James Drummond

1648 - 1716  (67 years)

• Name	James Drummond  [1]
  Birth	7 Jul 1648
  	Son of James Drummond, 3rd Earl of Perth and Lady Anne Gordon
  Gender	Male
  Property	26 Sep 1682	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Purchase of half of the 12th part of the lands of East New Jersey owned by by Hugh Hartshorne, skinner of London
  Occupation	16 Nov 1682	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Judge - Senator of the Court of Justice, date appointed
  Role	1683	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Proprietor (absent)
  Occupation	13 Jun 1684	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Lord Chancellor
  Occupation	May 1685	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Member of the Secret Committee dealing with the Argyll Rebellion and Covenanter dissidents (a subset of the Privy Council)
  Religion	1686	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	With his brother John, converted to Catholicism, the faith of their mother and King James
  Imprisonment	1689	Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  	Held in Stirling Castle, having attempted to leave the country c Dec 1688. Remained until 1693.
  Arrival	1693	Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
  Title Suffix	4th Earl of Perth
  Property	1 Sep 1694	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Confirmation of 2,500 acres on Stony Brook ('Rockie Brook') and town lot in Perth Amboy
  Death	11 May 1716	Yvelines, Île-de-France, France   [5]
  	St Germain-en-Laye
  Person ID	I18493	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	James Drummond,   b. Abt 1615   d. 2 Jun 1675 (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ann Gordon,   b. 1613   d. 9 Jan 1656 (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1639
  Family ID	F23372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lady Jane Douglas   d. 1678
  Marriage	18 Jan 1670	Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [6]
  Marriage Contract	6 Feb 1669/70  [7]
  	Post-nuptial contract
  Family ID	F11007	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Lady Mary Gordon,   b. 1654   d. 13 Mar 1725/26 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1686  [5]
  	Mary was widow of Adam Urquhart of Meldrum
  Family ID	F31335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Lilias Drummond,   b. Daughter of Sir James Drummond of Machany   d. 1685
  Marriage	Abt Dec 1679  [5]
  	Lilias was widow of James Murray, 4th Earl of Tullibardine
  Family ID	F31334	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 18 Jan 1670 - Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Judge - Senator of the Court of Justice, date appointed - 16 Nov 1682 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Lord Chancellor - 13 Jun 1684 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Member of the Secret Committee dealing with the Argyll Rebellion and Covenanter dissidents (a subset of the Privy Council) - May 1685 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Religion - With his brother John, converted to Catholicism, the faith of their mother and King James - 1686 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Imprisonment - Held in Stirling Castle, having attempted to leave the country c Dec 1688. Remained until 1693. - 1689 - Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Arrival - 1693 - Yvelines, Île-de-France, France Property - Confirmation of 2,500 acres on Stony Brook ('Rockie Brook') and town lot in Perth Amboy - 1 Sep 1694 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Death - 11 May 1716 - Yvelines, Île-de-France, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  14 Mar 1682/83 in London, England; Contract containing disposition by His Royal Highness James Duke of York to James, Earl of Perth, John Drummond of Lundie, Robert Barclay of Ury and others for East New Jersey

  
  

• Sources

  [S3661] Malcolm, David, A Genealogical Memoir of the Most Noble and Ancient House of Drummond. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, A(EJ): Folio 45 (SSTSE023). [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), GD112/39/137/17; GD112/39/137/20; GD112/39/137/25; GD112/39/137/27. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p234. [S3626] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Name: Oxford University Press; Location: Oxford;), Drummond, James, fourth earl of Perth and Jacobite first duke of Perth (1648-1716), by Edward Corp (2004). [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Edinburgh 685 / 3 130/193. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), GD160/188.7.