Mr George Alexander

1652 -

• Name	George Alexander
  Title	Mr
  Birth	1652	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1]
  Baptism	26 Aug 1652	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1]
  	St Nicholas. Godfathers: George Morisone, provost, George Cullen, bailzie, Thomas Mathewes?, late bailzie, George McKistone?, Robert Don [...], Alexander Alexander, younger, George Gordone
  Gender	Male
  Education	Abt 1667	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [2]
  	Marischal College
  Residence	30 Apr 1675	London, England   [3]
  	When acting as a witness to a deed whereby his mother borrowed £420 from Isobell Mowat, daughter of the late James Mowat of Bacholie
  Occupation	26 Sep 1676	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [4]
  	Guild Burgess of Aberdeen - date of admission, as second son of John Alexander, advocate, burgess
  Occupation	19 Nov 1678	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [5]
  	Advocate - date admitted to the Faculty. Also practised in Aberdeen
  Role	1683	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Fractioner (absent)
  Residence	1683	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [2]
  	Freemason, member of Old Aberdeen Lodge No.1 ter
  Legal	31 May 1683	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [6]
  	Advocate engaged in the case of George Lockhart v. Walsall Cobby for bearch of contract
  Property	13 Aug 1683	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	Purchased 1/32 of 1/24 of East Jersey from Robert Burnet of Lethintie
  Role	1684	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [8]
  	Emigration agent
  Property	16 Jan 1684/85	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [9]
  	Warrant to George and John Alexander for 460 acres, Ash Swamp
  Property	9 Jul 1686	Essex, New Jersey, USA   [10]
  	Warrant to George and John Alexander for 462 acres, Blew Hills (patent confirmed 20 Jun 1688)
  Legal	13 Jul 1686	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [11]
  	Andrew Alexander, attorney for George and John Alexander to Thomas Gordon
  Legal	1688	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [12]
  	George Alexander, advocate, and Mary Campbell, his spouse, against Andrew Alexander, merchant in Edinburgh
  Property	22 Feb 1687/88	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [13]
  	Confirmation of patent to George and John Alexander for 350 acres (250 to George, 100 to John)
  Legal	2 Mar 1697/98	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Acted as attorney for Hon. Archibald Campbell, Thomas Fullerton, David Lyell and George Alexander
  Title Suffix	of Peffermiln
  	'of Pepper Mills' in 1702 record
  Property	1 Apr 1702	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [14]
  	Conveyance to George and John Alexander by East Jersey Proprietors (East New Jersey Society) on Passaic River
  Probate	5 Feb 1719/20	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [15]
  Person ID	I45251	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Mr John Alexander,   b. Abt 1620   d. Bef 26 Jun 1663 (Age < 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Marjorie Jamesone,   b. Abt 1628, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 1680, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marjory Campbell
  Marriage	9 Jan 1681/82	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [16]
  Children	1. Rachell Jean Alexander,   b. 1682, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Bef Feb 1719/20 (Age < 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Anna Alexander,   b. 1690, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Bef Feb 1719/20 (Age < 30 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Barbara Alexander,   b. 1684, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Jean Alexander,   b. 1685, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Bef Feb 1719/20 (Age < 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Marjory Alexander,   b. 1688, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Elisabeth Alexander,   b. 1692, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Margarett Alexander,   b. 1694, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. John Alexander,   b. Nov 1695, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Bef Feb 1719/20 (Age < 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31473	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1652 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Baptism - 26 Aug 1652 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Education - Marischal College - Abt 1667 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Residence - When acting as a witness to a deed whereby his mother borrowed £420 from Isobell Mowat, daughter of the late James Mowat of Bacholie - 30 Apr 1675 - London, England Occupation - Guild Burgess of Aberdeen - date of admission, as second son of John Alexander, advocate, burgess - 26 Sep 1676 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Occupation - Advocate - date admitted to the Faculty. Also practised in Aberdeen - 19 Nov 1678 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Marriage - 9 Jan 1681/82 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Residence - Freemason, member of Old Aberdeen Lodge No.1 ter - 1683 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Legal - Advocate engaged in the case of George Lockhart v. Walsall Cobby for bearch of contract - 31 May 1683 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Role - Emigration agent - 1684 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Property - Warrant to George and John Alexander for 462 acres, Blew Hills (patent confirmed 20 Jun 1688) - 9 Jul 1686 - Essex, New Jersey, USA Legal - George Alexander, advocate, and Mary Campbell, his spouse, against Andrew Alexander, merchant in Edinburgh - 1688 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Legal - Acted as attorney for Hon. Archibald Campbell, Thomas Fullerton, David Lyell and George Alexander - 2 Mar 1697/98 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Probate - 5 Feb 1719/20 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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