Margaret Oliphant

1672 - Aft 1723  (> 52 years)

• Name	Margaret Oliphant
  Birth	Feb 1671/72	Falkland, Fife, Scotland
  Baptism	18 Feb 1671/72	Falkland, Fife, Scotland   [1]
  	Witnesses: Nicoll Adam, William Ballingall. A twin sister, Eupham was christened the same day but died young
  Gender	Female
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Indentured servant's child
  Residence	Aug 1685	Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland   [2]
  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
  Residence	1723	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  Death	Aft 1723
  Person ID	I45319	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	John Oliphant,   b. Abt 1640, East Lothian, Scotland d. Bef 1690, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age < 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Janet Gilchrist,   b. Abt 1641, Fife, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	15 Feb 1662/63	Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland   [5]
  Family ID	F31346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Davidson   d. 1723, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  Marriage	Abt 1695	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  Children	1. William Davidson  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. George Davidson   d. Bef Aug 1767, Somerset, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Robert Davidson  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Andrew Davidson   d. Bef Jun 1766, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. John Davidson  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Margreat Davidson  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Feb 1671/72 - Falkland, Fife, Scotland Baptism - 18 Feb 1671/72 - Falkland, 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 - 7 Dec 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Marriage - Abt 1695 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Residence - 1723 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Falkland 428 10/123. [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. [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p130. [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Kilconquhar 436 10/357.