David Toschach

Abt 1645 - Bef 1689  (< 44 years)

• Name	David Toschach
  Birth	Abt 1645	Monzievaird and Strowan, Perthshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Property	7 Oct 1668	Monzievaird and Strowan, Perthshire, Scotland   [2]
  	Served heir to his father in the barony of Monyvaird and the lands of Glenturret and Mekven
  Property	30 Oct 1669	Monzievaird and Strowan, Perthshire, Scotland   [3]
  	Precept of Chancery for infefting David Toshach in the Barony of Monzievaird
  Property	1674	Monzievaird and Strowan, Perthshire, Scotland
  	Letters of inhibition against David Toshack and his mother Catharine Campbell for fulfilment of their heritable bond, 17 Feb 1671 for 5,000 merks and annualrent of 300 merks from town and lands of Meckven
  Property	7 Jun 1677	Killin, Perthshire, Scotland   [4]
  	Bond of corroboration with David Tuschich of Monyvaird, and others, cautioners in relation to a bond of relief by John Campbell of Glenorchy and others to Sir George Lockhart, advocate. Signed at Finlarig. Bond registered 5 May 1679
  Occupation	14 Aug 1679	Perthshire, Scotland   [5]
  	A Justice of the Peace for Perthshire - date appointed
  Military service	13 Jul 1680	Wick, Caithness, Scotland
  	Took part in the Battle of Altimarlich between Sir John Campbell of Glenorchy and George Sinclair of Keiss over the rights to the earldom of Caithness
  Occupation	4 Aug 1680	Perthshire, Scotland   [6]
  	A Commissioner of Excise for Perthshire - date appointed
  Legal	10 Aug 1683	Perthshire, Scotland   [7]
  	Great seal of remission in favour of John, Earl of Breadalbane, David Toschach, Patrick McGregar [Patrick McGregorie] and others in relation to their attack on the Earl of Caithness in 1680
  Role	1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Fractioner
  Role	Abt Mar 1683/84	Monzievaird and Strowan, Perthshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Emigration agent
  Property	28 Mar 1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [8]
  	Deed, James, Earl of Perth to David Toshack of Monyvaird, Scotland, for 1/4 of 1/24 of East New Jersey for £250. Also 1/4 of 1/24 of the joint stock in goods and effects of the value £1,200 employed or to be employed to be used to the benefit of EJ
  Legal	4 Jul 1684	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [9]
  	Bond of caution by Duncan Toschach for David Toschach of Monyvaird that he will transport to East Jersey Donald McIntosh alias Malcolm McVorrich and Donald McGrigor, held in Stirling Tolbooth for theft and other crimes (penaltyof 1,000 merks each)
  Departure	11 Jul 1684	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Shield of Stockton
  Arrival	29 Sep 1684	Patuxent River, Maryland, USA   [10]
  	Had to travel overland to Perth Amboy
  Title Suffix	7th of Monzievaird
  Name	David Toscheoch  [1]
  Name	David Toshack
  Residence	16 Dec 1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [11]
  	Draft agreement with John Campbell (a relation of his wife's?) send a "footman in velvet' to wait upon him as a proprietor "when at Parliament in East Jersey"
  	This may have been in return for a small grant of land, c 8 acres. See 'Campbell Genealogy Notes, 4 - John Campbell Proprietor ENJ' https://campbellgenealogynotes.wordpress.com/2012/12/11/4-john-campell-proprietor-enj/
  Residence	17 Mar 1684/85	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [12, 13, 14]
  	When he wrote a letter to the Earl of Perth objecting to the allocation of land he was offered by Dep Gov Gawen Lawrie and asking for his money back. He also decried the "chiffs and cheats" of Quakers
  	Tosheoch was already in negoiation with Governor Dongas about obtaining land in New York. On 14 May 1685, "the Board of Proprietors agreed and ordered that a letter be written by the Governor and proprietors, giving a true account and reason of Minevard's leaving the province, to take off such casual reflections which he may cast, upon the Governor and the Government here."
  Property	28 Mar 1685	Monzievaird and Strowan, Perthshire, Scotland   [15]
  	Formally transferred his lands to his brother Duncan. Date of signature to the lands of Monivaird
  Property	15 Jul 1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [8]
  	Sold his 1/4 or 1/24 share to David Moody, with David Moody granting a bond to guarantee the sale
  Residence	22 Jun 1686	New York, New York, USA   [16, 17]
  	'Residenter'
  	When his sale of land to David Mudie was confirmed
  Property	30 Aug 1686	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [16]
  	Confirmation to David Mudy of Amboy Perth for 1/4 of 1/24, purchased from David Toshack of Monyvaird, late of Scotland, now of New York City, to-wit: 480 acres
  Occupation	1687	New Windsor, Orange, New York, USA
  	Fur trader, having established an outpost with Patrick McGregorie
  Property	13 Mar 1686/87	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [18]
  	Tripartite agreement between Donald MackQuirrich, of Murderers Kill, Orange Co., N. Y., David Toshack of Mineveard and William Lorance of Middletoun - see note
  	Tripartite agreement between Donald MackQuirrich, of Murderers Kill, Orange Co., N. Y., David Toshack of Mineveard and William Lorance of Middletoun, Monmouth Co., the first two conveying to the third all their right, title and claim in and to 1/4 of 1-24 share of East New Jersey, deeded to David Toshack by the Earl of Perth 28 Mar 1684, and 1/4 of 1/24, deeded to David Moody to Donald MackQuirrich, 22 Jul 1685, also in and to 1/5 of 1/4 of 1/24, conveyed by said Moody to Wm Lowrance 15 Aug 1685
  Residence	1689	New Windsor, Orange, New York, USA
  	Murderer's or Moodna Creek
  Origin	Monzievaird and Strowan, Perthshire, Scotland
  Death	Bef 3 Dec 1689	New Windsor, Orange, New York, USA   [19]
  	When his servant Daniel Maskrig was instructed to deal with his belongings and settle his accounts. There was thought to be a risk that Tosceoch's estate might be embezzled.
  Person ID	I45325	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Andrew Toschach,   b. Abt 1616, Monzievaird and Strowan, Perthshire, Scotland d. Jan 1664/65, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Katherine Campbell,   b. Abt 1626
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage Contract	26 Feb 1640/41
  Marriage	9 Mar 1640/41	Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland   [20]
  Family ID	F31356	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean Campbell,   b. Abt 1648, Scotland
  Children	1. David Toschach,   b. 1688, Moodna Creek, Orange, New York, USA d. Bef 1720, New York, USA (Age < 31 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Thomas Toschach,   b. Perthshire, Scotland d. Bef 1720, New York, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Property - Bond of corroboration with David Tuschich of Monyvaird, and others, cautioners in relation to a bond of relief by John Campbell of Glenorchy and others to Sir George Lockhart, advocate. Signed at Finlarig. Bond registered 5 May 1679 - 7 Jun 1677 - Killin, Perthshire, Scotland Occupation - A Justice of the Peace for Perthshire - date appointed - 14 Aug 1679 - Perthshire, Scotland Military service - Took part in the Battle of Altimarlich between Sir John Campbell of Glenorchy and George Sinclair of Keiss over the rights to the earldom of Caithness - 13 Jul 1680 - Wick, Caithness, Scotland Occupation - A Commissioner of Excise for Perthshire - date appointed - 4 Aug 1680 - Perthshire, Scotland Legal - Great seal of remission in favour of John, Earl of Breadalbane, David Toschach, Patrick McGregar [Patrick McGregorie] and others in relation to their attack on the Earl of Caithness in 1680 - 10 Aug 1683 - Perthshire, Scotland Legal - Bond of caution by Duncan Toschach for David Toschach of Monyvaird that he will transport to East Jersey Donald McIntosh alias Malcolm McVorrich and Donald McGrigor, held in Stirling Tolbooth for theft and other crimes (penaltyof 1,000 merks each) - 4 Jul 1684 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Shield of Stockton - 11 Jul 1684 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - Had to travel overland to Perth Amboy - 29 Sep 1684 - Patuxent River, Maryland, USA Residence - Draft agreement with John Campbell (a relation of his wife's?) send a "footman in velvet' to wait upon him as a proprietor "when at Parliament in East Jersey" - 16 Dec 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - When he wrote a letter to the Earl of Perth objecting to the allocation of land he was offered by Dep Gov Gawen Lawrie and asking for his money back. He also decried the "chiffs and cheats" of Quakers - 17 Mar 1684/85 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - 'Residenter' - 22 Jun 1686 - New York, New York, USA Occupation - Fur trader, having established an outpost with Patrick McGregorie - 1687 - New Windsor, Orange, New York, USA Residence - Murderer's or Moodna Creek - 1689 - New Windsor, Orange, New York, USA Death - Bef 3 Dec 1689 - New Windsor, Orange, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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