William Tynett

• Name	William Tynett
  Gender	Male
  Departure	11 Jul 1684	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Shield of Stockton
  Arrival	Oct 1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1, 2]
  	Imported by Charles Gordon
  Role	Oct 1684	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1, 3]
  	Indentured servant
  Name	William Tennent  [2]
  Name	William Tynant  [4]
  Name	William Tynet  [5]
  Property	1689	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [5, 6]
  	Deed by Thomas Gordon purchasing back headland from William and wife Mary
  Property	24 May 1690	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Confirmation to Thomas Gordon of tracts of land in Monmouth including headlands granted to William and Mary and others
  Person ID	I45959	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Mary Still
  Marriage	Abt 1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Likely timing given that they arrived on different ships
  Family ID	F31291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Departure - Aboard the Shield of Stockton - 11 Jul 1684 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - Imported by Charles Gordon - Oct 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Role - Indentured servant - Oct 1684 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Confirmation to Thomas Gordon of tracts of land in Monmouth including headlands granted to William and Mary and others - 24 May 1690 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p72. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, A(EJ): Folio 266 (SSTSE023). [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p74. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p191. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p174. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, D(EJ): Folio 159-160 (SSTSE023).