Charles Gordon

Abt 1646 - 1698  (52 years)

• Name	Charles Gordon
  Birth	Abt 1646	New Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Legal	22 Apr 1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Power of attorney, Charles Gordone to George Willox, both of East New Jersey, as general agent
  Property	22 Apr 1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Confirmation of patent to Charles Gordon by Robert Barclay for 1/10 of 1/48 of East New Jersey
  Departure	11 Jul 1684	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Shield of Stockton
  Arrival	29 Sep 1684	Patuxent River, Maryland, USA   [3]
  Property	12 Jan 1684/85	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Sale of town lots in Perth Amboy by George and Charles Gordon to Thomas Gordon
  Role	1686	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Fractioner
  Property	18 May 1686	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Confirmation to Charles Gordone of Amboy Perth for 4 lots (600 acres bounded to east South River; 10 acres of meadow; 150 acres; 5 acres of meadow) all purchased from Robert Barclay
  Death	1698	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [5, 6]
  Probate	22 Mar 1698/99	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	Administration granted to his brother Thomas
  Origin	Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
  	Pitlurg
  Person ID	I38043	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert Gordon,   b. 1609, Keith, Banffshire, Scotland d. 18 Apr 1681, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Katherine Burnett,   b. Abt 1618, Banchory-Ternan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	8 Apr 1638	Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
  	Date of contract?
  Family ID	F23571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1646 - New Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Shield of Stockton - 11 Jul 1684 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - 29 Sep 1684 - Patuxent River, Maryland, USA Property - Sale of town lots in Perth Amboy by George and Charles Gordon to Thomas Gordon - 12 Jan 1684/85 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Confirmation to Charles Gordone of Amboy Perth for 4 lots (600 acres bounded to east South River; 10 acres of meadow; 150 acres; 5 acres of meadow) all purchased from Robert Barclay - 18 May 1686 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Death - 1698 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Origin - Pitlurg - - Keith, Banffshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p79. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, A(EJ): Folio 248 (SSTSE023). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, D(EJ): Folio 132 (SSTSE023). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, A (EJ): Folio 248 (SSTSE023). [S76] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S1700] Ancestry.com, Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p190.