Margaret Gentleman

• Name	Margaret Gentleman
  Gender	Female
  Departure	11 Jul 1684	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Shield of Stockton
  Arrival	Oct 1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Imported by Thomas Gordon
  	Voyage assumed on basis of headland grant from Thomas Gordon
  Role	Nov 1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Indentured servant
  Name	Margrat Gentleman  [1]
  Property	1689	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Deed by Thomas Gordon for her headland
  Residence	1689	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  Property	24 May 1690	Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales   [1, 3]
  	Confirmation to Thomas Gordon of tracts of land in Monmouth including headlands granted to Margaret and others
  Origin	Angus, Scotland
  	Hypothesis: imported by David Mudie from Montrose
  Person ID	I45178	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Departure - Aboard the Shield of Stockton - 11 Jul 1684 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - Imported by Thomas Gordon - Oct 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Deed by Thomas Gordon for her headland - 1689 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Confirmation to Thomas Gordon of tracts of land in Monmouth including headlands granted to Margaret and others - 24 May 1690 - Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales Origin - - Angus, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p191. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p174. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, D(EJ): Folio 159-160 (SSTSE023).