Charles Gordon

Abt 1664 - 1740  (76 years)

• Name	Charles Gordon
  Birth	Abt 1664	Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Departure	31 Aug 1683	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Aboard the Exchange of Stockton
  Arrival	19 Dec 1683	Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA   [1]
  	Imported by John Barclay
  Role	1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Indentured servant
  Property	14 Dec 1689	Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [1, 2]
  	Deed, Charles Gordon of Midletoun, late servant to John Barclay, to John Brown for his headland of 30 acres
  Religion	1731	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  	Ruling Elder, Old Tennent Church
  Death	1740	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  Will	19 Mar 1739/40	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Executors: William and Samuel Ker; witnesses, Timothy Lloyd, Archibald Craig, John Campbell
  Probate	8 Apr 1740	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Inventory of £175 3s 10d made by David Rhe, John Anderson, Joseph Forman
  Person ID	I44784	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family	Lydia Hampton,   b. 14 May 1678, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Marriage	3 Mar 1695/96	Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  Children	1. Peter Gordon,   b. Abt 1697, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA d. 21 Apr 1770, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Charles Gordon,   b. 3 Oct 1710, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elizabeth Gordon,   b. 12 Apr 1699, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Katharine Gordon,   b. 14 Jun 1705, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA d. 26 Oct 1757, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. John Gordon,   b. 3 Sep 1707, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA d. 1771, Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Lydia Gordon,   b. 17 Feb 1711/12, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. David Gordon,   b. 17 Mar 1716/17, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA d. 6 Aug 1783 (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F23577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1664 - Scotland Departure - Aboard the Exchange of Stockton - 31 Aug 1683 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Arrival - Imported by John Barclay - 19 Dec 1683 - Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA Property - Deed, Charles Gordon of Midletoun, late servant to John Barclay, to John Brown for his headland of 30 acres - 14 Dec 1689 - Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Marriage - 3 Mar 1695/96 - Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Religion - Presbyterian - 1731 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Death - 1740 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Will - Executors: William and Samuel Ker; witnesses, Timothy Lloyd, Archibald Craig, John Campbell - 19 Mar 1739/40 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Probate - Inventory of £175 3s 10d made by David Rhe, John Anderson, Joseph Forman - 8 Apr 1740 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p172. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, D(EJ): Folio 136 (SSTSE023). [S3554] Symmes, Frank Rosebrook, History of the Old Tennent Church, p424. [S3700] Honeyman, A. Van Doren, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 2, 1730-1750, p202.