Will of Gerardus Beekman, South Brunswick, NJ
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- Identifier
- NJS-SRC-00604
- Source Type
- Will and Testament
- Author
- Gerardus Beekman (1736-1822)
- Location Created
- South Brunswick
- Date
- August 18, 1814
- Description
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Will of Gerardus Beekman of South Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, signed on August 18, 1814. A codicil was added on May 27, 1818. The will was proved on March 27, 1822, after the decease of Gerardus Beekman.
Item 3 mentions Charlotte, a Black girl who had the status of a slave for a term in the Beekman household. The will stipulated that Charlotte should serve Beekman's wife Jane Beekman until she was eligible for emancipation.
Item 5 records Beekman's promise to manumit a Black man named Thomas upon the expiration of a 15 year term which began on March 1, 1802. - Transcript
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3rd. I will and bequeath unto my beloved wife Jane Beekman the sum of Eight hundred dollars, to be paid unto her by my Executors, as soon as my property can be sold, or as soon as possibly can be done — I also bequeath unto he said Jane Beekman my wife, one of the best feather beds, with all its furniture, also my writing desk, the largest dining Table, the looking glass, half a dozen silver tea spoons, and the negro girl Charlotte to serve until free by law.
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5th. I will that my negro man Thomas shall have his freedom after serving my heirs, or any man he shall choose, so long a time as to make fifteen years from the first day of March Eighteen hundred and two. - Language
- English
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Microfilm: Middlesex County, NJ, Surrogate Court Records, Wills, Vol. B (1813-1824). Page 546-547. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L933-5W9Z
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