| Name |
Andrew Hamilton |
| Title |
Captain, later Colonel |
| Birth |
Abt 1656 |
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
|
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
27 Sep 1682 |
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] |
| Merchant, Burgess and Guildbrother of Edinburgh - date admitted by right of his father Mr Thomas H., Burgess and Guildbrother |
| Role |
1683 |
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2, 3, 4] |
| Emigration agent |
| Residence |
1683 |
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Property |
13 Feb 1683/84 |
East Jersey, New Jersey, USA [5, 6] |
| Purchased a 1/20th share in East Jersey from Sir John Gordon of Durno |
| Occupation |
1685 |
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] |
| Merchant "at the sign of The Ship over against the Court of Guard" |
| Arrival |
1686 |
Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA |
| Commissioned by the Scots Proprietors to conduct an inquiry into the colony's administration |
| Departure |
1686 |
| Role |
1686 |
East Jersey, New Jersey, USA |
| Fractioner |
| Occupation |
30 Sep 1686 |
Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA [7] |
| Member of the Board of Proprietors. Post held until 3 Mar 1697/98 |
| Occupation |
1687 |
Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA |
| Deputy Governor of East Jersey, succeeding Lord Neill Campbell. Appointment ended with James VII's incorporation of East and West Jersey into the Dominion of New England |
| Occupation |
1687 |
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [8] |
| Vintner |
| Arrival |
1690 |
London, England |
| Visited London to consult the Board of Proprietors, after being captured by the French en route |
| Occupation |
4 Apr 1692 |
New Jersey, USA [9] |
| Deputy Postmaster for the American colonies north from Virginia: date of appointment under the patent to Thomas Neale |
| Arrival |
Aug 1692 |
New Jersey, USA |
| On his return from London |
| Arrival |
1698 |
London, England |
| Returned after being removed from office following English legislation barring public office to anyone other than 'natural born subjects'. Returned in 1699 |
| Name |
Andrew Hamiltoune [2] |
| Name |
Andrew Hammiltoun [10] |
| Occupation |
20 Sep 1700 |
Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA [7] |
| Member of the Board of Proprietors. Post held until 2 Dec 1702 |
| Occupation |
1701 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Deputy Governor of Pennsylvania, appointed by William Penn |
| Religion |
1703 [5] |
| Anglican |
| Death |
26 Apr 1703 |
New Jersey, USA |
| Person ID |
I44888 |
East Jersey Genealogies |
| Last Modified |
7 Dec 2025 |
| Family 2 |
Agnes Wilson d. Abt 1690, East Jersey, New Jersey, USA |
| Marriage |
2 Mar 1681/82 |
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [10] |
| Children |
| | 1. John Hamilton, b. 1685, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 2. Andrew Hamilton, b. Jan 1686/87, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 3. Thomas Hamilton, b. 1684, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
|
| Family ID |
F31241 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
7 Dec 2025 |