Arthur Sympson

- 1703

• Name	Arthur Sympson
  Gender	Male
  Departure	Jul 1684
  Arrival	Oct 1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Imported by George Willocks
  	Probably...
  Role	Oct 1684	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Indentured servant
  Name	Arthur Simpsone  [2]
  Name	Arthur Simson  [2]
  Name	Arthur Sympson
  Name	Aurthus Simson  [3]
  Name	Aurthus Simson
  Property	18 Dec 1689	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Petition by John Barclay for 120 acres headland for Arthur Sympson, John Markany, John Brown and William Davison
  Occupation	Apr 1690	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Servant of George Willocks
  Property	1 May 1690	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Named in patent for 200 acres to George Willocks in right of himself and two servants, Arthur Sympson and Alexander Buchan
  Property	15 Jul 1690	Bound Brook, Somerset, New Jersey, USA   [3, 6]
  	Deed of sale to John Laing of his headland
  Property	17 Jan 1692/93	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Deed to John Lainge of Middlesex County in right of headland (100 acres) for Arthur Simson, John Broun, William Davdson and John McKenzie
  Property	16 Jan 1694/95	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	Purchase of 145 acres from Mathew Bunn, jr for £27 New York money
  Property	31 Aug 1697	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [8]
  	Purchased 50 acres of land from John and Janett Ireland for £50
  Occupation	1698	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Yeoman farmer
  Property	16 Jun 1698	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [9]
  	Grant of land in Perth Amboy
  Occupation	25 Mar 1701	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [10]
  	Ferryman - date of 15 year lease for the ferry over the Raritan River between New Aberdeen and Perth Amboy for 15 years
  Death	Mar 1702/03	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [11]
  Will	6 Mar 1702/03	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [11]
  	Wife: sole executrix. Witnesses: John L Cammell, William Story, Thomas Gordon
  Probate	23 May 1703	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [11]
  	Inventory of £71 1s made ny John Mathie [Matthews] and John Island [Ireland?] for his widow
  Person ID	I45180	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family	Margery Thomson
  Family ID	F31465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Arrival - Imported by George Willocks - Oct 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Role - Indentured servant - Oct 1684 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Petition by John Barclay for 120 acres headland for Arthur Sympson, John Markany, John Brown and William Davison - 18 Dec 1689 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Named in patent for 200 acres to George Willocks in right of himself and two servants, Arthur Sympson and Alexander Buchan - 1 May 1690 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Deed of sale to John Laing of his headland - 15 Jul 1690 - Bound Brook, Somerset, New Jersey, USA Property - Deed to John Lainge of Middlesex County in right of headland (100 acres) for Arthur Simson, John Broun, William Davdson and John McKenzie - 17 Jan 1692/93 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Purchase of 145 acres from Mathew Bunn, jr for £27 New York money - 16 Jan 1694/95 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Purchased 50 acres of land from John and Janett Ireland for £50 - 31 Aug 1697 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Yeoman farmer - 1698 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Grant of land in Perth Amboy - 16 Jun 1698 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Ferryman - date of 15 year lease for the ferry over the Raritan River between New Aberdeen and Perth Amboy for 15 years - 25 Mar 1701 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Death - Mar 1702/03 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Will - Wife: sole executrix. Witnesses: John L Cammell, William Story, Thomas Gordon - 6 Mar 1702/03 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Probate - Inventory of £71 1s made ny John Mathie [Matthews] and John Island [Ireland?] for his widow - 23 May 1703 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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