William Ronald

- 1709

• Name	William Ronald
  Gender	Male
  Departure	31 Aug 1683	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Aboard the Exchange of Stockton
  Arrival	19 Dec 1683	Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA   [1]
  	Imported on a four year contract by the 'Proprietors as belongs to Scotland' on a four-year indenture
  Role	1684	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Indentured servant
  Name	William Ranalds
  Name	William Ronnol  [2]
  Property	10 May 1688	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  	Deeds awarding his headland, from Robert Barclay and its sale back
  Religion	Dec 1705	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	Dec 1705	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	When signatory to a petition relating to the "Meeting House for Religiuous Worship belonging to the Protistant Dissenters Called ye Presbeterions"
  	Others were John Craig, Walter Ker and Patrick Imlay
  Occupation	1709	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	Yeoman farmer
  Death	May 1709	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  Will	14 May 1709	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [2, 7]
  	Executrix: wife Helen. Witnesses: William Clarke, Charles Gordon, John Bard, William Hay, William Laing. Signed his mark.
  Probate	31 May 1709	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I44946	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family	Helen (Ronald)
  Children	1. John Ronald   d. Abt 1782, New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William Ronald  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. James Ronald  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Eupham Ronald  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Jannet Ronald  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Rachel Ronald  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Helen Ronald  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Sophia Ronald  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Departure - Aboard the Exchange of Stockton - 31 Aug 1683 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Arrival - Imported on a four year contract by the 'Proprietors as belongs to Scotland' on a four-year indenture - 19 Dec 1683 - Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA Role - Indentured servant - 1684 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Deeds awarding his headland, from Robert Barclay and its sale back - 10 May 1688 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Religion - Presbyterian - Dec 1705 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Residence - When signatory to a petition relating to the "Meeting House for Religiuous Worship belonging to the Protistant Dissenters Called ye Presbeterions" - Dec 1705 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Yeoman farmer - 1709 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Death - May 1709 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Will - Executrix: wife Helen. Witnesses: William Clarke, Charles Gordon, John Bard, William Hay, William Laing. Signed his mark. - 14 May 1709 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Probate - 31 May 1709 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Possible baptism in Aberdeen: William Ronold ,(OPR Aberdeen 168/A 40/428). William Gray, provost, Mr Alex[ande]r [...], Alex[ande]r Alex[ande]r baylie, and John Scott baylie, godfathers

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p61. [S3552] Steen, James, New Aberdeen, Or, The Scotch Settlement of Monmouth County, New Jersey, p17. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p120. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p132. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, B(EJ): Folio 403-404 (SSTSE023). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, C(EJ): Folio 2 (SSTSE023). [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p394.