Patrick Falconar

Abt 1658 - 1692  (34 years)

• Name	Patrick Falconar
  Birth	Abt 1658	Alves, Moray, Scotland
  	Date based on his age of 33 on his gravestone Tulloch
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	24 Feb 1674/75	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Merchant apprentice - date indentured to James Fall, merchant
  Property	15 Apr 1680	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Borrowed, with George Gordon, merchant in Banff, £2,407 from Robert Donaldson, late Baillie of Elgin
  Occupation	1683	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Merchant
  Role	1684	Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
  	Free emigrant
  Departure	11 Jul 1684	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Merchant responsible for the cargo aboard the Shield of Stockton
  Arrival	29 Sep 1684	Patuxent River, Maryland, USA
  Residence	28 Oct 1684	Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	When he wrote to Maurice Trent, merchant, whose daughter was married to Patrick's brother James
  Residence	1685	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  Legal	26 May 1688	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Appointed attorney for Alexander Learmonth of Newark
  Occupation	26 May 1688	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Merchant
  Property	13 Jul 1688	Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  	Conveyance by Henry Lyon to Patrick Falconer of sundry tracts in Newark
  Legal	4 Jan 1688/89	Raritan River, Somerset, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	Granted letters of administration for the estates of Robert Adam, Raraton Rover and George Atkinson, Perth Amboy
  Title Suffix	of Newark
  Name	Patrick Falconer  [1]
  Name	Peter Faulconer  [5, 8]
  Residence	4 Jan 1688/89	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	When administrator of the will of Robert Adam
  Religion	1691	Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA   [9]
  	Presbyterian. Left a legacy to Abraham Pierson, 'teacher to the Church at Nework' (First Presbyterian Church of Newark) and his daughter Abigail
  Residence	1691	Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
  Will	23 Jan 1691/92	Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA   [9, 10]
  	Wife Hannah, sole heiress and executrix. His brother James Falconar (of Phesdo) was one of two overseers of his will. Witnesses: John Brown, Robert Yongs, David Herriot
  Death	27 Jan 1691/92	Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA   [9, 11]
  Burial	Abt Feb 1691/92	Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
  	Old burial ground
  Probate	27 Feb 1691/92	Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA   [9]
  	Estate included land in New Jersey and New York (Long Island and on the west side of the Hudson)
  Person ID	I45198	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	John Falconar,   b. Abt 1610   d. Bef 2 Oct 1682, Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland (Age < 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Agnes Spens
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Jones,   b. Abt 1660, New Haven, Connecticut, USA d. 29 May 1717, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	2 Oct 1689	New Haven, Connecticut, USA
  Children	1. Hannah Falconar,   b. 1690, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Patrick Falconar,   b. 12 Aug 1692, New Haven, Connecticut, USA d. Jul 1735, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1658 - Alves, Moray, Scotland Occupation - Merchant apprentice - date indentured to James Fall, merchant - 24 Feb 1674/75 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Property - Borrowed, with George Gordon, merchant in Banff, £2,407 from Robert Donaldson, late Baillie of Elgin - 15 Apr 1680 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Merchant - 1683 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Role - Free emigrant - 1684 - Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA Departure - Merchant responsible for the cargo aboard the Shield of Stockton - 11 Jul 1684 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - 29 Sep 1684 - Patuxent River, Maryland, USA Residence - When he wrote to Maurice Trent, merchant, whose daughter was married to Patrick's brother James - 28 Oct 1684 - Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA Residence - 1685 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Legal - Appointed attorney for Alexander Learmonth of Newark - 26 May 1688 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Merchant - 26 May 1688 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Conveyance by Henry Lyon to Patrick Falconer of sundry tracts in Newark - 13 Jul 1688 - Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA Residence - When administrator of the will of Robert Adam - 4 Jan 1688/89 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Marriage - 2 Oct 1689 - New Haven, Connecticut, USA Religion - Presbyterian. Left a legacy to Abraham Pierson, 'teacher to the Church at Nework' (First Presbyterian Church of Newark) and his daughter Abigail - 1691 - Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA Residence - 1691 - Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA Will - Wife Hannah, sole heiress and executrix. His brother James Falconar (of Phesdo) was one of two overseers of his will. Witnesses: John Brown, Robert Yongs, David Herriot - 23 Jan 1691/92 - Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA Death - 27 Jan 1691/92 - Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA Burial - Abt Feb 1691/92 - Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA Probate - Estate included land in New Jersey and New York (Long Island and on the west side of the Hudson) - 27 Feb 1691/92 - Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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