in Springhill David Falconar

Abt 1632 - 1713  (81 years)

• Name	David Falconar
  Title	in Springhill
  Birth	Abt 1632	Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	10 Aug 1646	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Conjunct Master of the Mint - a customary hereditary appointment
  Occupation	1658  [2]
  	Factor to Mr Patrick Falconer, eldest son of Patrick Falconer of Newton
  Imprisonment	19 Apr 1664	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Date freed from prison, having been held for keeping Quaker meetings
  Occupation	Abt 1666	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Factor or agent for fellow Quakers, David Barclay and Anthony Haig of Bemersyde
  Religion	Jun 1667	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [4]
  	Quaker. Sent by Col David Barclay with Robert to promote Quakerism in Edinburgh. Later bought land in The Pleasance to establish the Quakers graveyard
  Imprisonment	1670	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [2]
  	Held for a month in Aberdeen Tolbooth with other Quakers for attending meetings at the house of Alexander Gellie, merchant burgess
  Occupation	2 Sep 1671	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [5]
  	Merchant Burgess and Guild Brother of Aberdeen - date admitted as eledest son to Sir John Falconer, deceased, master of the Mint
  Occupation	1 May 1672	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [6]
  	Burgess and Guildbrother - date of admission by act of Council (1 Mar 1672), gratis, as eldest son to the the late Sir John Falconer, master of his Majestie's mint
  Occupation	5 May 1672	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Renounced all claims to the office of Master of the Mint
  Occupation	1674	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [7]
  	Merchant
  	On leaving Aberdeen, he was reported to be owing tax of £42 15s from April 1673 to April 1674 (reported in Taylor (1961) Aberdeen Councill Letters, p30)
  Occupation	11 Feb 1674/75	Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [8]
  	Factor to David Barclay of Ury: decree of suspension by Col David Barclay and David Falconer, factor, v. Mr John Milne, parson of Fetteresso, and for payment to Mr. Milne of a sum consigned in the hands of Sir William Bruce of Balcaskie
  	Sir William Bruce held the official post of Clerk of the Bills
  Role	1681	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [9]
  	Emigration agent (West Jersey)
  Residence	1681	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [9]
  	Agent for the Quaker proprietors of West Jersey
  Role	1682	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [10]
  	Fractioner (absent)
  Property	20 Feb 1681/82	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [11]
  	Conveyance by Robert Barclay of 500 acres of 1/24 fraction of East Jersey, for a nominal 5s
  Property	23 Nov 1682	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [12]
  	A 10 acre plot for his young son John, £15 value
  Role	1683	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [13, 14, 15]
  	Emigration agent
  Occupation	31 Aug 1683	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Merchant shipping £50 cargo "in money and goods" aboard the Exchange of Stockton
  Property	11 Apr 1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [16]
  	Conveyance by Sir John Gordon of 1/20 of 1/48 of East Jersey
  Legal	23 Jun 1686	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Signatory to the commission given to Andrew Hamilton to investigate the use of Proprietors' funds, allocation of lands, etc.
  	London signatories: 4 June 1686
  Residence	1689	Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [17]
  	David and his family moved in this year from Edinburgh to Kirktownhill
  Legal	29 Oct 1691	Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [18]
  	Appointed factor by his brother-in-law Gilbert Mollesone of his property in Kirktonhill
  Title Suffix	of Kirktonhill  [18]
  	After 1689
  Name	David Falconer  [14]
  Name	David Falkconer
  Name	David Falkner  [9]
  Name	David Falkoner  [15]
  Property	9 May 1695	Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [19]
  	Puchased the lands of Hill of Halkerton and part of the Glenns from Hercules Scott of Britherton for 260 merks
  Residence	9 May 1695	Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [19]
  	Springhall near Ury
  Property	25 Jan 1700/01	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [20]
  	Conveyance by Robert Barclay jr to David Falconer
  Property	15 Feb 1701/02	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [21, 22]
  	Conveyance of unappropriated land by Robert Barclay to David Falconer. Falconer then conveyed land to Miles Forster at Barnegat and Perth Amboy on 26 Jan 1702
  Death	18 Apr 1713	Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [23, 24]
  	Kingswells
  Burial	20 Apr 1713	Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [23]
  	Ury
  Person ID	I44809	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Sir John Falconer   d. 1670, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sibil Ogilvy   d. 4 Dec 1634
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Molleson,   b. 1653, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 22 Jul 1697, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	7 Mar 1671/72	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [25]
  	At Gilbert Molleson's house
  Children	1. Margrit Falconar,   b. 12 Jul 1673, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Bef 1679 (Age < 5 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Christian Falconar,   b. 5 Jul 1674, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 16 Sep 1675, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. John Falconar,   b. 11 Jan 1676/77, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 2 Jan 1729/30, London, England (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. David Falconar,   b. 15 Feb 1677/78, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 20 Feb 1688/89, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 11 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Margrit Falconar,   b. 16 Mar 1669/70, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 28 Feb 1677/78, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 7 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Robina Falconar,   b. 15 Jan 1681/82, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 16 May 1683, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Robert Falconar,   b. 16 Dec 1683, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Sep 1685, Kincardineshire, Scotland (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Gilbert Falconar,   b. 30 Apr 1686, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1736, Kent, Maryland, USA (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Helen Falconar,   b. 14 Apr 1688, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Alexander Falconar,   b. Abt 1693, Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. Aft 1758, Valley Lee, St Mary's, Maryland, USA (Age > 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Jane Falconar,   b. Abt 1690, Scotland d. Aft 1730, Maryland, USA (Age > 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31209	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1632 - Scotland Occupation - Conjunct Master of the Mint - a customary hereditary appointment - 10 Aug 1646 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Imprisonment - Date freed from prison, having been held for keeping Quaker meetings - 19 Apr 1664 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Factor or agent for fellow Quakers, David Barclay and Anthony Haig of Bemersyde - Abt 1666 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Religion - Quaker. Sent by Col David Barclay with Robert to promote Quakerism in Edinburgh. Later bought land in The Pleasance to establish the Quakers graveyard - Jun 1667 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Imprisonment - Held for a month in Aberdeen Tolbooth with other Quakers for attending meetings at the house of Alexander Gellie, merchant burgess - 1670 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Occupation - Merchant Burgess and Guild Brother of Aberdeen - date admitted as eledest son to Sir John Falconer, deceased, master of the Mint - 2 Sep 1671 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Marriage - 7 Mar 1671/72 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Occupation - Burgess and Guildbrother - date of admission by act of Council (1 Mar 1672), gratis, as eldest son to the the late Sir John Falconer, master of his Majestie's mint - 1 May 1672 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Renounced all claims to the office of Master of the Mint - 5 May 1672 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Merchant - 1674 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Factor to David Barclay of Ury: decree of suspension by Col David Barclay and David Falconer, factor, v. Mr John Milne, parson of Fetteresso, and for payment to Mr. Milne of a sum consigned in the hands of Sir William Bruce of Balcaskie - 11 Feb 1674/75 - Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland Role - Emigration agent (West Jersey) - 1681 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Residence - Agent for the Quaker proprietors of West Jersey - 1681 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Role - Fractioner (absent) - 1682 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - A 10 acre plot for his young son John, £15 value - 23 Nov 1682 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Role - Emigration agent - 1683 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Merchant shipping £50 cargo "in money and goods" aboard the Exchange of Stockton - 31 Aug 1683 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Legal - Signatory to the commission given to Andrew Hamilton to investigate the use of Proprietors' funds, allocation of lands, etc. - 23 Jun 1686 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Residence - David and his family moved in this year from Edinburgh to Kirktownhill - 1689 - Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland Legal - Appointed factor by his brother-in-law Gilbert Mollesone of his property in Kirktonhill - 29 Oct 1691 - Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland Property - Puchased the lands of Hill of Halkerton and part of the Glenns from Hercules Scott of Britherton for 260 merks - 9 May 1695 - Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland Residence - Springhall near Ury - 9 May 1695 - Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland Property - Conveyance by Robert Barclay jr to David Falconer - 25 Jan 1700/01 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Death - 18 Apr 1713 - Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Burial - 20 Apr 1713 - Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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