James Melven

- Bef 1709

• Name	James Melven
  Birth	Scotland
  	Possibly in Ury where other Melvins were Quakers
  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	James Melvin  [2]
  Name	James Melvin  [3]
  Name	James Nielven  [1]
  Property	10 May 1688	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [2, 4]
  	Deeds awarding his headland from Robert Barclay and the sale back
  Property	17 May 1694	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Purchased 115 acres from Thomas Boel
  Property	7 Sep 1696	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  Residence	27 Aug 1700	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  	Member of the Grand Jury in the trial of those accused of riotous assembly and assault on John Stewart, High Sheriff
  Occupation	1708	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	Yeoman farmer
  Will	1 Nov 1708	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	Land, 500 acres on Delaware River in West Jersey, land and tenements in Freehold. Personal property: a great Bible, Baxter's Saints Rest, Bruxe's book and Taylor's book.
  Probate	1 May 1709	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	Executors: wife Alice and Walter Ker
  Death	Bef 31 May 1709	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I44952	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family	Alice (Melven)
  Children	1. James Melven,   b. Aft 1688, East Jersey, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mary Melven  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Margaret Melven  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - - Scotland 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 the sale back - 10 May 1688 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Purchased 115 acres from Thomas Boel - 17 May 1694 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - 7 Sep 1696 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - Member of the Grand Jury in the trial of those accused of riotous assembly and assault on John Stewart, High Sheriff - 27 Aug 1700 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Yeoman farmer - 1708 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Will - Land, 500 acres on Delaware River in West Jersey, land and tenements in Freehold. Personal property: a great Bible, Baxter's Saints Rest, Bruxe's book and Taylor's book. - 1 Nov 1708 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Probate - Executors: wife Alice and Walter Ker - 1 May 1709 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Death - Bef 31 May 1709 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Possibly James Melvine who married Elspeth Sharp at Urie in 1677 (Quaker marriage, Digest p130)

  
  

• 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, B(EJ): Folio 403-404 (SSTSE023). [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, D(EJ): Folio 434-435 (SSTSE023). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, F(EJ): Folio 121-124 (SSTSE023). [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p315.