James Dundas

Abt 1662 - Bef 1698  (< 36 years)

• Name	James Dundas
  Birth	Abt 1662	Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Free emigrant
  Departure	5 Sep 1685	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Aboard the Henry and Francis, shipping goods on which he paid duty of £13 19s on 13 Aug
  Witness - family	31 Oct 1685	At sea   [2]
  	Witness of the will of William Gedes
  Arrival	7 Dec 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Voluntary passenger
  Occupation	1687	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Merchant
  Property	9 May 1687	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Assignation by Mr James Dundas and Mr James Armour of Amboy Perth, gentlemen to Mr James Dalrymple of Killich of £570 in a bond by Lord Neil Campbell (GD112/23/63.12)
  Property	4 Mar 1696/97	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Deed by John Reid to James Dundas relating to 100 acres
  Occupation	2 Nov 1697	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Receiver-General for East Jersey, to his death in 1698
  Property	25 Mar 1698	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Patent from the Proprietors for 9 acres south of Smith Street
  Death	Bef 20 Sep 1698	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  Probate	20 Sep 1698	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  	Inventory of estate £241 19s 9d, of which £30 are for house and lot, £40 for a negro woman and child, £60 for ship's rigging, the balance for other personal goods. Made by Thomas Gordon and John Barclay
  	Note: NRS: RH4/191.34 from the Arniston Papers: a volume of Dundas of Arniston legal documents 25 Dec 1695 Discharge by James Dalrymple of Killoch as factor of James Dundas, son to late Sir James Dundas of Arnistoun, to Robert Dundas of Arnistoun for £8,000 scots. [Folio 43]
  Origin	Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Arniston
  Person ID	I31180	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Sir James Dundas,   b. 1620   d. Bef 11 Dec 1679 (Age < 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jonet Hepburne,   b. 1630, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1665 (Age 35 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1661
  Family ID	F30564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Mother	Jonet Hepburne,   b. 1630, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1665 (Age 35 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F29339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family ID

  F31992

  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet Riddell,   b. Scotland d. Scotland
  Marriage	26 Jan 1686	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  Children	1. Robert Dundas,   b. 10 Dec 1694, Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA d. 1768 (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F20536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1662 - Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Henry and Francis, shipping goods on which he paid duty of £13 19s on 13 Aug - 5 Sep 1685 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - Voluntary passenger - 7 Dec 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Marriage - 26 Jan 1686 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Merchant - 1687 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Assignation by Mr James Dundas and Mr James Armour of Amboy Perth, gentlemen to Mr James Dalrymple of Killich of £570 in a bond by Lord Neil Campbell (GD112/23/63.12) - 9 May 1687 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Receiver-General for East Jersey, to his death in 1698 - 2 Nov 1697 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Patent from the Proprietors for 9 acres south of Smith Street - 25 Mar 1698 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Death - Bef 20 Sep 1698 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Probate - Inventory of estate £241 19s 9d, of which £30 are for house and lot, £40 for a negro woman and child, £60 for ship's rigging, the balance for other personal goods. Made by Thomas Gordon and John Barclay - 20 Sep 1698 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Origin - Arniston - - Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), E72/15/32/20. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p93. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, F(EJ): Folio 564 (SSTSE023). [S3720] Miller, George J., The Minutes of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey from 1685 to 1705, p6. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, F(EJ): Folio 560-561 (SSTSE023). [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, pp145-146.