David Vilant

Abt 1658 - Bef 1710  (< 52 years)

• Name	David Vilant
  Birth	Abt 1658	Angus, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Departure	3 Jul 1684	Montrose, Angus, Scotland
  	Aboard the Thomas and Benjamin
  Arrival	Oct 1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  Residence	Nov 1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Bought the indenture of John Mackdonald, recently arrived aboard the Thomas and Benjamin, from Captain Thomas Pearson
  Legal	31 Dec 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Sole heir and executor of Richard Paull in Woodbridge. Witnesses: John Allance, John Watkins. Letters of administration issued 10 May 1686
  Property	31 Dec 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Obtained a bond for £200 sterling from Samuel Guthrie of Woodbridge
  Occupation	Mar 1685/86	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Lawyer, acting as an attorney for Richard Powell at the County Court
  Property	14 May 1686	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Petitioned the Board of Proprietors for headland for four servants made over to him by George Lockhart for part-payment of his freight on the Thomas and Benjamin
  Legal	30 Aug 1686	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  	Executor of the will of 'fellow bondsman' Robert Hardy
  Occupation	19 Sep 1686	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Merchant
  Property	19 Sep 1686	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	Deed from David Mudie to David Vilant for 1/10 of 1/48 of East New Jersey; Also 1/2 of the lot and meadow on the South side of South River, and also land in Wickatunk
  Role	1688	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Fractioner
  Property	12 May 1688	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [8]
  	Headland of 100 acres for himself and two servants imported in 1688
  Legal	28 Jan 1688/89	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [9, 10]
  	Having sued David Mudie he granted him a mortgage of livestock and six servants, for the sum of £76 11s 7d
  Title Suffix	of Amboy Perth, later of New York
  Name	David Villant
  Name	David Violent
  Name	David Violett  [5]
  Will	13 Aug 1707	New York, New York, USA   [11]
  	Executors: Augustine Graham, Lancaster Synes and Robert Lurting. Witnesses: Johannes Outman, David Lyell, David Jamison
  Death	Bef Jul 1710	New York, New York, USA   [11]
  Probate	15 Jul 1710	New York, New York, USA   [11]
  Origin	Forfar, Angus, Scotland
  	Hypothesis
  Person ID	I45019	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	John Vilant
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hunter,   b. Abt 1640, Angus, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth (Vilant)
  Children	1. William Vilant  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. David Vilant,   b. Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. James Vilant  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1658 - Angus, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Thomas and Benjamin - 3 Jul 1684 - Montrose, Angus, Scotland Arrival - Oct 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - Bought the indenture of John Mackdonald, recently arrived aboard the Thomas and Benjamin, from Captain Thomas Pearson - Nov 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Legal - Sole heir and executor of Richard Paull in Woodbridge. Witnesses: John Allance, John Watkins. Letters of administration issued 10 May 1686 - 31 Dec 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Obtained a bond for £200 sterling from Samuel Guthrie of Woodbridge - 31 Dec 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Lawyer, acting as an attorney for Richard Powell at the County Court - Mar 1685/86 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Petitioned the Board of Proprietors for headland for four servants made over to him by George Lockhart for part-payment of his freight on the Thomas and Benjamin - 14 May 1686 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Legal - Executor of the will of 'fellow bondsman' Robert Hardy - 30 Aug 1686 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Deed from David Mudie to David Vilant for 1/10 of 1/48 of East New Jersey; Also 1/2 of the lot and meadow on the South side of South River, and also land in Wickatunk - 19 Sep 1686 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Headland of 100 acres for himself and two servants imported in 1688 - 12 May 1688 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Legal - Having sued David Mudie he granted him a mortgage of livestock and six servants, for the sum of £76 11s 7d - 28 Jan 1688/89 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Will - Executors: Augustine Graham, Lancaster Synes and Robert Lurting. Witnesses: Johannes Outman, David Lyell, David Jamison - 13 Aug 1707 - New York, New York, USA Death - Bef Jul 1710 - New York, New York, USA Probate - 15 Jul 1710 - New York, New York, USA Origin - Hypothesis - - Forfar, Angus, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p64. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p73. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, A(EJ): Folio 265-266 (SSTSE023). [S3723] Miller, George J., Ye Olde Middlesex Courts, p26. [S3720] Miller, George J., The Minutes of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey from 1685 to 1705, p131. [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p198. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, B(EJ): Folio 252-253 (SSTSE023). [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p119. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, D(EJ): Folio 71-72 (SSTSE023). [S3723] Miller, George J., Ye Olde Middlesex Courts, p30. [S3647] New York Historical Society, Abstracts of Wills Held on File in the Surrogate’s Office, City of New York. Vol II, 1708-1728, p46.