Agnes Collen

1643 - Bef 1693  (< 50 years)

• Name	Agnes Collen
  Birth	1643	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Female
  Residence	8 Nov 1666	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  	When son James was baptised
  Residence	12 May 1670	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Warrant issued for the arrest of Agnes and hher husband James, following their attendance at a conventicle at Torphichen on 8 May. Arrested and examined the same day and fined £100 scots each, to be imprisoned until their fines were paid
  Residence	25 Oct 1683	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Denounced along with husband James and son James for not attending the (episcopal) church in Linlithgow
  Residence	14 Oct 1684	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland   [3, 4]
  	Marked 'fugitive' on 'List of of disorderly persons not observing the ordinances of religion in the parish of Linlithgow'
  Departure	Abt 1688	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	To return to Scotland
  Death	Bef 15 Aug 1693	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  Probate	15 Sep 1698	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland   [6]
  	Administratioon granted to Robert Whyt, flesher, Linlithgow and John Clarkson in Carstairs
  Person ID	I44529	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Abram Collen
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Robeson
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Clarkson,   b. Abt 1635, Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 1687, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1662	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  Children	1. John Clarkson,   b. Abt 1663  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Abram Clarkson,   b. 28 Dec 1664, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Andrew Clarkson,   b. 1668, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. James Clarkson,   b. 1666, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland d. 30 Dec 1729, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31145	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1643 - Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Marriage - Abt 1662 - Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Residence - When son James was baptised - 8 Nov 1666 - Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Residence - Warrant issued for the arrest of Agnes and hher husband James, following their attendance at a conventicle at Torphichen on 8 May. Arrested and examined the same day and fined £100 scots each, to be imprisoned until their fines were paid - 12 May 1670 - Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Residence - Denounced along with husband James and son James for not attending the (episcopal) church in Linlithgow - 25 Oct 1683 - Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Residence - Marked 'fugitive' on 'List of of disorderly persons not observing the ordinances of religion in the parish of Linlithgow' - 14 Oct 1684 - Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Departure - To return to Scotland - Abt 1688 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Death - Bef 15 Aug 1693 - Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Probate - Administratioon granted to Robert Whyt, flesher, Linlithgow and John Clarkson in Carstairs - 15 Sep 1698 - Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Linlithgow 668/ 20 187. [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, VIII, pp629-630. [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, X, 380. [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, X, pp260-261. [S3530] Coddington, John Insley, Clarkson-Codington- Gilman Bible Records, p5. [S3627] Wills and Testaments - Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Edinburgh CC8/8/80.