John Shane

- Bef 1743

• Name	John Shane
  Gender	Male
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Indentured servant
  Legal	12 Aug 1685	Scotland   [1, 2]
  	Indenture of service for 4.5 years, John Shane of Edinburgh to John Hancocke, indweller in the Housewynd at the Abbay
  Departure	5 Sep 1685	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Henry and Francis
  Arrival	7 Dec 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Imported by John Hancock
  Name	John Cheyne  [3]
  Name	John Shaa
  Occupation	1742	Somerset, New Jersey, USA
  	Bricklayer
  Death	Bef Feb 1742/43	Somerset, New Jersey, USA
  Probate	18 Feb 1742/43	Somerset, New Jersey, USA
  	Int. Administratrix Mary Waldron as agent of her husband Daniel, principal creditor
  Person ID	I45323	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

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  Legal - Indenture of service for 4.5 years, John Shane of Edinburgh to John Hancocke, indweller in the Housewynd at the Abbay - 12 Aug 1685 - Scotland Departure - Aboard the Henry and Francis - 5 Sep 1685 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - Imported by John Hancock - 7 Dec 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Bricklayer - 1742 - Somerset, New Jersey, USA Death - Bef Feb 1742/43 - Somerset, New Jersey, USA Probate - Int. Administratrix Mary Waldron as agent of her husband Daniel, principal creditor - 18 Feb 1742/43 - Somerset, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [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 253 (SSTSE023). [S3534] Dobson, David, Scottish Quakers and Early America: 1650-1700, p6.