| Name |
Neill Campbell [1] |
| Title |
Lord |
| Birth |
1630 |
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Gender |
Male |
| Education |
1645 |
Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| At the University of Glasgow |
| Residence |
13 Nov 1658 |
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] |
| Made an Honorary Burgess of Aberdeen along with Sir James Campbell of Lawers (Lord Lyon King of Arms) and his servants Hew Montgomerie and Archibald Campbell |
| Residence |
Jun 1684 |
Scotland |
| Suspected of conspiracy with his brother, arrested and freed on pledging to remain loyal to the government and persuade others to do the same |
| Property |
1 Aug 1684 |
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [3] |
| Gave a bond of £5,000 to confine himself to the town of Edinburgh. Cautioners: Robert, Earl of Lothian and Sir Francis Scot of Thirlstaine. Later applied to the Privy Council for permission to sail to New Jersey |
| Legal |
Sep 1684 |
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [4] |
| Petitioned the Privy Council to transport willing prisoners to plantations in America, provided that they not be declared traitors, rebels or fugitives |
| Role |
1685 |
East Jersey, New Jersey, USA |
| Proprietor |
| Legal |
14 Mar 1684/85 |
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [4] |
| Granted a warrant to transport willing prisoners, provided they were not heritors with property worth more than £100 annual rent, or fined |
| Imprisonment |
19 May 1685 |
Blackness, West Lothian, Scotland |
| Date of warrant to Sir William Paterson, Clerk to the Privy Council, to secure Lord Neill, William Cochran, younger of Ochiltree, Alexander melville, the Master of Melville and James Pringle, younger of Torwoodlie in Blackness Castle |
| Imprisonment |
28 May 1685 |
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [5] |
| Held in Edinburgh Tolbooth. His wife, Vere Ker was allowed to "stay in the roome with her Lord" and William Campbell was allowed to visit him. |
- On 17 Jun 1685, his sister, Lady Jean Campbell, Countess of Lothian was also allowed to visit him. (BOEC Vol XI, 1922, pp69-70)
|
| Imprisonment |
17 Jun 1685 |
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [5] |
| Released from Edinburgh Tolbooth, on a warrant granted by the Privy Council |
| Property |
13 Aug 1685 |
East Jersey, New Jersey, USA [6] |
| Conveyance by 'George Tarbott' [George Mackenzie of Tarbet] of 1/4 or 1/24 of East New Jersey |
| Departure |
26 Aug 1685 |
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Aboard the America Merchant |
| Arrival |
Nov 1685 |
Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA [7, 8] |
| Arrived in Perth Amboy with a group of 55 settlers for the new Scots colony |
| Property |
2 Apr 1686 |
East Jersey, New Jersey, USA [9] |
| Sold 1/2 of 1/4 of 1/24 of East New Jersey to Robert Blackwood |
| Occupation |
30 Sep 1686 |
Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA [10] |
| Deputy Governor of East Jersey, chairing the resident Board of Proprietors (to 29 Jan 1686/87). Succeeding Gavin Lawrie |
| Departure |
10 Jun 1687 |
New York, New York, USA [11] |
| Returned to Scotland. Cut his losses, having invested £1,100 sterling with Robert Blackwood and accepted £300 'ready money of Citty security pay[ab]ll in a short time' |
- GD112/16/7/1, item 55. Receipt by John Wake for £10 as passage money due by Lord Neil Campbell for himself and his man, from New York to London, 10 June 1687. John Wake was master of the Elizabeth and Katherine (see Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 8, 1685-1689. Entry Book: 26-30 November 1687, pages 1626-1637. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol8/pp1626-1637
|
| Title Suffix |
of Ardmaddie |
| Name |
Neil Campbell [5] |
| Name |
Nill Campbell [12] |
| Occupation |
24 Dec 1689 |
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [13] |
| Keeper of Dumbarton Castle. - date commissioned by the Privy Council |
| Death |
Bef 30 Apr 1692 [14] |
- Died considerably in debt. On 30 April, Lieutenant Governor Ferguson of Dumbarton Castle was ordered to remove "all the household plenishing, Furnitur, and other moveables" belonging to Campbell.
|
| Probate |
18 Jan 1692/93 |
East Jersey, New Jersey, USA |
| Will covering East Jersey property administered by James Dundas of Perth Amboy, |
| Origin |
Argyll, Scotland |
| Person ID |
I37677 |
East Jersey Genealogies |
| Last Modified |
19 Oct 2025 |