Mr John Alexander

1650 -

• Name	John Alexander
  Title	Mr
  Birth	1650	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1]
  Baptism	8 Aug 1650	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Godfathers: John Jaffray, bailzie, Mr Johne Menyzies, minister, Johne Hay, late bailzie, John Jamesone, Robert [...], William Gray
  Gender	Male
  Role	1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Fractioner (absent)
  Property	20 Jul 1684	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Deed of 1/16 of 1/48 of East New Jersey to John Alexander from Robert Burnet of Lethintie
  Property	16 Jan 1684/85	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Warrant to George and John Alexander for 460 acres, Ash Swamp
  Property	9 Jul 1686	Essex, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Warrant to George and John Alexander for 462 acres , Blew Hills (patent confirmed 20 Jun 1688)
  Legal	13 Jul 1686	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  	Andrew Alexander, attorney for George and John Alexander to Thomas Gordon
  Property	22 Feb 1687/88	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	Confirmation of patent to George and John Alexander for 350 acres (250 to George, 100 to John)
  Residence	1694	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [8]
  	New Kirk parish
  Occupation	1702  [9]
  	Doctor of medicine
  Property	1 Apr 1702	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [9]
  	Conveyance to George and John Alexander by East Jersey Proprietors (East New Jersey Society) on Passaic River
  Person ID	I45630	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Mr John Alexander,   b. Abt 1620   d. Bef 26 Jun 1663 (Age < 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Marjorie Jamesone,   b. Abt 1628, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 1680, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. John Alexander,   b. Abt 1686, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Abt 1766 (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F31633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1650 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Baptism - 8 Aug 1650 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Property - Warrant to George and John Alexander for 462 acres , Blew Hills (patent confirmed 20 Jun 1688) - 9 Jul 1686 - Essex, New Jersey, USA Residence - New Kirk parish - 1694 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Aberdeen 168/A 40/84. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p125. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, B(EJ): Folio 533 (SSTSE023). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, L(EJ): Folio 50 (PEASJ003). [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, L(EJ):Folio 101 (PEASJ003) and B(EJ):Folio 426 (SSTSE023). [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p210. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p122. [S3692] Edinburgh City Archives, Index to Edinburgh Poll Tax Records. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p334.