Margarett Welch

• Name	Margarett Welch
  Gender	Female
  Arrival	Oct 1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Imported by James Johnston
  Departure	26 Aug 1685	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Aboard the America Merchant
  Role	Oct 1685	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Indentured servant
  Legal	20 Mar 1689/90	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	60 acres of land surveyed for Walter Ker "in right of head land due to Thomas Parr and Margaret Welsh"
  Legal	21 Apr 1690	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Assignment of indenture of service by James Johnstone to George Lockhart in exchange "for all debts, dues or demands either by bond, bill or account or any other ways whatsoever preceeding this date"
  Legal	13 Jan 1694/95	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Indenture to Walter Ker for the 60 acres. "In consideration of rents and service herein after received; as also for divers other good caused and lawful considerations; in right of Thomas Parr and Margaret Welch, their head lands"
  Person ID	I45074	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Arrival - Imported by James Johnston - Oct 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Departure - Aboard the America Merchant - 26 Aug 1685 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Role - Indentured servant - Oct 1685 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Legal - 60 acres of land surveyed for Walter Ker "in right of head land due to Thomas Parr and Margaret Welsh" - 20 Mar 1689/90 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Legal - Indenture to Walter Ker for the 60 acres. "In consideration of rents and service herein after received; as also for divers other good caused and lawful considerations; in right of Thomas Parr and Margaret Welch, their head lands" - 13 Jan 1694/95 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p68. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, O(EJ): Folio 53 (PEASJ003). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, D(EJ): Folio 158-159 (SSTSE023). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, E(EJ): Folio 464 (SSTSE023).