William Haige

1646 - 1688  (42 years)

• Name	William Haige
  Birth	1646	Merton, Berwickshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Abt 1680	London, England
  	Merchant
  Religion	1680	London, England
  	Quaker
  Property	1681	London, England
  	One of the 'First Purchasers of Pennsylvania' buying 500 acres
  	Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission., The First Purchasers of Pennsylvania : October 25, 1681. (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission) <http://archive.org/details/firstpurchaserso00penn>
  Occupation	Jan 1681/82	Pennsylvania, USA
  	Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission., The First Purchasers of Pennsylvania : October 25, 1681. (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission) <http://archive.org/details/firstpurchaserso00penn>
  Arrival	1683	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Imported his wife and daughter Rebecca, two indentured servants (Mary Berk and Benjamin Curlo) and 'four negroes'
  Departure	1683
  Occupation	1685	Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Receiver-General for East Jersey
  Property	15 Aug 1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Grant of 500 acres at Cooper's Neck, in recognition of his "Disappointment of being dispossed of the office of Surveyor-General"
  	Book section: 'Patents for Lands on Quit-Rent'
  Role	1686	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Fractioner
  Property	24 Aug 1686	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Patent to William Haige of Amboy Perth, Surveyor General of East New Jersey, for 500 acres in Monmouth County, called Cooper's Neck
  Death	1688	Burlington, New Jersey, USA
  Probate	4 Jan 1688/89	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Administration of William's estate granted to Myles Forster. Also date of bond by Forster and Patrick Falconer
  Origin	Merton, Berwickshire, Scotland
  	Bemersyde
  Person ID	I44939	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	of Bemersyde David Haig,   b. Abt 1610   d. Jun 1654 (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hibernia Scholes
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1636	Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
  Family ID	F31262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Lawrie,   b. London, England
  Marriage	1672
  Children	1. Obadiah Haige,   b. 1 Sep 1674, London, England d. 30 Jun 1701, Barbados (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Rebecca Haige,   b. London, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - Merchant - Abt 1680 - London, England Religion - Quaker - 1680 - London, England Property - One of the 'First Purchasers of Pennsylvania' buying 500 acres - 1681 - London, England Occupation - Jan 1681/82 - Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - Receiver-General for East Jersey - 1685 - Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA Property - Patent to William Haige of Amboy Perth, Surveyor General of East New Jersey, for 500 acres in Monmouth County, called Cooper's Neck - 24 Aug 1686 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Death - 1688 - Burlington, New Jersey, USA Probate - Administration of William's estate granted to Myles Forster. Also date of bond by Forster and Patrick Falconer - 4 Jan 1688/89 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p61. [S3534] Dobson, David, Scottish Quakers and Early America: 1650-1700, p13. [S3759] Stillwell, John E., Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, vol. II, p375. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p86. [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730. p199