Robert Fullarton

Abt 1659 - Aft 1687  (> 28 years)

• Name	Robert Fullarton
  Birth	Abt 1659	Montrose, Angus, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1677	Montrose, Angus, Scotland
  	When mentioned as under age in his father's will
  Property	24 Feb 1683/84	Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Purchased land (not yet surveyed) from Eliakim Higgins for £20
  Role	Abt Mar 1683/84	Montrose, Angus, Scotland   [3]
  	Emigration agent
  Property	22 Apr 1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Confirmation by Robert Barclay to Robert Fullarton, brother german to Kinnaver, for 1-10 of 1-48 share.
  Departure	3 Jul 1684	Montrose, Angus, Scotland
  	Aboard the Thomas and Benjamin
  Arrival	Oct 1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Arrived with 9 servants
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Fractioner
  Name	Robert Fullerton
  Occupation	9 Apr 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Member of the Board of Proprietors. Post held until 12 Oct 1687
  Property	1686	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  	Survey of 150 acres, Lott 3. "against Amboy"
  Property	1686	Ulster, New York, USA   [7]
  	The conveyance in 1752 to the Philipses refers to ownership of "a certain tract or parcel of land in Ulster County"
  Occupation	Apr 1686	Ulster, New York, USA   [8]
  	Surveyor. Undertook several surveys in Ulster County
  Property	14 May 1686	Saugerties, Ulster, New York, USA   [8]
  	Surveyed 797 acres for himself
  Property	4 Jun 1686	Essex, New Jersey, USA   [9]
  	Survey of 300 acres at the Blew Hills. Warrant Date: 12 Nov 1687
  Origin	Montrose, Angus, Scotland
  	Kinnaber
  Death	Aft 12 Nov 1687	New York, USA   [7, 10]
  	Year of death (1687) noted in a conveyance of 1752
  Person ID	I38008	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	John Fullarton,   b. Abt 1627, Montrose, Angus, Scotland d. May 1677, Montrose, Angus, Scotland (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Katherine Allardyce,   b. Abt 1627, Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. 28 Feb 1670, Montrose, Angus, Scotland (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1647  [11]
  Family ID	F23567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1659 - Montrose, Angus, Scotland Residence - When mentioned as under age in his father's will - 1677 - Montrose, Angus, Scotland Property - Purchased land (not yet surveyed) from Eliakim Higgins for £20 - 24 Feb 1683/84 - Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Role - Emigration agent - Abt Mar 1683/84 - Montrose, Angus, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Thomas and Benjamin - 3 Jul 1684 - Montrose, Angus, Scotland Arrival - Arrived with 9 servants - Oct 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Member of the Board of Proprietors. Post held until 12 Oct 1687 - 9 Apr 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Survey of 150 acres, Lott 3. "against Amboy" - 1686 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - The conveyance in 1752 to the Philipses refers to ownership of "a certain tract or parcel of land in Ulster County" - 1686 - Ulster, New York, USA Occupation - Surveyor. Undertook several surveys in Ulster County - Apr 1686 - Ulster, New York, USA Property - Survey of 300 acres at the Blew Hills. Warrant Date: 12 Nov 1687 - 4 Jun 1686 - Essex, New Jersey, USA Origin - Kinnaber - - Montrose, Angus, Scotland Death - Aft 12 Nov 1687 - New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3627] Wills and Testaments - Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Brechin CC3/3/7. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, E(EJ): Folio 56 (SSTSE023). [S3659] Scots Proprietors, The, Advertisement to All Trades-Men, Husbandmen, Servants and Others Who Are Willing to Transport Themselves unto the Province of New-East-Jersy in America, a Great Part of Which Belongs to Scots-Men, Proprietors Thereof, p2. [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p79. [S3720] Miller, George J., The Minutes of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey from 1685 to 1705, p2. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, L(EJ): Folio 144 (PEASJ003). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, B-3(EJ): Folio 291-297 (SSTSE023). [S3703] New York State, Secretary’s Office, Calendar of N.Y. Colonial Manuscripts Indorsed Land Papers in the Office of the Secretary of State of New York, 1643-1803, pp 40-42. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, L(EJ): Folio 207 (PEASJ003). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, E(EJ): Folio 54-56 (SSTSE023). [S3701] MacGregor, Gordon, The Red Book of Scotland, Vol. 1, A-Bo, p121.