John Laing

Abt 1653 - Bef 1698  (< 45 years)

• Name	John Laing
  Birth	Abt 1653	Keithhall and Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Religion	1684	Kinmuck, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Quaker
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Fractioner
  Property	22 Aug 1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Deed, Robert Gordone, Senior of Cluny and Robert Burnett of Lethantie to John Laing of Craigforth, Parish of Kinkell, Aberdeen for 1/24 share of East New Jersey
  Departure	26 Aug 1685	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Aboard the America Merchant with family
  Arrival	Oct 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  Title Suffix	of Craigforthie
  Name	John Lainge  [2]
  Name	John Layng  [3, 4]
  Residence	Mar 1685/86	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Took up two lots in Perth Amboy having been reluctant to "go into the woods", as reported by John Barclay in a letter to Robert Burnet of Lethinty. Separately George Keith wrote to Burnet saying that Laing and his family are well and lyke to do well
  Property	15 Jul 1690	Bound Brook, Somerset, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  	Deed of William Davidson, John Mackienzie, Aurthur Simson and John Browne, all of East Jersey to John Laing of the same place, for their headland on Bound Brook
  Occupation	1692	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Farmer
  Residence	Jan 1692/93	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  Property	17 Jan 1692/93	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Deed to John Lainge of Middlesex County in right of headland (100 acres) for Arthur Simson, John Broun, William Davidson and John McKenzie
  Occupation	Feb 1697/98	Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Yeoman
  Will	27 Feb 1697/98	Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Executrix: wife Margratt, with John Reid and John Barclay as assistants. Witnesses: Nathaniel Fitsrendalph [Fitzrandolph] and John Barclay
  Death	Bef 25 Jul 1698	Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	South Plainfield (his land was then called 'The Plains')
  Probate	25 Jul 1698	Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  Property	23 Dec 1699	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	Deed, John Barclay of Amboy and wife Catherine to John and William Laing of Middlesex Co. for 700 acres of land and 20 acres of marsh
  Origin	Keithhall and Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Craigforthie/ Craigforth
  Person ID	I45228	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	John Laing
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margratt Chapman,   b. Abt 1656, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Aft 1707, Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA (Age > 52 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1678	Kinkell, Kincardineshire, Scotland
  	Needs corroboration
  Children	1. John Laing,   b. Abt 1680, Keithhall and Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Bef 14 Jun 1731 (Age < 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William Laing,   b. 1680, Keithhall and Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Bef 23 Jan 1735/36, Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age < 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Christiana Laing,   b. Abt 1679, Keithhall and Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 4 Nov 1724, Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Isabel Laing,   b. Abt 1683, Keithhall and Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 13 Aug 1754, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Abraham Laing,   b. Abt 1682, Keithhall and Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. George Laing,   b. Abt 1687, East Jersey, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31351	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Religion - Quaker - 1684 - Kinmuck, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Departure - Aboard the America Merchant with family - 26 Aug 1685 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Arrival - Oct 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - Took up two lots in Perth Amboy having been reluctant to "go into the woods", as reported by John Barclay in a letter to Robert Burnet of Lethinty. Separately George Keith wrote to Burnet saying that Laing and his family are well and lyke to do well - Mar 1685/86 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Deed of William Davidson, John Mackienzie, Aurthur Simson and John Browne, all of East Jersey to John Laing of the same place, for their headland on Bound Brook - 15 Jul 1690 - Bound Brook, Somerset, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Farmer - 1692 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - Jan 1692/93 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Deed to John Lainge of Middlesex County in right of headland (100 acres) for Arthur Simson, John Broun, William Davidson and John McKenzie - 17 Jan 1692/93 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Yeoman - Feb 1697/98 - Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Will - Executrix: wife Margratt, with John Reid and John Barclay as assistants. Witnesses: Nathaniel Fitsrendalph [Fitzrandolph] and John Barclay - 27 Feb 1697/98 - Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Death - Bef 25 Jul 1698 - Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Probate - 25 Jul 1698 - Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Deed, John Barclay of Amboy and wife Catherine to John and William Laing of Middlesex Co. for 700 acres of land and 20 acres of marsh - 23 Dec 1699 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p91. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p203. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p287. [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p287. [S3677] Anon., "Unpublished Manuscripts of the Scots East Jersey Proprietors". [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p186. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p306.