George Cumine

- 1712

• Name	George Cumine
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1679	Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	One of the group of Quakers living near Lethentie
  	Gleanings from the Records of the Yearly Meeting of Aberdeen 1672 to 1786 II, Journal of the Friends Historical Society, p54
  Religion	1680	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  	Quaker
  Residence	Abt 1684	Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Ury
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Free emigrant
  Departure	26 Aug 1685	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Departure based Quaker record that he "dwelt in the lands of Urie till the year 1685 and then went to Jersey"
  	Date is probable as is the vessel, the America Merchant
  Arrival	Nov 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  Name	George Comin  [3]
  Name	George Cuming  [1]
  Residence	1695	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  Property	15 Oct 1695	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [4, 5]
  	Purchased 300 acres from John Hebron
  Occupation	1711	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Yeoman farmer
  Property	1711	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Home farm of 300 acres, bought from Andrew Galloway
  Death	Mar 1711/12	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  Will	22 Mar 1711/12	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Executors: son-in-law John Hamton and John Ireland. Witnesses: John Hutton, Thomas Coombes, John Fraizer
  Probate	2 Apr 1712	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  Origin	Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I45900	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	William Cuming
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Burness,   b. Abt 1659, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. Bef 1712 (Age < 52 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1680	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1, 6]
  Children	1. David Cumine   d. 1716, Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Margaret Cumine  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Christian Cumine  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Mary Cumine  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - One of the group of Quakers living near Lethentie - 1679 - Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Religion - Quaker - 1680 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Marriage - Abt 1680 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Residence - Ury - Abt 1684 - Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland Departure - Departure based Quaker record that he "dwelt in the lands of Urie till the year 1685 and then went to Jersey" - 26 Aug 1685 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Arrival - Nov 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - 1695 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Purchased 300 acres from John Hebron - 15 Oct 1695 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Yeoman farmer - 1711 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Home farm of 300 acres, bought from Andrew Galloway - 1711 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Death - Mar 1711/12 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Will - Executors: son-in-law John Hamton and John Ireland. Witnesses: John Hutton, Thomas Coombes, John Fraizer - 22 Mar 1711/12 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Probate - 2 Apr 1712 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Origin - - Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3615] Strath-Maxwell, Archibald, Digest of Quaker births, marriages and burials in Scotland, 1647-1878, (Location: Aberdeen; Date: 1960;), p99. [S3829] Miller, William F., Gleanings from the Records of the Yearly Meeting of Aberdeen 1672-1786, JFHS Vol.8, no.2, p54. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p103. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p241. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, E(EJ): Folio 474 (SSTSE023). [S3615] Strath-Maxwell, Archibald, Digest of Quaker births, marriages and burials in Scotland, 1647-1878, (Location: Aberdeen; Date: 1960;), p104.