James Fullarton

Abt 1666 - Bef 1730  (< 64 years)

• Name	James Fullarton
  Birth	Abt 1666	Montrose, Angus, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Role	1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Free emigrant
  	Travelled with elder brothers
  Departure	3 Jul 1684	Montrose, Angus, Scotland
  	Aboard the Thomas and Benjamin
  Arrival	Oct 1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  Legal	8 May 1688	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Brought a case at the Court of Common Right against John White regarding land in Bergen
  Occupation	1689	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Schoolmaster, to 1691 when he was succeeded by John Bleacher
  	See Woodbridge Senior High School (1964) History of Education Woodbridge Township 1664-1964
  Legal	1694	Essex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Brought a case at the Court of Common Right against Jaffry Jones in dispute over 180 acres at Raway
  Title Suffix	Gentleman  [3]
  Occupation	16 Oct 1694	Salem, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	School master, when he was given Latin, Greek and French books in the estate of Robert Donne
  Occupation	1729	Cohansey, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
  	Merchant
  Death	Bef 22 Jan 1729/30	Cohansey, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA   [5, 6]
  	Fairfield
  Probate	22 Jan 1729/30	Cohansey, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  	Inventories on 22 Jan and 9 Feb. Administration granted to John Fullerton, who gave a bond with Josiah Brooks, 30 Jan
  	Content of inventories: 1729-30 Jan. 22. . Inventory of the personal estate of, £210.10.63, incl. a psalm book 2s.6p., I p’r of women’s stockings 5s., 6 cotton handker- cher 12s., 4 Charconee do. 6s., 1 p’r of silk gloves 4s., dubious debts £189.9.64; made by Jonathan Fithian and Josiah Brooks. 1729-30 Feb. 9. Additional inventory, 88.16.8, incl. 8 bushels of wheat £1.5, 25 do. of Indian corn £2.15, 5 yds. of silk £r.1o, 4 do. of cambrick £r, 13000 clabords £6.10, 22000 shingles £7.6.8, 9000 do. £3.12; made by same appraisers.
  Origin	Montrose, Angus, Scotland
  	Kinnaber
  Person ID	I45595	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	_____ Fullarton
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F32091	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1666 - Montrose, Angus, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Thomas and Benjamin - 3 Jul 1684 - Montrose, Angus, Scotland Legal - Brought a case at the Court of Common Right against John White regarding land in Bergen - 8 May 1688 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Schoolmaster, to 1691 when he was succeeded by John Bleacher - 1689 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Legal - Brought a case at the Court of Common Right against Jaffry Jones in dispute over 180 acres at Raway - 1694 - Essex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - School master, when he was given Latin, Greek and French books in the estate of Robert Donne - 16 Oct 1694 - Salem, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Merchant - 1729 - Cohansey, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Death - Bef 22 Jan 1729/30 - Cohansey, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Probate - Inventories on 22 Jan and 9 Feb. Administration granted to John Fullerton, who gave a bond with Josiah Brooks, 30 Jan - 22 Jan 1729/30 - Cohansey, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Origin - Kinnaber - - Montrose, Angus, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  There is a possibility that James was the son of John Fullarton of Kinnaber but he is not mentioned as one of the children in John's 1677 will. Being a nephew seems more likely.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3731] Edsall, Preston W., Journal of the Courts of Common Right and Chancery of East New Jersey, 1683-1702, pp234-235. [S3683] Hatfield, Edwin F., History of Elizabeth, New Jersey, p241. [S3731] Edsall, Preston W., Journal of the Courts of Common Right and Chancery of East New Jersey, 1683-1702, pp256-257. [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p141. [S3731] Edsall, Preston W., Journal of the Courts of Common Right and Chancery of East New Jersey, 1683-1702, p84. [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730. p176