John Sym

• Name	John Sym
  Birth	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Religion	1679	Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Quaker
  Residence	1679	Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Contributed £5 to the Quakers in Lethentie
  Occupation	1682	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Farmer
  Departure	31 Aug 1683	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Aboard the Exchange of Stockton - hypothesis
  Arrival	19 Dec 1683	Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA
  	With family
  Role	Abt 1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Free emigrant
  Residence	29 Mar 1686	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	According to a letter from George Keith to Robert Burnet of Lethinty, "John Sym and his family"... "are well and lyke to do well" as were John Laing and his family
  Person ID	I45574	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	wife (Sym),   b. Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Children	1. child 1 Sym,   b. Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. child 2 Sym,   b. Aberdeenshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - - Aberdeenshire, Scotland Religion - Quaker - 1679 - Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Residence - Contributed £5 to the Quakers in Lethentie - 1679 - Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Occupation - Farmer - 1682 - Aberdeenshire, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Exchange of Stockton - hypothesis - 31 Aug 1683 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Arrival - With family - 19 Dec 1683 - Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [S3677] Anon., "Unpublished Manuscripts of the Scots East Jersey Proprietors".