John Oliphant

Abt 1640 - Bef 1690  (< 49 years)

• Name	John Oliphant
  Birth	Abt 1640	East Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Feb 1662/63	Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland   [1]
  	At time of marriage
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Indentured servant
  Residence	Aug 1685	Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland   [3]
  Legal	19 Aug 1685	Scotland   [2, 3]
  	Indenture of service, John Oliphant of Pencaitland for himself, his wife Janet Gilchrist, daughters Margret and Janet Oliphant, to John Hancock of Edinburgh as servants in East New Jersey for four years, the daughters until they are 21.
  Departure	5 Sep 1685	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Henry and Francis
  Arrival	7 Dec 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	With wife and two daughters
  Origin	Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland   [2]
  Death	Bef 1690	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  	Hypothesis based on timing of son William's first land transaction
  Person ID	I45317	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family	Janet Gilchrist,   b. Abt 1641, Fife, Scotland
  Marriage	15 Feb 1662/63	Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland   [1]
  Children	1. Margaret Oliphant,   b. Feb 1671/72, Falkland, Fife, Scotland d. Aft 1723 (Age > 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Janet Oliphant,   b. Abt 1674, Scotland d. Aft Apr 1734 (Age > 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Eupham Oliphant,   b. 1672, Falkland, Fife, Scotland d. 1672, Falkland, Fife, Scotland (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. William Oliphant,   b. Abt 1664, Fife, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1640 - East Lothian, Scotland Residence - At time of marriage - Feb 1662/63 - Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland Marriage - 15 Feb 1662/63 - Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland Residence - Aug 1685 - Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland Legal - Indenture of service, John Oliphant of Pencaitland for himself, his wife Janet Gilchrist, daughters Margret and Janet Oliphant, to John Hancock of Edinburgh as servants in East New Jersey for four years, the daughters until they are 21. - 19 Aug 1685 - Scotland Departure - Aboard the Henry and Francis - 5 Sep 1685 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - With wife and two daughters - 7 Dec 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Origin - - Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland Death - Bef 1690 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Kilconquhar 436 10/357. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p72. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, A(EJ): Folio 252 (SSTSE023).