John Craig

Abt 1655 - Abt 1722  (67 years)

• Name	John Craig
  Birth	Abt 1655
  Gender	Male
  Departure	26 Aug 1685	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Aboard the America Merchant with other family members
  Arrival	Oct 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Imported by Lord Neill Campbell
  Role	Oct 1685	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Free emigrant
  Name	John Graige  [1]
  Property	20 Aug 1688	Essex, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Owned land adjecant to a survey for Andrew Galloway
  Property	11 Jun 1690	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Deed by George Keith transferring half of his lot on the Raritan River, 150 acres, to John Craig
  Occupation	2 Nov 1692	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Member of the East Jersey Assembly, with John Barclay
  Property	9 Dec 1695	Topanemus, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Conveyance of unappropriated land by William Dockwra, via attorney John Reid, to John Craig
  Property	10 Apr 1702	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Conveyed land to son Archibald
  Property	4 May 1704	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  	Exchange of land with Allen Caldwell
  Religion	1705	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	Dec 1705	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  	When signatory to a petition relating to the "Meeting House for Religiuous Worship belonging to the Protistant Dissenters Called ye Presbeterions"
  Occupation	1721	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  	Yeoman farmer
  Will	5 Oct 1721	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	Executor: son Archibald. Witnesses: James Mdoc, Margret Crawford, John Campbell
  Death	Abt 1722	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  Probate	27 Nov 1724	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	Inventory of £124 16s 3d made by Robert Newell and John Campbell in 1725
  Person ID	I45088	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family	wife (Craig),   b. Abt 1656, Scotland d. Bef 1685, Scotland (Age < 28 years)
  Children	1. James Craig,   b. Abt 1676, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Archibald Craig,   b. Abt 1678, Scotland d. 6 Mar 1750/51, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Orsella Craig,   b. Abt 1675, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Margaret Craig,   b. Abt 1673, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Departure - Aboard the America Merchant with other family members - 26 Aug 1685 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Arrival - Imported by Lord Neill Campbell - Oct 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Role - Free emigrant - Oct 1685 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Owned land adjecant to a survey for Andrew Galloway - 20 Aug 1688 - Essex, New Jersey, USA Property - Deed by George Keith transferring half of his lot on the Raritan River, 150 acres, to John Craig - 11 Jun 1690 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Member of the East Jersey Assembly, with John Barclay - 2 Nov 1692 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Conveyance of unappropriated land by William Dockwra, via attorney John Reid, to John Craig - 9 Dec 1695 - Topanemus, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Conveyed land to son Archibald - 10 Apr 1702 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Exchange of land with Allen Caldwell - 4 May 1704 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Religion - Presbyterian - 1705 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Residence - When signatory to a petition relating to the "Meeting House for Religiuous Worship belonging to the Protistant Dissenters Called ye Presbeterions" - Dec 1705 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Yeoman farmer - 1721 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Will - Executor: son Archibald. Witnesses: James Mdoc, Margret Crawford, John Campbell - 5 Oct 1721 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Death - Abt 1722 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Probate - Inventory of £124 16s 3d made by Robert Newell and John Campbell in 1725 - 27 Nov 1724 - Freehold, 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 8 (PEASJ003). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, D(EJ): Folio 321-323 (SSTSE023). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, E(EJ): Folio 322 (SSTSE023) and K-2(EJ): Folio 457 (SSTSE023). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, C(EJ): Folio 230 (SSTSE023). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, A-2(EJ): Folios 105, 237 (SSTSE023). [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p118.