William Frost

- Bef 1720

• Name	William Frost
  Gender	Male
  Departure	3 Aug 1684	Montrose, Angus, Scotland
  	Aboard the Thomas and Benjamin
  Arrival	Oct 1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1, 2]
  	Servant imported by Robert Fullerton
  Role	Nov 1684	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Indentured servant
  Property	12 Jul 1688	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [3, 4]
  	Petitioned the Proprietors for 90 acres for himself, wife and child. Granted 12 Dec 1689
  Occupation	1692	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Carpenter
  Property	13 Jan 1691/92	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [6, 7]
  	Conveyance by the East Jersey Proprietors to William Frost as headland for himself, wife and two children
  Property	16 Jun 1698	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [8]
  	Patent for one acre in Perth Amboy, requiring that the patentee build a house within 12 months
  Property	10 Dec 1702	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [9, 10]
  	Patent to William Frost of Perth Amboy, for a town lot. Had offered to undertake a month's work on the Perth Amboy church in paying off quit rents
  Religion	1713	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Anglican. Left a bequest to the church
  Will	10 Apr 1713	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [11]
  	Refers to wife Jannet (executrix), son Robert and other children. Witnesses: Thomas Gordon, Jannet Gordon, Peter Buckalieu
  Death	Bef 1720	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [11]
  Probate	1 Jan 1719/20	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [11]
  Origin	Angus, Scotland
  Person ID	I44993	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Frost
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janett Walker   d. Aft 1713, Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  Children	1. James Frost,   b. Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Robert Frost,   b. Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Departure - Aboard the Thomas and Benjamin - 3 Aug 1684 - Montrose, Angus, Scotland Arrival - Servant imported by Robert Fullerton - Oct 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Role - Indentured servant - Nov 1684 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Carpenter - 1692 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Conveyance by the East Jersey Proprietors to William Frost as headland for himself, wife and two children - 13 Jan 1691/92 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Patent for one acre in Perth Amboy, requiring that the patentee build a house within 12 months - 16 Jun 1698 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Patent to William Frost of Perth Amboy, for a town lot. Had offered to undertake a month's work on the Perth Amboy church in paying off quit rents - 10 Dec 1702 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Religion - Anglican. Left a bequest to the church - 1713 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Will - Refers to wife Jannet (executrix), son Robert and other children. Witnesses: Thomas Gordon, Jannet Gordon, Peter Buckalieu - 10 Apr 1713 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Death - Bef 1720 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Probate - 1 Jan 1719/20 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Origin - - Angus, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p65. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, A(EJ): Folio 195 (SSTSE023). [S3739] Monnette, Orra Eugene, First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge. p1527 [S3720] Miller, George J., The Minutes of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey from 1685 to 1705, p179. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p245. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p204. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, E(EJ): Folio 33 (SSTSE023). [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p285. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p153. [S3720] Miller, George J., The Minutes of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey from 1685 to 1705, p256. [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p175.