Margaret Spence

Abt 1657 - Aft 1685  (> 28 years)

• Name	Margaret Spence
  Birth	Abt 1657	South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Female
  Role	1685	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Free emigrant - died
  Departure	5 Sep 1685	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Henry and Francis. Passenger to Pitlochie, with husband, John Vernor and sister Christian
  Death	Aft 31 Oct 1685	At sea   [1]
  	En route to Perth Amboy
  Will	1 Nov 1685	At sea   [2, 3]
  	While aboard the Henry and Francis. Heiress: sister Christian. Witnesses: William Livingstone, mariner, Alexander Riddoch, writer, Robert Adam merchant
  Person ID	I44462	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	James Spence
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mr John Vernor   d. Abt Oct 1685, At sea
  Family ID	F31128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1657 - South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland Role - Free emigrant - died - 1685 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Henry and Francis. Passenger to Pitlochie, with husband, John Vernor and sister Christian - 5 Sep 1685 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3602] Wodrow Quarto Manuscripts, Wod.Qu.XXXVI (lxv) A list of persons who died on Pitlochie's ship, 1685 (f.221). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, B (EJ) : Folio 475-477 (SSTSE023). [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p125.