John Drummond

Abt 1657 - Bef 1707  (< 50 years)

• Name	John Drummond
  Birth	Abt 1657	Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	8 Feb 1670/71	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Merchant apprentice to George Baine, merchant, as son to Robert Drummond, merchant 'in Prestoun'
  Residence	1683	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  Occupation	17 Jan 1682/83	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Merchant burgess of Edinburgh - date admitted, as apprentice to the late George Baine
  Role	1684	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Emigration agent
  Title Suffix	of Newton  [4]
  Occupation	1684	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3, 5]
  	Merchant; also referred to as a "factor"
  Residence	1684	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  Occupation	22 Oct 1686	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [6, 7]
  	Tax official: a Receiver and Collector (of Excise, one of three) and a Paymaster (also one of three). Date of warrant
  Property	Bef 28 Aug 1693	Newton, Midlothian, Scotland   [8]
  	Acquired the lands of Newton before this date when he appears as witness to an assignation by Jean Drummond, Lady Kinnaird.
  Property	Abt 1696	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Invested £2,325 in the Company of Scotland in four instalments
  Occupation	6 May 1703	Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [9]
  	Textile manufacturer: partner with Patrick Home WS, Robert Hunter and others in the wolllen manufactory of Musselburgh. Date of petition to the Scottish Parliament requesting that this be made a 'free manufactory' (cf New Mills 1693)
  Death	Bef Jul 1707  [8]
  Probate	12 Jul 1707	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [10]
  	Testament dative given up by Dame Margaret Ayton, relict of Sir Archibald Hope of Rankeillor (late Senator of the College of Justice), executor dative qua creditor
  Person ID	I45484	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Drummond
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Isabel Melvine
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1655
  Family ID	F31307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Menzies,   b. Daughter of Duncan Menzies of Comrie
  Children	1. Margaret Drummond,   b. 1682, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Bef 1686 (Age < 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. George Drummond,   b. 23 Jun 1687, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 4 Dec 1766, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. James Drummond,   b. 1684, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Died young  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. William Drummond,   b. 1683, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Margaret Drummond,   b. 1686, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Duncan Drummond,   b. 1690, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Mary Drummond,   b. 24 Sep 1692, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Marion Drummond,   b. 18 May 1696, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1777, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Alexander Drummond,   b. 1698, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Jean Drummond,   b. 1699, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31400	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1657 - Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland Occupation - Merchant apprentice to George Baine, merchant, as son to Robert Drummond, merchant 'in Prestoun' - 8 Feb 1670/71 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Residence - 1683 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Merchant burgess of Edinburgh - date admitted, as apprentice to the late George Baine - 17 Jan 1682/83 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Role - Emigration agent - 1684 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Merchant; also referred to as a "factor" - 1684 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Residence - 1684 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Tax official: a Receiver and Collector (of Excise, one of three) and a Paymaster (also one of three). Date of warrant - 22 Oct 1686 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Property - Acquired the lands of Newton before this date when he appears as witness to an assignation by Jean Drummond, Lady Kinnaird. - Bef 28 Aug 1693 - Newton, Midlothian, Scotland Property - Invested £2,325 in the Company of Scotland in four instalments - Abt 1696 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Textile manufacturer: partner with Patrick Home WS, Robert Hunter and others in the wolllen manufactory of Musselburgh. Date of petition to the Scottish Parliament requesting that this be made a 'free manufactory' (cf New Mills 1693) - 6 May 1703 - Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Probate - Testament dative given up by Dame Margaret Ayton, relict of Sir Archibald Hope of Rankeillor (late Senator of the College of Justice), executor dative qua creditor - 12 Jul 1707 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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