John Geddis

- Bef 1705

• Name	John Geddis
  Gender	Male
  Departure	3 Jul 1684	Montrose, Angus, Scotland
  	Aboard the Thomas and Benjamin
  Arrival	Oct 1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Imported by David Mudie
  Residence	Bef 12 Dec 1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	David Mudie reported in a letter that John had written to "some of his brethren" in Scotland encouraging them to emigrate
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Indentured servant
  Name	John Geddes  [3]
  Name	John Gillis  [4]
  Occupation	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Carpenter
  Property	19 Jan 1689/90	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [3, 5]
  	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
  	Confirmation to Thomas Gordon of tracts of land in Monmouth including headlands granted to John and others
  Occupation	May 1696	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Servant to Mr Isaac Kingsland when he was defended by Kingsland after Mrs Sarah Sawford had brought a court case against him for £500 damages
  Death	Bef Jul 1705	Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  Probate	26 Jul 1705	Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  	Certificate of Quietus Estate granted to his widow Elizabeth as administratrix
  Origin	Angus, Scotland
  	Hypothesis: imported by David Mudie from Montrose
  Person ID	I45208	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth (Geddes)
  Family ID	F31722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Departure - Aboard the Thomas and Benjamin - 3 Jul 1684 - Montrose, Angus, Scotland Arrival - Imported by David Mudie - Oct 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - David Mudie reported in a letter that John had written to "some of his brethren" in Scotland encouraging them to emigrate - Bef 12 Dec 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA 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 John and others - 24 May 1690 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Death - Bef Jul 1705 - Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Probate - Certificate of Quietus Estate granted to his widow Elizabeth as administratrix - 26 Jul 1705 - Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Origin - - Angus, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3558] Whitehead, William A., East Jersey under the Proprietary Governments; A Narrative of Events Connected with the Settlement and Progress of the Province, until the Surrender of the Government to the Crown in 1703, p433. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p65. [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, A(EJ): Folio 196 (SSTSE023). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, D(EJ): Folio 351-352 (SSTSE023). [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p182.