Alexander Dove

1663 - 1736  (73 years)

• Name	Alexander Dove  [1]
  Birth	1663	Scotland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Departure	11 Jul 1684	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Shield of Stockton
  Arrival	Oct 1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Servant imported by Thomas Gordon
  Role	Nov 1684	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Indentured servant
  Property	14 Apr 1687	Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [4, 5]
  	Petitioned the Proprietors for his headland adjoining Alexander Adams
  Occupation	1689	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Carpenter
  Property	1689	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [6, 7]
  	Deed of purchase by Thomas Gordon of his headland
  Legal	14 Aug 1701	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [8, 9, 10]
  	Petitioned the Proprietors for a lot on which to build a house, approved
  	Note: Miller (p36) notes that the specifications for his house and that of several others would require £150 to build
  Name	Alexander Done  [3]
  Name	Alexander Dowe  [6]
  Name	Alexander Dunn  [4]
  Name	Alexander Dunn  [5]
  Residence	19 Apr 1723	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	When he made up inventory of William Davidson
  Will	29 Sep 1736	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  	Executrix: wife Jane; witnesses James McKnight, John Buckalew
  Origin	Midlothian, Scotland
  	Hypothesis: recruited by Thomas Gordon from the Edinburgh area
  Death	7 Oct 1736	Topanemus, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  Burial	Topanemus, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Old Topanemus Cemetery
  Person ID	I45005	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family	Jane,   b. 21 Feb 1670/71, Shropshire, England d. 9 Nov 1754, Topanemus, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Samuel Dove  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Jane Dove  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Margaret Dove  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Mary Dove  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Isabel Dove  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Elizabeth Dove  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Hannah Dove  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. John Dove   d. Bef Feb 1726/27, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1663 - Scotland Departure - Aboard the Shield of Stockton - 11 Jul 1684 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - Servant imported by Thomas Gordon - Oct 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Role - Indentured servant - Nov 1684 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Petitioned the Proprietors for his headland adjoining Alexander Adams - 14 Apr 1687 - Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Legal - Petitioned the Proprietors for a lot on which to build a house, approved - 14 Aug 1701 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - When he made up inventory of William Davidson - 19 Apr 1723 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Will - Executrix: wife Jane; witnesses James McKnight, John Buckalew - 29 Sep 1736 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Origin - - Midlothian, Scotland Death - 7 Oct 1736 - Topanemus, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Burial - - Topanemus, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p130. [S3554] Symmes, Frank Rosebrook, History of the Old Tennent Church, p257. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p64. [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, p154. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p174. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, D(EJ): Folio 159-160 (SSTSE023). [S3739] Monnette, Orra Eugene, First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge, p1528. [S3720] Miller, George J., The Minutes of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey from 1685 to 1705, p249. [S3720] Miller, George J., The Minutes of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey from 1685 to 1705, p36.