Major Patrick McGregorie

Abt 1648 - 1691  (43 years)

• Name	Patrick McGregorie
  Title	Major
  Birth	Abt 1648	Perthshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Military service	Abt 1672	France
  	Understood to have served in an English regiment which was part of the French Army in the Franco-Dutch War
  	He may have known or have been known to Thomas Dongan who also served in France in an Iruh Regiment led by George Hamilton, Comte d'Hamilton,
  Occupation	Abt 1675
  	Soldier, gained rank of captain
  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
  Role	1683	Scotland   [1]
  	Emigration agent
  Legal	10 Aug 1683	Perthshire, Scotland   [2]
  	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
  	Free emigrant
  Residence	Abt Mar 1683/84	Perthshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Emigration agent
  	His name is transcribed as 'D.Mc'Gregor'
  Departure	11 Jul 1684	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Shield of Stockton
  Arrival	29 Sep 1684	Patuxent River, Maryland, USA   [3]
  	Had to travel overland to Perth Amboy
  Property	Abt Nov 1684	Plum Point, New Windsor, New York, USA   [4]
  	Arranged the purchase of land on behalf of the Toschach party (land in Orange County at the time), but did not establish the patent for the land
  	Said to be 4,000 acres on either side of Moodna/ Murderer's Creek
  Residence	9 Nov 1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [5, 6]
  	When he wrote to "his brother Munivard" in Scotland
  	His name was printed as "D. M'kgregor" in Scot's Model and "D.Mc'Gregor" in Whitehead
  Residence	9 Nov 1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	When he wrote to his brother-in-law Duncan Tosheoch in Edinburgh
  Military service	15 Jun 1685	New York, New York, USA   [7, 8]
  	Muster-Master of Militia for the City and Province of New York - date of appointment by Governor Dongan . Charged with raising the militia and ensuring that they were properly equipped
  Property	11 Dec 1685	Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA   [9]
  	Petition for a warrant to take up a tract of land within the bounds of Staritine (Staten) Island
  Occupation	1686	Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA   [10]
  	Ranger General of Staten Island
  Residence	1686	Orange, New York, USA
  	Moodna (Murderer's Creek)
  Military service	Apr 1687	Albany, Albany, New York, USA   [11]
  	Sent with a party of 60 Dutch and English, plus native American guides, to explore the north and west, leading to an armed confrontation with French soldiers and other native Americans. His party was captured.
  Imprisonment	2 Oct 1687	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [12]
  	Where he wasa held captive with others in his party when Governor DDongan wrote asking for their release
  Military service	3 Dec 1687	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  	Delivered a request to the Quebec Governor, De Nonbville, from Governor Dongan for restitution of arms and goods and destruction of several forts
  Military service	Abt Sep 1688	Bristol, Maine, USA   [13]
  	In charge of a garrison near Pemaquid
  Imprisonment	Apr 1689	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [13]
  	Briefly confined following revolt by militiamen in Massachusetts (including Maine) aimed at restoring the Massachusetts charter in the wake of the departure of King James II
  Name	Patrick Macgreiger  [1]
  Name	Peter McGregorie
  Origin	Perthshire, Scotland
  Burial	1691	New York, New York, USA   [14]
  	Buried with public honours
  Death	19 Mar 1690/91	Newburgh, Orange, New York, USA   [14, 15]
  	Mentioned in Richard J Purcell (1940) 'Irish Contribution to Colonial New York', Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review, 29/116, p593 When Muster-Master of Militia, he was killed in a gunnery accident during Leisler's Rebellion
  Person ID	I45357	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	McGregorie
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Toschach,   b. Abt 1643, Monzievaird and Strowan, Perthshire, Scotland d. Abt 1719, New York, USA (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. Hugh McGregorie,   b. Abt 1670, Perthshire, Scotland d. Bef Feb 1703/04, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA (Age < 34 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John McGregorie,   b. Jan 1686/87, Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA d. Bef 8 Jul 1720, New York, USA (Age < 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Patrick McGregorie,   b. Abt 1672, Perthshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Catherine McGregorie,   b. Abt 1676, Perthshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Jane McGregorie,   b. Abt 1678, Perthshire, Scotland d. 1732, Orange, North Carolina, USA (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1648 - 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 Role - Emigration agent - 1683 - 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 Residence - Emigration agent - Abt Mar 1683/84 - Perthshire, 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 Property - Arranged the purchase of land on behalf of the Toschach party (land in Orange County at the time), but did not establish the patent for the land - Abt Nov 1684 - Plum Point, New Windsor, New York, USA Residence - When he wrote to "his brother Munivard" in Scotland - 9 Nov 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - When he wrote to his brother-in-law Duncan Tosheoch in Edinburgh - 9 Nov 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Military service - Muster-Master of Militia for the City and Province of New York - date of appointment by Governor Dongan . Charged with raising the militia and ensuring that they were properly equipped - 15 Jun 1685 - New York, New York, USA Property - Petition for a warrant to take up a tract of land within the bounds of Staritine (Staten) Island - 11 Dec 1685 - Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA Occupation - Ranger General of Staten Island - 1686 - Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA Residence - Moodna (Murderer's Creek) - 1686 - Orange, New York, USA Military service - Sent with a party of 60 Dutch and English, plus native American guides, to explore the north and west, leading to an armed confrontation with French soldiers and other native Americans. His party was captured. - Apr 1687 - Albany, Albany, New York, USA Imprisonment - Briefly confined following revolt by militiamen in Massachusetts (including Maine) aimed at restoring the Massachusetts charter in the wake of the departure of King James II - Apr 1689 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Origin - - Perthshire, Scotland Burial - 1691 - New York, New York, USA Death - 19 Mar 1690/91 - Newburgh, Orange, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3659] Scots Proprietors, The, Advertisement to All Trades-Men, Husbandmen, Servants and Others Who Are Willing to Transport Themselves unto the Province of New-East-Jersy in America, a Great Part of Which Belongs to Scots-Men, Proprietors Thereof, p2. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), GD112/3/76. [S3558] Whitehead, William A., East Jersey under the Proprietary Governments; A Narrative of Events Connected with the Settlement and Progress of the Province, until the Surrender of the Government to the Crown in 1703, p436. [S3704] Ruttenber, Edward M., History of the County of Orange, p21. [S3558] Whitehead, William A., East Jersey under the Proprietary Governments; A Narrative of Events Connected with the Settlement and Progress of the Province, until the Surrender of the Government to the Crown in 1703, 435-436. [S3550] Scot, George, The Model of the Government of the Province of East-New-Jersey in America, p196. [S3702] New York State, Secretary’s Office, Calendar of Historical Manuscripts in the Office of the Secretary of State, Albany, N.Y.: English Manuscripts, 1664-1776, p138. [S3705] Skeel, Adelaide, Major Patrick MacGregorie, p56. [S3703] New York State, Secretary’s Office, Calendar of N.Y. Colonial Manuscripts Indorsed Land Papers in the Office of the Secretary of State of New York, 1643-1803, p36. [S3705] Skeel, Adelaide, Major Patrick MacGregorie, p57. [S3656] J.W. Fortescue, Calendar of State Papers, Colonial Series, America and West Indies, (Name: His Majesty's Public Record Office; Location: London;), Vol. 17, Addenda 1621-1698. Reported 16 Aug 1687. [S3705] Skeel, Adelaide, Major Patrick MacGregorie, p59. [S3705] Skeel, Adelaide, Major Patrick MacGregorie, p60. [S3705] Skeel, Adelaide, Major Patrick MacGregorie, p61. [S3702] New York State, Secretary’s Office, Calendar of Historical Manuscripts in the Office of the Secretary of State, Albany, N.Y.: English Manuscripts, 1664-1776, p230.