type
Will and Testament
Author
David Kirkpatrick Sr. (1723-1814)
Location Created
Bernards (formerly Bernardston)
Date
June 15, 1801 – October 12, 1812
Description
Will of David Kirkpatrick of Bernards township, Somerset County, New Jersey, dated 15 June 1801, followed by a codicil dated 12 October 1812. Proved on 9 April 1814 after the death of David Kirkpatrick. The documents mention two enslaved men, Caesar and Dick.
Transcript
Will in 1801, p. 32:
"Item I give devise and bequeath unto my said son David my negro man Caesar"

Codicil in 1812, p. 33-34:
"and to my daughter Jennet (being the sum at which I value my negro man Dick whom I this day give to her husband Dickinson Miller) the sum of three hundred dollars" [this sum to be deducted from Jennet's inheritance]
Language
English
Reproduced In

Microfilm: Somerset County, NJ, Surrogate Court Records, Wills, Vol. B (1814-1820). Pages 31-34. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893Q-Q429
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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