Jacob Van Dike (1723-1809)

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This white person has 6 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
Identifier
NJS-PER-01900
Given Name
Jacob
Family Name
Van Dike
Alternate Name
Van Dyke
Van Dyck
Birth Date
1723
Death Date
1809
Sex
Male
Occupation
Agriculture, Forestry, and/or Livestock
Biographical Description
Jacob Van Dike (c. 1723-1809) was an enslaver associated with the area of Ten Mile Run near the border of Somerset County and Middlesex County in New Jersey. He was a farmer with a substantial estate and multiple enslaved people in his household. Various records relating to the enslaved people in his household were filed in both Middlesex County (South Brunswick township) and Somerset County (Franklin township). His nephews, Col. Henry Van Dike, Jacob Van Dike (1754-1827), and Matthew Van Dike (1752-1832), were named the executors of his estate.

There is a manuscript collection related to his family at Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives; the collection is titled Van Dike Family Papers, 1711–1838 (MC 505). Box 1, folder 3 contains papers related to Jacob Van Dike and his estate.
Keywords
white person
enslaver
Places
South Brunswick
Franklin (Somerset County)
Ten Mile Run, Franklin
Enslaver of
Betty
Bristor (b. 1807) {son of Hannah}
Caroline (b. 1805)
Grace
Hannah
Harry
James
Jenny
Rachel (b. 1804) {daughter of Hannah}
Sibling of
John Van Dike (1709-1777)
Ruloff Van Dyke (1711-1788) {Van Dike}
Matthias Van Dike (1714-1784)
Spouse of
Moijeke Van Dike
Related Person
Matthew Van Dike (1752-1832)
Jacob Van Dike (1754-1827)
References

This person is represented on the following page(s):
WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Van_Dyck-289
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10844074
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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