Janet Gilchrist

Abt 1641 -

• Name	Janet Gilchrist
  Birth	Abt 1641	Fife, Scotland
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Feb 1662/63	Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland
  	At time of marriage
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Indentured servant's wife
  Residence	Aug 1685	Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Legal	19 Aug 1685	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1, 2]
  	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 - in return for 25 acres.
  Departure	5 Sep 1685	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Henry and Francis
  Arrival	7 Dec 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	With husband and two daughters
  Name	Janett Gilchrist  [3]
  Origin	Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland   [3]
  Person ID	I45318	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family	John Oliphant,   b. Abt 1640, East Lothian, Scotland d. Bef 1690, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age < 49 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1662/63	Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland   [3]
  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 1641 - Fife, Scotland Residence - At time of marriage - Feb 1662/63 - Kingskettle, 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 - in return for 25 acres. - 19 Aug 1685 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Henry and Francis - 5 Sep 1685 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - With husband and two daughters - 7 Dec 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Origin - - Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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