James Crighton

- Aft 1722

• Name	James Crighton
  Birth	Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Departure	11 Jul 1684	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Shield of Stockton
  Arrival	29 Sep 1684	Patuxent River, Maryland, USA
  	Most likely voyage, with the Drummonds
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Indentured servant
  Residence	1689	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  Property	12 Mar 1688/89	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [1, 2]
  	Deed of sale by James Crighton to Gawen Drummond of his 30 acre headland due him
  Property	2 Nov 1692	Loch Arbour, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  	Confirmation to Robert Drummond, nephew of Gavine Drummond, in right of headland for himself, John Gibb and James Chighton of 90 acres in Locharbor
  Religion	1694	Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
  	Presbyterian. Member of the congregation of St John's Church
  Residence	1694	Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
  Legal	9 Jul 1722	Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Witness to the will of Benjamin Ogden
  Name	James Chighton  [4]
  Name	James Crayton  [5]
  Death	Aft 1722	Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, USA
  Person ID	I45172	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Children	1. Ann Crighton,   b. Abt 1697, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA d. 26 Nov 1726, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F31660	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - - Scotland Departure - Aboard the Shield of Stockton - 11 Jul 1684 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - Most likely voyage, with the Drummonds - 29 Sep 1684 - Patuxent River, Maryland, USA Property - Confirmation to Robert Drummond, nephew of Gavine Drummond, in right of headland for himself, John Gibb and James Chighton of 90 acres in Locharbor - 2 Nov 1692 - Loch Arbour, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Religion - Presbyterian. Member of the congregation of St John's Church - 1694 - Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA Residence - 1694 - Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA Legal - Witness to the will of Benjamin Ogden - 9 Jul 1722 - Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA Death - Aft 1722 - Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p173. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, D(EJ): Folio 138 (SSTSE023). [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p344. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p201. [S3720] Miller, George J., The Minutes of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey from 1685 to 1705, p183.