Gilbert Molleson

1659 -

• Name	Gilbert Molleson
  Birth	1659	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Baptism	14 Aug 1659	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Godfathers: William Gray, bailzie; Gilbert Gray, laite balilzie; Dt Thomas Gordon; Gilbert Aedie; Gilbert Black; James Mey
  Gender	Male
  Role	1683	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [2]
  	Emigration agent
  	Later fractioner (1696)
  Occupation	1690	London, England   [3]
  	Draper ('silkman') - year admitted as a Freeman of Worshipful Company of Drapers
  Residence	Abt 1695	London, England   [3]
  	Aldergate Street
  Property	18 Dec 1696	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Purchased 1/10th of 1/24th of East Jersey from Edward Fleatham, Yarm in Yorkshire, merchant; land previously held by Robert Barclay
  Legal	20 Jan 1699/00	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Granted power of attorney, along with Francis Palmer, to Robert Burnet of East Jersey, Rip Van Dam of New York and John Falconar of Maryland to collect debts due by George Willocks
  Occupation	1701	London, England
  	Member of the Board of Proprietors of East Jersey
  Legal	15 Apr 1702  [6]
  	One of the East Jersey Proprietors who signed the Surrender of Government of East and West Jersey to the Crown
  	Witnessed by Gilbert Falconer and Daniel Wild
  Name	Gilbert Mollysone  [1]
  Person ID	I44907	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Gilbert Molleson,   b. 1613, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 21 Apr 1689, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Smith   d. 16 Dec 1669, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 Feb 1644/45	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [7]
  Family ID	F31243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1659 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Baptism - 14 Aug 1659 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Role - Emigration agent - 1683 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Occupation - Draper ('silkman') - year admitted as a Freeman of Worshipful Company of Drapers - 1690 - London, England Residence - Aldergate Street - Abt 1695 - London, England Occupation - Member of the Board of Proprietors of East Jersey - 1701 - London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Aberdeen 168/A 40 370. [S3659] Scots Proprietors, The, Advertisement to All Trades-Men, Husbandmen, Servants and Others Who Are Willing to Transport Themselves unto the Province of New-East-Jersy in America, a Great Part of Which Belongs to Scots-Men, Proprietors Thereof, p2. [S3699] Johnson, Arthur H., The History of the Worshipful Company of the Drapers of London, Volume 4, p363. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, F(EJ): Folio 697-700 (SSTSE023). [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p303. [S3591] Whitehead, William A., Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, pp452-461. [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Aberdeen 168/A 120 419.