Captain, later Colonel Andrew Hamilton

Abt 1656 - 1703  (47 years)

• Name	Andrew Hamilton
  Title	Captain, later Colonel
  Birth	Abt 1656	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Hypothesis
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	31 Oct 1681	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Shipmaster importing 772 'single trees', 948 'doublte trees', tar, dall (sawn planks) and burnwood (firewood) from Norway
  Occupation	27 Sep 1682	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Merchant, Burgess and Guildbrother of Edinburgh - date admitted by right of his father Mr Thomas H., Burgess and Guildbrother
  Role	1683	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3, 4, 5]
  	Emigration agent
  Residence	1683	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Property	13 Feb 1683/84	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [6, 7]
  	Purchased a 1/20th share in East Jersey from Sir John Gordon of Durno
  Occupation	1685	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	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   [8]
  	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   [9]
  	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   [10]
  	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  [3]
  Name	Andrew Hammiltoun  [11]
  Occupation	20 Sep 1700	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [8]
  	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
  Occupation	25 Mar 1701	Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [12]
  	As Governor, presided over the case against pirate Moses Butterworth when a local mob siezed him, his two deputies, the two justices, Attorney General, Secretary and court Clerk, Gawen Drummond.
  Religion	1703  [6]
  	Anglican
  Death	26 Apr 1703	New Jersey, USA
  Probate	3 Nov 1704	New York, USA   [13]
  Person ID	I44888	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Mr Thomas Hamilton   d. Bef 1682
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anne Rudyard
  Family ID	F31240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Agnes Wilson   d. Abt 1690, East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  Marriage	2 Mar 1681/82	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [11]
  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	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1656 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Shipmaster importing 772 'single trees', 948 'doublte trees', tar, dall (sawn planks) and burnwood (firewood) from Norway - 31 Oct 1681 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Marriage - 2 Mar 1681/82 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Merchant, Burgess and Guildbrother of Edinburgh - date admitted by right of his father Mr Thomas H., Burgess and Guildbrother - 27 Sep 1682 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Role - Emigration agent - 1683 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Residence - 1683 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Merchant "at the sign of The Ship over against the Court of Guard" - 1685 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - Commissioned by the Scots Proprietors to conduct an inquiry into the colony's administration - 1686 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Member of the Board of Proprietors. Post held until 3 Mar 1697/98 - 30 Sep 1686 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - 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 - 1687 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Vintner - 1687 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - Visited London to consult the Board of Proprietors, after being captured by the French en route - 1690 - London, England Occupation - Deputy Postmaster for the American colonies north from Virginia: date of appointment under the patent to Thomas Neale - 4 Apr 1692 - New Jersey, USA Arrival - On his return from London - Aug 1692 - New Jersey, USA Arrival - Returned after being removed from office following English legislation barring public office to anyone other than 'natural born subjects'. Returned in 1699 - 1698 - London, England Occupation - Member of the Board of Proprietors. Post held until 2 Dec 1702 - 20 Sep 1700 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Deputy Governor of Pennsylvania, appointed by William Penn - 1701 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - As Governor, presided over the case against pirate Moses Butterworth when a local mob siezed him, his two deputies, the two justices, Attorney General, Secretary and court Clerk, Gawen Drummond. - 25 Mar 1701 - Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Death - 26 Apr 1703 - New Jersey, USA Probate - 3 Nov 1704 - New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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