Ezekiel Smith Sr. (1736-1804)

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Person Record Title
Ezekiel Smith Sr. (1736-1804)
Identifier
NJS-PER-00271
Given Name
Ezekiel
Family Name
Smith
Alternate Name
Ezek
Birth Date
1736
Death Date
1 October 1804
Sex
Male
Occupation
Landowning
Biographical Description
Ezekiel Smith (1736-1804) was an enslaver who resided in West Windsor, NJ. He was part of a Quaker family associated with the early history of Princeton. He is buried in the Stony Brook Quaker Meeting House Burial Ground in Princeton.

Smith mentioned several enslaved persons in his will, which he wrote on March 20, 1804, several months before his death. The executors of his will were his son Ezekiel Smith Jr. and friend George Bullock. They were responsible for manumitting enslaved persons named in Smith's will years after his decease.
Place of Significance
West Windsor
Princeton
Enslaver of
Violet (b. 1782)
Parent of
Ezekiel Smith Jr. (1784-1826)
William Smith
Margaret Haines
Elizabeth Thomas
Sarah Smith
Martha Smith
Spouse of
Elizabeth Jackson Smith
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker

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Items with "Enslaver: Ezekiel Smith Sr. (1736-1804)"
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1817-05-03 Manumission: Violet Event
Items with "Child of: Ezekiel Smith Sr. (1736-1804)"
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Ezekiel Smith Jr. (1784-1826) Agent
Items with "Enslaved by: Ezekiel Smith Sr. (1736-1804)"
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Violet (b. 1782) Agent