Alexander Anderson

Abt 1650 - Bef 1687  (< 37 years)

• Name	Alexander Anderson
  Birth	Abt 1650	Scotland   [1]
  	Date of birth a very rough estimate.
  Gender	Male
  Departure	31 Aug 1683	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Aboard the Exchange of Stockton (hypothesis)
  Arrival	19 Dec 1683	Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA
  Role	1684	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  	Free emigrant
  	Assumed to be a free immigrant. Not on lists of indentured servants; had land in 1687. Was close to the family of John Hampton. May have emigrated in 1683 aboard the Exchange of Stockton
  Residence	1686	Keyport, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  	Chingaroras
  Death	Bef 28 Oct 1687	Keyport, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Chingaroras
  Probate	28 Oct 1687	Keyport, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [2, 3]
  	Letters of administration on the estate of Alexander Anderson of Chingaroras, Monmouth County, dec'd., granted to John Hampton of the same place. Died intestate. Administration later granted to John Barclay, 29 Jun 1714
  Property	28 Oct 1687	Keyport, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Record of administration refers to a bond of John Hampton of Chingaroras, planter, as administrator of the estate of John Reid of Amboy Perth, fellow bondsman
  Property	30 Jul 1714	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Receipt "in consideration of £ 30.9.3 truly paid" to the estate of John Hamton. Present: OTHERS NAMED: John Barclay (Justice) (Signatory), Robert Gillchrist (Witness), Robert Hunter (Governor), Andrew Redford (Witness)
  Person ID	I45382	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1650 - Scotland Departure - Aboard the Exchange of Stockton (hypothesis) - 31 Aug 1683 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Arrival - 19 Dec 1683 - Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA Role - Free emigrant - 1684 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Residence - Chingaroras - 1686 - Keyport, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Death - Bef 28 Oct 1687 - Keyport, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Probate - Letters of administration on the estate of Alexander Anderson of Chingaroras, Monmouth County, dec'd., granted to John Hampton of the same place. Died intestate. Administration later granted to John Barclay, 29 Jun 1714 - 28 Oct 1687 - Keyport, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Record of administration refers to a bond of John Hampton of Chingaroras, planter, as administrator of the estate of John Reid of Amboy Perth, fellow bondsman - 28 Oct 1687 - Keyport, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Receipt "in consideration of £ 30.9.3 truly paid" to the estate of John Hamton. Present: OTHERS NAMED: John Barclay (Justice) (Signatory), Robert Gillchrist (Witness), Robert Hunter (Governor), Andrew Redford (Witness) - 30 Jul 1714 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3552] Steen, James, New Aberdeen, Or, The Scotch Settlement of Monmouth County, New Jersey, p15. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p104. [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p13. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, Monmouth Co Deeds Volume E : Folio 75-76 (CMNCL001).