Person Record Title

Ezekiel Smith Jr. (1784-1826)

Identifier

NJS-PER-00272

Given Name

Ezekiel

Family Name

Smith

Birth Date

1784

Death Date

1826

Sex

Male

Biographical Description

Ezekiel Smith Jr. (1784-1826) was the son and executor of the will of Ezekiel Smith Sr. (1736-1804) of West Windsor, NJ. He was one of the chief heirs of his father's estate and inherited an enslaved man from his father.

Smith 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.

Keywords

white person

enslaver

executor or administrator for estate of enslaver

Place of Significance

West Windsor

Child of

Ezekiel Smith Sr. (1736-1804)

Same As

Ezekiel Smith, Memorial ID 8362231 (Find a Grave)

Record Contributor

Isaac Guzmán

Jesse Bayker