Peter Watson

Abt 1658 - Bef 1727  (< 69 years)

• Name	Peter Watson
  Birth	Abt 1658	Selkirkshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Departure	31 Aug 1683	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Aboard the Exchange of Stockton, with livestock
  Role	Dec 1683	New Jersey, USA
  	Indentured servant
  Arrival	19 Dec 1683	Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA
  	Imported by the Scots Proprietors on a four-year indenture
  Residence	1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Indentured for four years
  Property	10 May 1688	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [1, 2]
  	Deed awarding headland to himself, wife and family, from Robert Barclay
  Property	24 Jun 1688	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [3, 4, 5]
  	Conveyance of land at Great Flye by Robert Barclay to Peter Watson, who exchanged this with John Reid on 10 Nov 1688
  Property	24 Jun 1688	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Sale of headland back to Robert Barclay
  Residence	Abt 1700	Freneau, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  Property	3 Mar 1701/02	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  	Conveyance by John Johnstone to Peter Watson
  Property	13 May 1702	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	Conveyance of land on Millstone Brook by Robert Burnet to Peter Watson
  Residence	1710	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  Property	14 Aug 1710	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [8]
  	Purchased land, plantation, livestock and chattels from William Hoge for £250
  Property	Feb 1725/26	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [9]
  	Over 300 acres of land, houses, barns, etc and 'two Negroes'
  Will	21 Feb 1725/26	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [9, 10]
  	'Being in perfit health'. Granted 300 acres to his eldest son William and the remainder of his plantation to son Richard. Son Gawin granted land lying adjacent to James Edwards'. Wife Agnes (executor) further land containing 'houses barns orchards meadows' during her lifetime before passing to son David.
  	Also to Agnes, 'two Negros'
  Death	Bef 17 Oct 1727	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  Probate	17 Oct 1727	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  	Inventory dated 26 Oct 1726, £188 0s 10d. Witnesses to will were Thomas Whitlock, John Whitlock jr, Walter Wall
  Origin	Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I38172	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Watson
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Agness Napier,   b. Abt 1682, Scotland d. Bef 16 Apr 1729, New Jersey, USA (Age < 47 years)
  Children	1. David Watson  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Margaret Watson  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Agnes Watson  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Elizabeth Watson  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F23610	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family 2	wife 1 (Watson)   d. Bef 1690, East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  Children	1. Peter Watson,   b. Monmouth, New Jersey, USA d. Bef 7 Mar 1712/13, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William Watson   d. 1751, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Gavin Watson   d. Bef 11 Sep 1771, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Richard Watson,   b. Selkirkshire, Scotland d. 1736, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F23633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Children	1. William Watson   d. 1751, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]   2. Gavin Watson   d. Bef 11 Sep 1771, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]   3. David Watson  [Father: natural]   4. Margaret Watson  [Father: natural]   5. Agnes Watson  [Father: natural]   6. Elizabeth Watson  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F31688	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1658 - Selkirkshire, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Exchange of Stockton, with livestock - 31 Aug 1683 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Role - Indentured servant - Dec 1683 - New Jersey, USA Arrival - Imported by the Scots Proprietors on a four-year indenture - 19 Dec 1683 - Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA Residence - Indentured for four years - 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Deed awarding headland to himself, wife and family, from Robert Barclay - 10 May 1688 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Conveyance of land at Great Flye by Robert Barclay to Peter Watson, who exchanged this with John Reid on 10 Nov 1688 - 24 Jun 1688 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Sale of headland back to Robert Barclay - 24 Jun 1688 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Residence - Abt 1700 - Freneau, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Residence - 1710 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Purchased land, plantation, livestock and chattels from William Hoge for £250 - 14 Aug 1710 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Over 300 acres of land, houses, barns, etc and 'two Negroes' - Feb 1725/26 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Will - 'Being in perfit health'. Granted 300 acres to his eldest son William and the remainder of his plantation to son Richard. Son Gawin granted land lying adjacent to James Edwards'. Wife Agnes (executor) further land containing 'houses barns orchards meadows' during her lifetime before passing to son David. - 21 Feb 1725/26 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Death - Bef 17 Oct 1727 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Probate - Inventory dated 26 Oct 1726, £188 0s 10d. Witnesses to will were Thomas Whitlock, John Whitlock jr, Walter Wall - 17 Oct 1727 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Origin - - Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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