William Davidson

- 1723

• Name	William Davidson
  Gender	Male
  Origin	Abt 1666	Scotland
  Departure	Jul 1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  Arrival	Oct 1684
  	Imported by Dr John Gordon
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Indentured servant
  Name	William Davieson  [1]
  Name	William Davison  [2]
  Property	7 May 1690	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Deed of purchase of land north of the North Brook from James Johnstone
  Property	24 May 1690	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Confirmation to Thomas Gordon of tracts of land in Monmouth including headlands granted to William and others
  Property	22 Apr 1695	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Conveyance of land on Manalapan Brook by John Campbell to William Davidson
  Occupation	1723	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Yeoman farmer
  Residence	1723	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Home farm to east side of the Manalapan
  Death	1723	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  Will	6 Apr 1723	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Executors: son William and William Clark. Witnesses: Thomas Laton, Robert Campbell, Janet Laten
  Probate	21 Dec 1723	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Inventory £157 19s made by Alexander Dove, Henry Perine and Jacob Jemison
  Person ID	I45210	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family	Margaret Oliphant,   b. Feb 1671/72, Falkland, Fife, Scotland d. Aft 1723 (Age > 52 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1695	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  Children	1. William Davidson  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. George Davidson   d. Bef Aug 1767, Somerset, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Robert Davidson  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Andrew Davidson   d. Bef Jun 1766, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. John Davidson  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Margreat Davidson  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Origin - Abt 1666 - Scotland Property - Deed of purchase of land north of the North Brook from James Johnstone - 7 May 1690 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Confirmation to Thomas Gordon of tracts of land in Monmouth including headlands granted to William and others - 24 May 1690 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Marriage - Abt 1695 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Conveyance of land on Manalapan Brook by John Campbell to William Davidson - 22 Apr 1695 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Yeoman farmer - 1723 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Residence - Home farm to east side of the Manalapan - 1723 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Death - 1723 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Will - Executors: son William and William Clark. Witnesses: Thomas Laton, Robert Campbell, Janet Laten - 6 Apr 1723 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Probate - Inventory £157 19s made by Alexander Dove, Henry Perine and Jacob Jemison - 21 Dec 1723 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p77. [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p130. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, D(EJ): Folio 193-195 (SSTSE023). [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p191. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, E(EJ): Folio 308 (SSTSE023).