William Gerard

Abt 1655 -

• Name	William Gerard
  Birth	Abt 1655	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	12 Sep 1674	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Merchant, Burgess of Aberdeen - date admitted as servant to Robert Gerrard, burgess
  Role	1684	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [2]
  	Emigration agent
  Residence	1684	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [2]
  Property	13 Jan 1685/86	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Through John Barclay, with Andrew Galloway, petitioned the Board of Proprietors for a warrant for 449 acres by Jumping Brook, of which 125 acres headland
  Role	1688	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Fractioner (absent)
  Property	10 May 1688	Essex, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Confirmation to William Gerard of Scotland, for 350 acres near the Blew Hills, Essex County
  Origin	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I45298	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	Margaret Davidson
  Marriage	Abt 1676
  Children	1. Elizabeth Gerard,   b. 1678, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Issobell Gerard,   b. 1680, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Robert Gerard,   b. 1689, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. William Gerard,   b. 1682, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Anna Gerard,   b. 1686, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31388	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1655 - Aberdeenshire, Scotland Occupation - Merchant, Burgess of Aberdeen - date admitted as servant to Robert Gerrard, burgess - 12 Sep 1674 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Role - Emigration agent - 1684 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Residence - 1684 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Property - Through John Barclay, with Andrew Galloway, petitioned the Board of Proprietors for a warrant for 449 acres by Jumping Brook, of which 125 acres headland - 13 Jan 1685/86 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Confirmation to William Gerard of Scotland, for 350 acres near the Blew Hills, Essex County - 10 May 1688 - Essex, New Jersey, USA Origin - - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Robert and William Gerard were trading with the Netherlands in 1678 when the Scots Conservator at Campveere protested that they were carrying goods to other ports rather than via the Scots Staple at Campveere. See Victoria E. Clark (1921) 'The Port of Aberdeen: A History of its Trade and Shipping from the 12th Century to the Present Day', Aberdeen: D. Wyllie and Son. Original source: Aberdeen City Archives, Letters Received by Burgh, Vol.6 No,58 (Aberdeen City: Letter Books and Correspondence CA/8)

  
  

• Sources

  [S3636] New Spalding Club, Aberdeen Burgess Register p86. [S3659] Scots Proprietors, The, Advertisement to All Trades-Men, Husbandmen, Servants and Others Who Are Willing to Transport Themselves unto the Province of New-East-Jersy in America, a Great Part of Which Belongs to Scots-Men, Proprietors Thereof, p2. [S3720] Miller, George J., The Minutes of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey from 1685 to 1705, p150. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p137.