Andrew Craig

1662 - 1738  (76 years)

• Name	Andrew Craig
  Birth	1662
  	Gravestone refers to his death in his 77th year
  Gender	Male
  Departure	3 Jul 1684	Montrose, Angus, Scotland
  Arrival	Oct 1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Imported by John Forbes
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Indentured servant
  Property	19 Jan 1689/90	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [2, 3]
  	Purchase by Thomas Gordon of 90 acres, the headland of acres of headlands of Andrew Craig, John Geddes and John Nicholson
  Property	24 May 1690	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Confirmation to Thomas Gordon of tracts of land in Monmouth including headlands granted to Andrew and others
  Property	1699	Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Drew a 100 acre lot in a lottery in a new land division
  Religion	1700	Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
  	Quaker
  Religion	1703	Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey, USA
  	Anglican
  Residence	3 Nov 1703	Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  	Where George Keith preached during his Anglican missionary tour, and baptised four of Craig's children
  Origin	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Possibly
  Burial	1738	Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
  	St John's Churchyard
  Death	6 Oct 1738	Elizabeth, Union, New York, USA
  Person ID	I45207	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Susanna (Craig),   b. Abt 1668   d. 6 Apr 1727, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1693
  Children	1. Andrew Craig,   b. 1694, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA d. 14 Jul 1763 (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John Craig,   b. 1695, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. William Craig  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Margery Craig  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Catherine Craig  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Elizabeth Craig  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Mary Craig  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Martha Craig  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Departure - 3 Jul 1684 - Montrose, Angus, Scotland Property - Purchase by Thomas Gordon of 90 acres, the headland of acres of headlands of Andrew Craig, John Geddes and John Nicholson - 19 Jan 1689/90 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Confirmation to Thomas Gordon of tracts of land in Monmouth including headlands granted to Andrew and others - 24 May 1690 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Drew a 100 acre lot in a lottery in a new land division - 1699 - Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA Religion - Quaker - 1700 - Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA Residence - Where George Keith preached during his Anglican missionary tour, and baptised four of Craig's children - 3 Nov 1703 - Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA Origin - Possibly - - Aberdeenshire, Scotland Burial - 1738 - Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p74. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p192. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, D(EJ): Folio 351-352 (SSTSE023). [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p191. [S3683] Hatfield, Edwin F., History of Elizabeth, New Jersey, p255. [S3727] Clark, Samuel A., The History of St. John’s Church, Elizabeth Town, New Jersey, from the Year 1703 to the Present Time, p15.