| 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]
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| Origin |
Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Arniston |
| Person ID |
I31180 |
East Jersey Genealogies |
| Last Modified |
7 Dec 2025 |