Gawen Lockhart

- Aft 1715

• Name	Gawen Lockhart
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1684	Southend, Argyll, Scotland
  	Acharoy, Kilblain. (The parish of minister David Simson who, on his release from prison, emigrated aborad the America Merchant in 1685)
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Transported prisoner
  Religion	1685	Scotland
  	Presbyterian - Covenanter
  Military service	May 1685	Argyll, Scotland   [1]
  	On "List of rebells in Argyllshyr & Tarbertshyr excepting Ila and oyr Iles"
  Legal	21 Aug 1685	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Sentenced to transportation, having refused the oath of allegiance.
  Departure	5 Sep 1685	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Henry and Francis
  Arrival	7 Dec 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  Name	Gavin Lockhart
  Residence	1688	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  Property	3 May 1689	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [4, 5]
  	Deed, Robert McClellan to Rev Archibald Riddell, both of Woodbridge, for one third of a lot, bought from Joshua Bradley (see patent, 30 Dec 1670), adjoining at the north end of the third, given by grantor to his son-in-law Gawen Lockhart; also 7 1/4 acres of meadow, east of Raraton River
  Property	4 Mar 1710/11	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  	Deed of purchase of 10 acres by Gawen Lockart (Yeoman) from Jonathan Isley "For the sum of £20 Lawful Money". Recorded April 8, 1715.
  Property	Aug 1715	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Will refers to home farm with land bought by his father-in-law from Josuah Bradlie, 20 acres from John Ayres, 10 acres from Jonathan Ilslie.
  Will	Aug 1715	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	Wife sole executrix. Witnesses: James Clerkson, William Thomson, Robert Gilchrist.
  Death	Aft Aug 1715	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  Probate	20 May 1717	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	Inventory of £118 8s, incl. three slaves (£60), made by George Brown, John Foreman and Adam Hude.
  Origin	Southend, Argyll, Scotland   [1]
  	Kilblain, aka parish of Kilcolmhill
  Person ID	I37637	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family	Mary McClellan,   b. Abt 1663, Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland d. 1759, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1687	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  Children	1. Samuel Lockhart,   b. 10 Apr 1700, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA d. Bef 1758, Scotland (Age < 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Margaret Lockhart,   b. 27 Feb 1687/88, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA d. Bef 1702, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age < 13 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Mary Lockhart,   b. 29 Apr 1690, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA d. 21 Sep 1690, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Elizabeth Lockhart,   b. 24 Feb 1690/91, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. James Lockhart,   b. 17 Jul 1693, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Margaret Lockhart,   b. 22 Apr 1702, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Ephraim Lockhart,   b. 27 Mar 1705, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F23381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Acharoy, Kilblain. (The parish of minister David Simson who, on his release from prison, emigrated aborad the America Merchant in 1685) - 1684 - Southend, Argyll, Scotland Religion - Presbyterian - Covenanter - 1685 - Scotland Military service - On "List of rebells in Argyllshyr & Tarbertshyr excepting Ila and oyr Iles" - May 1685 - Argyll, Scotland Legal - Sentenced to transportation, having refused the oath of allegiance. - 21 Aug 1685 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Henry and Francis - 5 Sep 1685 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - 7 Dec 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - 1688 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Deed, Robert McClellan to Rev Archibald Riddell, both of Woodbridge, for one third of a lot, bought from Joshua Bradley (see patent, 30 Dec 1670), adjoining at the north end of the third, given by grantor to his son-in-law Gawen Lockhart; also 7 1/4 acres of meadow, east of Raraton River - 3 May 1689 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Deed of purchase of 10 acres by Gawen Lockart (Yeoman) from Jonathan Isley "For the sum of £20 Lawful Money". Recorded April 8, 1715. - 4 Mar 1710/11 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Will refers to home farm with land bought by his father-in-law from Josuah Bradlie, 20 acres from John Ayres, 10 acres from Jonathan Ilslie. - Aug 1715 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Will - Wife sole executrix. Witnesses: James Clerkson, William Thomson, Robert Gilchrist. - Aug 1715 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Death - Aft Aug 1715 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Probate - Inventory of £118 8s, incl. three slaves (£60), made by George Brown, John Foreman and Adam Hude. - 20 May 1717 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Origin - Kilblain, aka parish of Kilcolmhill - - Southend, Argyll, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), SC54/17/5/2/1. [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, XI, p162. [S3739] Monnette, Orra Eugene, First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge, p532. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p167. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, D(EJ): Folio 56-59 (SSTSE023). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, Middlesex Co Deeds Vol 14: Folio 209-213 (CMICL011). [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p295.