William Thomson

- Bef 1698

• Name	William Thomson
  Gender	Male
  Departure	26 Aug 1685	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Aboard the America Merchant
  Arrival	Oct 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Imported by Lord Neill Campbell
  Role	Oct 1685	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Free emigrant
  Property	8 Aug 1686	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Petitioned Board of Proprietors for a back lot in Perth Amboy
  Occupation	1688	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Carpenter
  Property	28 Apr 1688	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Patent to William Thomson of Amboy Perth, carpenter, for a lot there, 9 by 1 chains
  Legal	Abt 1695	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Case brought by the grand jury for "selling drinke by retaile contrary to law"
  Legal	Oct 1695	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Defendant in a claim brought by James Dundas as administrator of the estate if Lord Neill Campbell for a debt of £18 7s 8d and damages, £5
  Name	William Thompson  [4]
  Death	Bef 16 Jun 1698
  Person ID	I45105	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family ID

  F31283

  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margery Thomson
  Children	1. Katherine Thomson,   b. Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Jean Thomson,   b. Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Hannah Thomson,   b. Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Departure - Aboard the America Merchant - 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 - Petitioned Board of Proprietors for a back lot in Perth Amboy - 8 Aug 1686 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Carpenter - 1688 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Patent to William Thomson of Amboy Perth, carpenter, for a lot there, 9 by 1 chains - 28 Apr 1688 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Legal - Case brought by the grand jury for "selling drinke by retaile contrary to law" - Abt 1695 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Legal - Defendant in a claim brought by James Dundas as administrator of the estate if Lord Neill Campbell for a debt of £18 7s 8d and damages, £5 - Oct 1695 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3720] Miller, George J., The Minutes of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey from 1685 to 1705, p136. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p129. [S3723] Miller, George J., Ye Olde Middlesex Courts, p47. [S3739] Monnette, Orra Eugene, First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge, p1143.