Mr John Vernor

- Abt 1685

• Name	John Vernor
  Title	Mr
  Gender	Male
  Imprisonment	23 Jun 1670	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Refused to testify regarding attendance at a conventicle at Livingseat in Carnwath parish, and ordered "to be committed close prisoner in the tolbuith of Edinburgh, and to ly in irons during the Councils pleasur and fed with bread and watter".
  Legal	16 Aug 1670	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Still refusing to testify, and with others, ordered by the Privy Council to be banished and transported , never to return upon pain of death
  Legal	29 Sep 1670	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Pled, with others, for temporary liberty to settle their affairs
  Imprisonment	3 Nov 1670	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [4]
  	With others, successfully petitioned the Privy Council to be released, on pain of 500 merks to compaer if ever required in future.
  	Petition of Adam Stobie, William Adam, Mr Alexander Hasty, Mr Jon Vernour "shewing that they have bein prisoners thhese diverse monthes bypast, and sentnced to be banished to the pantations for giveing their oathes before the Councill, and, whereas they are in a most distresst condition, both in their persons and fortunes, and if liberty not be allowed them for some tyme, they will undowbtedly be brought to ruine"
  Legal	7 Mar 1670/71	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [5, 6]
  	Alexander Livingstoun, wrytter in Edinburgh agreed to act as cautioner for Jon Vernour. He signed a bond on 8 May 1671 containing a penalty of 1,000 merks should Vernor not compear on 8 June 1672..
  Residence	Abt 1680	East Lothian, Scotland
  	'Dathvick' may be 'Dalvick' - check
  	Alternatively, Dawyck/ Dalwick in Peeblesshire, which was in the possession of the Veitch family.
  Occupation	1684
  	Merchant
  Role	1685	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Free emigrant - died
  Departure	5 Sep 1685	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Henry and Francis. Passenger to Pitlochie, with wife Margaret Spence and her sister Christian
  Title Suffix	of Dathvick
  Name	John Vernour  [5]
  Death	Abt Oct 1685	At sea   [7]
  	Aboard the Henry and Francis en route to Perth Amboy
  Person ID	I44463	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Gavin Vernour
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31919	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Spence,   b. Abt 1657, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland d. Aft 31 Oct 1685, At sea (Age > 28 years)
  Family ID	F31128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Imprisonment - Refused to testify regarding attendance at a conventicle at Livingseat in Carnwath parish, and ordered "to be committed close prisoner in the tolbuith of Edinburgh, and to ly in irons during the Councils pleasur and fed with bread and watter". - 23 Jun 1670 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Legal - Still refusing to testify, and with others, ordered by the Privy Council to be banished and transported , never to return upon pain of death - 16 Aug 1670 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Legal - Pled, with others, for temporary liberty to settle their affairs - 29 Sep 1670 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Imprisonment - With others, successfully petitioned the Privy Council to be released, on pain of 500 merks to compaer if ever required in future. - 3 Nov 1670 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Legal - Alexander Livingstoun, wrytter in Edinburgh agreed to act as cautioner for Jon Vernour. He signed a bond on 8 May 1671 containing a penalty of 1,000 merks should Vernor not compear on 8 June 1672.. - 7 Mar 1670/71 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Residence - 'Dathvick' may be 'Dalvick' - check - Abt 1680 - East Lothian, Scotland Role - Free emigrant - died - 1685 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Henry and Francis. Passenger to Pitlochie, with wife Margaret Spence and her sister Christian - 5 Sep 1685 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Possibly merchant John Vernor, who shipped from Port Glasgow to Virginia in the Margaret of Morfin (NRS E72/19/9)

  
  

• Sources

  [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, III, p181. [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland. 3rd Series, III, p206 [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, III, p229. [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, III, p238. [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, III, p308. [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, III, p685. [S3602] Wodrow Quarto Manuscripts, Wod.Qu.XXXVI (lxv) A list of persons who died on Pitlochie's ship, 1685 (f.221).