John Dobie

Abt 1655 -

• Name	John Dobie  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1655	Scotland
  	Midlothian? Cousin of James Dobie
  Gender	Male
  Role	1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Fractioner
  Property	3 Jun 1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Deed, John Campbell to John Dobbie, both of Scotland, for 1/4 of 1/8 of 1-24 part of East New Jersey
  Residence	Oct 1684	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1, 3]
  	Imported three servants. Note: John Campbell wrote a letter to John, mentioning that the carrier was the latter's cousin, James Dobie
  Property	9 Nov 1685	Raritan River, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Warrant for 325 acres by south branch of the Raritan alongside Lundin and Andrew Hamilton
  Property	3 Mar 1685/86	Raritan River, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Survey for 404 acres on south branch of the Raritan
  Property	1 Jun 1686	Raritan River, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  	Conveyance of land by the Proprietors
  Occupation	27 Apr 1687	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [7]
  	Merchant - date admitted as Burgess and Guild Brother of Edinburgh, by right of wife Elizabeth Mylne, daughter to Robert Mylne, his Majestie's master maissone
  Arrival	Abt 1688	New Jersey, USA
  Departure	Abt 1688
  Name	John Dobbie  [2]
  Name	John Doby
  Residence	May 1690	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [8]
  	The Dobie Plantation (Tract No.13), adjacent to Barnegatt
  Origin	Midlothian, Scotland
  Person ID	I45049	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Mylne,   b. 1666, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Marriage	24 Jul 1685	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [9]
  	By warrant of My Lord Bishop of Edinburgh directed to Mr Andrew Cant in the N.E. parish
  Children	1. Robert Dobie,   b. 1686, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Elizabeth Dobie,   b. 5 Nov 1688, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31597	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1655 - Scotland Residence - Imported three servants. Note: John Campbell wrote a letter to John, mentioning that the carrier was the latter's cousin, James Dobie - Oct 1684 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Marriage - 24 Jul 1685 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Property - Warrant for 325 acres by south branch of the Raritan alongside Lundin and Andrew Hamilton - 9 Nov 1685 - Raritan River, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Survey for 404 acres on south branch of the Raritan - 3 Mar 1685/86 - Raritan River, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Conveyance of land by the Proprietors - 1 Jun 1686 - Raritan River, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Merchant - date admitted as Burgess and Guild Brother of Edinburgh, by right of wife Elizabeth Mylne, daughter to Robert Mylne, his Majestie's master maissone - 27 Apr 1687 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - Abt 1688 - New Jersey, USA Residence - The Dobie Plantation (Tract No.13), adjacent to Barnegatt - May 1690 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Origin - - Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Friend of John Campbell - recipient of letter from Perth Amboy, 8 Nov 1684. Refers to the bearer, James Dobie

  
  

• Sources

  [S3558] Whitehead, William A., East Jersey under the Proprietary Governments; A Narrative of Events Connected with the Settlement and Progress of the Province, until the Surrender of the Government to the Crown in 1703, p440. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p67. [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, L(EJ): Folio 47-48 (PEASJ003). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, L(EJ): Folio 80 (PEASJ003). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, D-2(EJ): Folio 265 (SSTSE023). [S3594] Boog Watson, Charles B., Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses and Guild-Brethren, 1406-1700, p151. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p180. [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Edinburgh 685/1 440/263.