Alexander Napier

Abt 1660 - 1744  (84 years)

• Name	Alexander Napier
  Birth	Abt 1660
  Gender	Male
  Religion	1683
  	Quaker
  Departure	31 Aug 1683	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Aboard the Exchange of Stockton
  Arrival	19 Dec 1683	Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA   [1]
  	Imported by the 'Proprietors as belongs to Scotland' on a four-year indenture
  Role	1684	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Indentured servant
  Property	1688	Topanemus, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Conveyance by Robert Barclay to Alexander Napier
  Residence	Jan 1689/90	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  Property	22 Jan 1689/90	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [3, 4]
  	Deed transferring his 30 acres headland to John Pearce for 25s. Witnessed by William Laing, Charles Gordon.
  Property	20 Apr 1694	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [5, 6]
  	Deed from William Dockwra, via his agent John Reid, for 200 acres at the head or fork of Assan Pink River
  Religion	3 Jan 1702/03	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  	Anglican
  	Date when George Keith baptised his wife and three children
  Witness - family	Mar 1712/13	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	Witness to the will of Thomas Lawrie, with Geidon Craford and John Clevenger
  Name	Alexander Nepair  [5]
  Name	Alexander Neper
  Name	Alexander Nepier  [7]
  Property	14 Sep 1714	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [8]
  	On list of debtors to John Bowne of Matawan, listed in the inventory of his estate
  Occupation	1744	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  	Yeoman farmer
  Death	1744	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  Will	8 May 1744	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [9]
  	Executors: son-in-law David English, friend John Henderson. Witnesses: John Campbell, John Irwin, James English, Joseph Ker
  Probate	Oct 1744	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  	Inventory of £237 7s 5d.
  Person ID	I44947	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family	wife (Napier),   b. Abt 1662   d. Abt 1705, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age 43 years)
  Children	1. Agness Napier,   b. Abt 1682, Scotland d. Bef 16 Apr 1729, New Jersey, USA (Age < 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Elizabeth Napier,   b. Abt 1705, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. daughter 1 Napier  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Euphon Napier  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. James Napier   d. Bef 1744  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Margaret Napier   d. Bef Jul 1741  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Departure - Aboard the Exchange of Stockton - 31 Aug 1683 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Arrival - Imported 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 - Conveyance by Robert Barclay to Alexander Napier - 1688 - Topanemus, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Residence - Jan 1689/90 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Deed transferring his 30 acres headland to John Pearce for 25s. Witnessed by William Laing, Charles Gordon. - 22 Jan 1689/90 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Deed from William Dockwra, via his agent John Reid, for 200 acres at the head or fork of Assan Pink River - 20 Apr 1694 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Religion - Anglican - 3 Jan 1702/03 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Witness - family - Witness to the will of Thomas Lawrie, with Geidon Craford and John Clevenger - Mar 1712/13 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Yeoman farmer - 1744 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Death - 1744 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Will - Executors: son-in-law David English, friend John Henderson. Witnesses: John Campbell, John Irwin, James English, Joseph Ker - 8 May 1744 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Probate - Inventory of £237 7s 5d. - Oct 1744 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Possibly a relation of William Napier, merchant of Montrose who was an active Quaker preacher, prosecuted and imprisoned on several occasions

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p61. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, C(EJ): Folio 77 (SSTSE023). [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p172. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, D(EJ): Folio 133 (SSTSE023). [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p194. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, D(EJ): Folio 391 (SSTSE023). [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p286. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p53. [S3700] Honeyman, A. Van Doren, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 2, 1730-1750, p353.