James Clarkson

1687 - Bef 1729  (< 41 years)

• Name	James Clarkson  [1]
  Birth	1 Mar 1687	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Religion	1708	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Quaker
  Legal	7 Jan 1716/17	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Obliged himself to give his daughter Agnes a Negro slave called Villet when Agnes reached 18. Should Villet die before then, he would give Agnes £20
  Will	13 Jun 1723	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  Death	Bef 1729	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  Probate	5 Jan 1728/29	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  Burial	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I44461	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	James Clarkson,   b. 1666, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland d. 30 Dec 1729, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Christian Spence,   b. 1661, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland d. 2 Nov 1715, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1687	New Jersey, USA
  Family ID	F31147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Abigail Conger,   b. 8 May 1690, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  Marriage	18 Dec 1706	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  Children	1. Agnes Clarkson,   b. 5 Jun 1708, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA d. Bef 19 Feb 1756 (Age < 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John Clarkson,   b. 15 Jan 1713/14, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA d. 23 Jan 1713/14, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Margaret Clarkson,   b. 21 Jun 1711, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA d. 1 Feb 1713/14, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Sarah Clarkson,   b. Abt 1717, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. James Clarkson,   b. Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Robert Clarkson,   b. Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31747	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth (Clarkson)
  Marriage	11 Sep 1733	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F31890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Elizabeth Dennis
  Marriage	5 Feb 1744/45	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F31891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Mar 1687 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Marriage - 18 Dec 1706 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Religion - Quaker - 1708 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Legal - Obliged himself to give his daughter Agnes a Negro slave called Villet when Agnes reached 18. Should Villet die before then, he would give Agnes £20 - 7 Jan 1716/17 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Will - 13 Jun 1723 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Death - Bef 1729 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Probate - 5 Jan 1728/29 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Burial - - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Marriage - 11 Sep 1733 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Marriage - 5 Feb 1744/45 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S3604] Dally, Joseph W., Woodbridge and Vicinity, p322. [S3530] Coddington, John Insley, Clarkson-Codington- Gilman Bible Records, pp10-11. [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, pp97-98. [S3530] Coddington, John Insley, Clarkson-Codington- Gilman Bible Records, p12. [S3530] Coddington, John Insley, Clarkson-Codington- Gilman Bible Records, p13.