Peter Vredenburgh (1745-1823) [Petrus Benedict Van Vredenburgh Jr.]

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Person Record Title
Peter Vredenburgh (1745-1823) [Petrus Benedict Van Vredenburgh Jr.]
Identifier
NJS-PER-00388
Given Name
Peter
Family Name
Vredenburgh
Alternate Name
Petrus Benedict Van Vredenburgh Jr.
Birth Date
1745
Death Date
24 August 1823
Sex
Male
Occupation
Government
Biographical Description
Petrus Benedict Van Vredenburgh Jr. (1745-1823) was an enslaver who resided in New Brunswick, NJ. He was named after his father and then eventually Anglicized his name to Peter Vredenburgh, and historical records may use both versions of the name to refer to him. He was the last in the family to use the Dutch name.

He was the son of Petrus Benedict Van Vredenburgh (1721-1810) and Margaret (or Margrita) Schureman (1726-1745), who died shortly after Petrus was born; he was raised by his father's second wife Elizabeth Fisher after his mother's death.

He was a civic leader in New Brunswick and served for decades as the Treasurer of Middlesex County. He was also a Trustee of Queen's College (later Rutgers University) from 1784 until his death in 1823, following in the footsteps of his father, who was also a trustee of the college. He married a cousin named Margaret (or Margrita) Schureman (1752-1786) (not to be confused with his mother of the same name) and then, after her death, his second wife was Ann Van Voorhees.

He mentioned two enslaved persons in his will, Tom and Margaret, whom he wished to manumit. He made Peter Vrendenburgh (his son) and James Schureman (the brother of his first wife and his son Peter's uncle) the executors of his will.
Place of Significance
New Brunswick
Organization
Rutgers University
Relationship to Rutgers
Trustee (1784-1823)
Child of
Petrus Benedict Van Vredenburg (1721-1810)
Margaret (or Margrita) Schureman (1726-1745)
Spouse of
Margaret (or Margrita) Schureman Vredenburgh (1752-1786)
Ann Van Voorhees Vredenburgh
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker

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Items with "Enslaver: Peter Vredenburgh (1745-1823) [Petrus Benedict Van Vredenburgh Jr.]"
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1823-09-12 Manumission: Margaret Event
1823-09-12 Manumission: Tom Event
Items with "Child of: Peter Vredenburgh (1745-1823) [Petrus Benedict Van Vredenburgh Jr.]"
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Peter Vredenburgh (1778-1848) Agent
Items with "Enslaved by: Peter Vredenburgh (1745-1823) [Petrus Benedict Van Vredenburgh Jr.]"
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Margaret (b. 1795) Agent
Tom (b. 1797) Agent