Thomas Edgar

1681 - 1759  (77 years)

• Name	Thomas Edgar
  Birth	19 Oct 1681	Brechin, Angus, Scotland   [1]
  	Keithock
  Baptism	30 Oct 1681	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Witnesses: James Carnaigie of Mengate (?), Mr Robert Innes of Blairtoun, Mr George Campbell in Cannongate, David Spens and John Campbell, merchants
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1703	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  Departure	1703
  Role	1703	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Later free emigrant
  Legal	7 Apr 1704	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Witness to a sale of 300 acres by John Johnston to Gavine Drummond
  Property	Abt 1705	Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Purchased a property, which he named Edgartown
  	I have yet to find a record in NJSA Early Land Records relating to this reported purchase
  Legal	1715	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Witness to deeds of sale by John Reid
  Title Suffix	of Keithock
  Name	Thomas Ager  [6]
  Occupation	1728	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  	Merchant. Cited when witness to the will of Agnaus Watson
  	When executor of Agnes Watson
  Burial	1759	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  Death	6 Jun 1759	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I44571	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	David Edgar
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Catharine Forrester   d. 16 Jun 1683, Montrose, Angus, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 Jun 1675	Dundee, Angus, Scotland   [8]
  Family ID	F31494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet Knox,   b. 16 Mar 1688/89, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA d. 16 Sep 1767, New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age 78 years)
  Children	1. David Edgar,   b. 2 Oct 1720  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Alexander Edgar,   b. Aug 1722  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. William Edgar,   b. 20 Apr 1724  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Catherine Edgar,   b. 2 Jun 1726  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Anabel Edgar,   b. 30 Nov 1729  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Janet Edgar,   b. 10 Mar 1732  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Thomas Edgar,   b. 13 Mar 1728   d. Apr 1728 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Oct 1681 - Brechin, Angus, Scotland Baptism - 30 Oct 1681 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Role - Later free emigrant - 1703 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Purchased a property, which he named Edgartown - Abt 1705 - Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA Legal - Witness to deeds of sale by John Reid - 1715 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Merchant. Cited when witness to the will of Agnaus Watson - 1728 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Burial - 1759 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Death - 6 Jun 1759 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3695] Morrow, Martha, History of the First Presbyterian Church, Woodbridge, New Jersey 300th Anniversary, p65. [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Edinburgh 685/1 90/108. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, I (EJ): Folio 55 (SSTSE023). [S3713] Archer, James H.L., An Account of the Sirname Edgar, p31. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, Monmouth Co Deeds Volume E: Folio 153-155 (CMNCL001). [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p493. [S3739] Monnette, Orra Eugene, First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge, p373. [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Dundee 282 110/233.