Christian Cheyne

Bef 1668 - Bef 1703  (< 35 years)

• Name	Christian Cheyne
  Birth	Bef 1668	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Hypothesis, given the frequency of the name Cheyne in Aberdeenshire
  Gender	Female
  Departure	1684	London, England
  	Aboard the Blossom of London which overwintered in Barbados
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Indentured servant
  Arrival	Feb 1684/85	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Imported by George Keith
  Name	Christian Cheene  [2]
  	Also spelt as Christin Ghaine on p69
  Property	Abt 1690
  	Received headland of 30 acres following indenture with George Keith
  Religion	1693	Salem, New Jersey, USA
  	Quaker
  Residence	Jun 1693	Salem, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Matacopine
  Property	7 Jun 1693	Topanemus, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Deed by Archibald Silver of Matacopine and wife Christian relating to transfer of 30 acres near Topanemus, laid out as headland for Christian
  Property	1 May 1695	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Deed to John Campbell of Freehold, in right of the headland, due to Archebald Campbell, Christian Cheene alias Silver, Alexander Mickle and Peter Berry, for 90 acres in Monmouth
  Death	Bef 1703	Topanemus, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  	Hypothesis: not mentioned in her husband's testamentary records
  Person ID	I45218	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Archibald Silver,   b. Abt 1655, England d. 14 Jun 1703, Salem, New Jersey, USA (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	Bef Jun 1693	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  Children	1. Archibald Silver,   b. 1695, Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA d. 20 Oct 1769, Salem, New Jersey, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Bef 1668 - Aberdeenshire, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Blossom of London which overwintered in Barbados - 1684 - London, England Religion - Quaker - 1693 - Salem, New Jersey, USA Marriage - Bef Jun 1693 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Residence - Matacopine - Jun 1693 - Salem, New Jersey, USA Property - Deed by Archibald Silver of Matacopine and wife Christian relating to transfer of 30 acres near Topanemus, laid out as headland for Christian - 7 Jun 1693 - Topanemus, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Deed to John Campbell of Freehold, in right of the headland, due to Archebald Campbell, Christian Cheene alias Silver, Alexander Mickle and Peter Berry, for 90 acres in Monmouth - 1 May 1695 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Death - Bef 1703 - Topanemus, 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, p194. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p235.