John Campbell

Bef 1672 -

• Name	John Campbell
  Birth	Bef 1672	Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Role	1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Free emigrant's child
  Departure	11 Jul 1684	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Shield of Stockton
  Arrival	29 Sep 1684	Patuxent River, Maryland, USA   [1]
  	Had to travel overland to Perth Amboy
  Arrival	Oct 1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  Title Suffix	Jr
  Occupation	New Jersey, USA
  	High Sheriff of Somerset and Middlesex Counties
  Property	16 Feb 1691/92	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Warrant to John Campbell, son and heir of John Campbell for 500 acres, any location
  Property	1 May 1695	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Deed to John Campbell of Freehold, in right of the headland, due to Archebald Campbell, Christian Cheene alias Silver, Alexander Mickle and Peter Berry, for 90 acres in Monmouth
  Property	14 Sep 1714	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	On list of debtors to John Bowne of Matawan, listed in the inventory of his estate
  Will	18 Apr 1733	Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  	Executors: wife Mary and son James. Witnesses: Joseph Ayres, William Mackdaniell, [...].
  Person ID	I37661	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	John Campbell,   b. Abt 1653, Weem, Perthshire, Scotland d. Aft 25 Dec 1689, Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age > 36 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Campbell   d. Abt 1700, New Jersey, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F23387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Bef 1672 - 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 Arrival - Oct 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - High Sheriff of Somerset and Middlesex Counties - - New Jersey, USA Property - Deed to John Campbell of Freehold, in right of the headland, due to Archebald Campbell, Christian Cheene alias Silver, Alexander Mickle and Peter Berry, for 90 acres in Monmouth - 1 May 1695 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Will - Executors: wife Mary and son James. Witnesses: Joseph Ayres, William Mackdaniell, [...]. - 18 Apr 1733 - Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p65. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, O(EJ): Folio 99 (PEASJ003). [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p235. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p53. [S3700] Honeyman, A. Van Doren, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 2, 1730-1750, p82.