John Campbell

Abt 1653 - Aft 1689  (> 36 years)

• Name	John Campbell
  Birth	Abt 1653	Weem, Perthshire, Scotland
  	Duncrosk
  Gender	Male
  Property	19 Mar 1674/75	Argyll, Scotland   [1, 2]
  	Disposition in his favour by James Campbell of Glendaruel for the lands of Glentoun, Argyll
  Property	10 Jan 1682/83	Argyll, Scotland
  	Sold the lands of Glentoun to James, Earl of Perth
  Legal	1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Power of attorney granted by John Drummond of Lundin to John Campbell for the administration of his land in East Jersey
  Property	16 Apr 1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Deed by John Drummond of Lundin to John Campbell of 1/8th of 1/24th shre of East Jersey and appointing him his agent
  Property	3 Jun 1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Deed by John Campbell to John Dobbie, "both of Scotland" of 1/4 of 1/8 of 1-24th part of East Jersey
  Departure	11 Jul 1684	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Shield of Stockton
  Arrival	29 Sep 1684	Patuxent River, Maryland, USA   [4]
  	Had to travel overland to Perth Amboy
  Residence	Oct 1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	When he wrote a letter to John Dobie in Edinburgh on 8th November
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Fractioner
  Occupation	9 Apr 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Member of the Board of Proprietors. Post held until 18 December 1689
  Occupation	27 May 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Justice on the Court of Common Right. Reappointed in 1686 and 1687
  Occupation	8 Apr 1686	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Assembly member - date elected (one of two for Perth Amboy)
  Property	1 Jun 1686	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  	Confirmation to John Campbell of Amboy Perth for 1,675 acres, bounded to south east by a branch of Raraton River, which he called Duncrosk
  Legal	28 Aug 1686	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	Caveat of David Mudie of Amboy, merchant, against the granting of a payment to John Campble for any part of Monivairds land
  Title Suffix	of Freehold, Esq
  Residence	1689	New Jersey, USA
  Will	25 Dec 1689	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [8]
  	'late of Amboy'. Wife Mary sole heiress and executrix. Children: Ann, Gawinetta and John. Witnesses: John Carrington, Margaret Carrington.
  Death	Aft 25 Dec 1689	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [8]
  Probate	1 Jan 1689/90	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [8]
  Origin	Weem, Perthshire, Scotland
  	Easter Duncrosk
  	Likely from the family of Campbell of Duncrosk, on basis that he called his land in East Jersey 'Duncrosk'
  Person ID	I37660	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Colin Campbell
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jean Fleming
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 6 Feb 1662/63
  Family ID	F31645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Campbell   d. Abt 1700, New Jersey, USA
  Children	1. John Campbell,   b. Bef 1672, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Ann Campbell   d. 1 Mar 1730  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Gawinetta Campbell,   b. Scotland d. 1758  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F23387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1653 - Weem, Perthshire, Scotland Property - Disposition in his favour by James Campbell of Glendaruel for the lands of Glentoun, Argyll - 19 Mar 1674/75 - Argyll, Scotland Property - Sold the lands of Glentoun to James, Earl of Perth - 10 Jan 1682/83 - Argyll, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Shield of Stockton - 11 Jul 1684 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - Had to travel overland to Perth Amboy - 29 Sep 1684 - Patuxent River, Maryland, USA Residence - When he wrote a letter to John Dobie in Edinburgh on 8th November - Oct 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Member of the Board of Proprietors. Post held until 18 December 1689 - 9 Apr 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Justice on the Court of Common Right. Reappointed in 1686 and 1687 - 27 May 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Assembly member - date elected (one of two for Perth Amboy) - 8 Apr 1686 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Confirmation to John Campbell of Amboy Perth for 1,675 acres, bounded to south east by a branch of Raraton River, which he called Duncrosk - 1 Jun 1686 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Residence - 1689 - New Jersey, USA Will - 'late of Amboy'. Wife Mary sole heiress and executrix. Children: Ann, Gawinetta and John. Witnesses: John Carrington, Margaret Carrington. - 25 Dec 1689 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Death - Aft 25 Dec 1689 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Probate - 1 Jan 1689/90 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Origin - Easter Duncrosk - - Weem, Perthshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3701] MacGregor, Gordon, The Red Book of Scotland, Vol. 2, Br-Ch, p594. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), RD3/64/508-515. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p67. [S3558] Whitehead, William A., East Jersey under the Proprietary Governments; A Narrative of Events Connected with the Settlement and Progress of the Province, until the Surrender of the Government to the Crown in 1703, p436. [S3720] Miller, George J., The Minutes of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey from 1685 to 1705, p2. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p82. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p87. [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730. p80