Margery Thomson

• Name	Margery Thomson
  Gender	Female
  Departure	26 Aug 1685	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Aboard the America Merchant
  Arrival	Oct 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Imported by Lord Neill Campbell with brother William
  Role	Oct 1685	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Free emigrant's wife
  Legal	Dec 1688	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Found guilty by the County Court with Eliza Walker of stealing 38 yards of linen cloth (£2 0s 4d), a linen hood and other goods from the estate of the late George Atkinson, held in the house of James Miller. Required to make double restitution, pay costs and remain on good behaviour
  Name	Margaret Thomson  [2]
  Residence	Mar 1702/03	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	When executrix of her husband Arthur's will
  Person ID	I45631	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family ID

  F31283

  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William Thomson   d. Bef 16 Jun 1698
  Children	1. Katherine Thomson,   b. Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Jean Thomson,   b. Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Hannah Thomson,   b. Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Arthur Sympson   d. Mar 1702/03, Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  Family ID	F31465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Departure - Aboard the America Merchant - 26 Aug 1685 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Arrival - Imported by Lord Neill Campbell with brother William - Oct 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Role - Free emigrant's wife - Oct 1685 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Legal - Found guilty by the County Court with Eliza Walker of stealing 38 yards of linen cloth (£2 0s 4d), a linen hood and other goods from the estate of the late George Atkinson, held in the house of James Miller. Required to make double restitution, pay costs and remain on good behaviour - Dec 1688 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - When executrix of her husband Arthur's will - Mar 1702/03 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  'Thomson' may or may not have been her maiden name.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p68. [S3723] Miller, George J., Ye Olde Middlesex Courts, p37. [S3542] Nelson, William, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume 1, 1670-1730, p420.