Andrew Jaffray

1650 - 1726  (76 years)

• Name	Andrew Jaffray
  Birth	1650	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Baptism	11 Aug 1650	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Legal	30 Jul 1667	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Required to appear before the Privy Council, with George Keith, accused of attending Quaker conventicles
  Imprisonment	3 Aug 1669	Banff, Banffshire, Scotland   [3]
  	Imprisoned in Banff Tolbooth but ordered to be released on health grounds
  Occupation	8 Nov 1673	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [4]
  	Guild Burgess of Aberdeen - date admitted along with his younger brother James
  Religion	1674	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [5]
  	Quaker
  Imprisonment	12 Mar 1675/76	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [3]
  	Imprisoned in Aberdeen Tolbooth
  Role	1683	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  	Fractioner (absent)
  Property	10 Jul 1683	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [6, 7]
  	Deed, lease by Robert Burnett of Lethentie to Andrew Jaffray of Kingswells for 1/16 of his 1/24 part of East New Jersey
  Property	22 Jan 1688/89	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [8, 9]
  	Confirmation to Andrew Jeffery of Kingswales, Scotland holding by purchase from Robert Burnett of Lathamnty 1-16 of 1-24 share of the Province, for 624 acres in Monmouth County
  	Nelson gives the date as 22 Jan 1690, but the transcript states 1689
  Property	19 Jul 1690	Barnegat, Ocean, New Jersey, USA   [10]
  	Deed of sale to George Willocks, by attorney, of 80 acres (40 acres of meadow and 40 acres of upland) at Barnegat Township
  Property	20 Jan 1701/02	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [11]
  	Conveyance by Andrew Jeffry (by attorney) of 1/16 of 1/24 of East New Jersey to John Johnston
  Death	1726
  Person ID	I44924	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Alexander Jaffray,   b. 1614   d. 7 May 1673, Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Cant,   b. Abt 1617   d. 24 Jul 1673, Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	May 1647	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F31252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christian Skene,   b. 1654, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Marriage	13 Sep 1673	Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [12]
  	Took place at, or reported to the Aberdeen Quaker Monthly Meeting
  Children	1. Alexander Jaffray,   b. 16 Aug 1677, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Daniel Jaffray,   b. 17 Jun 1691, Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Lilias Jaffray,   b. 14 Jun 1674, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 1 Apr 1694 (Age 19 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Andrew Jaffray  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1650 - Aberdeenshire, Scotland Baptism - 11 Aug 1650 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Legal - Required to appear before the Privy Council, with George Keith, accused of attending Quaker conventicles - 30 Jul 1667 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Imprisonment - Imprisoned in Banff Tolbooth but ordered to be released on health grounds - 3 Aug 1669 - Banff, Banffshire, Scotland Marriage - 13 Sep 1673 - Aberdeenshire, Scotland Occupation - Guild Burgess of Aberdeen - date admitted along with his younger brother James - 8 Nov 1673 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Religion - Quaker - 1674 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Imprisonment - Imprisoned in Aberdeen Tolbooth - 12 Mar 1675/76 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Property - Confirmation to Andrew Jeffery of Kingswales, Scotland holding by purchase from Robert Burnett of Lathamnty 1-16 of 1-24 share of the Province, for 624 acres in Monmouth County - 22 Jan 1688/89 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Deed of sale to George Willocks, by attorney, of 80 acres (40 acres of meadow and 40 acres of upland) at Barnegat Township - 19 Jul 1690 - Barnegat, Ocean, New Jersey, USA Property - Conveyance by Andrew Jeffry (by attorney) of 1/16 of 1/24 of East New Jersey to John Johnston - 20 Jan 1701/02 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Aberdeen 168/A 40 84. [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, II, p313. [S3534] Dobson, David, Scottish Quakers and Early America: 1650-1700, p15. [S3596] Munro, Alexander Macdonald, p69. [S3641] Miller, William F., The Record Book of Friends at the Monethly Meeting Att Urie, (Name: Friends Historical Society; Location: London; Date: 1910;), Part I, p92. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p58. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, A(EJ): Folio 83 (SSTSE023). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, D(EJ): Folio 122-123 (SSTSE023). [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p171. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, D(EJ): Folio 206-208 (SSTSE023). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, H(EJ): Folio 23 (SSTSE023). [S3615] Strath-Maxwell, Archibald, Digest of Quaker births, marriages and burials in Scotland, 1647-1878, (Location: Aberdeen; Date: 1960;), p143.