Scots and the control of East New Jersey

“The Scotch had the sole rule”? Scots did not just emigrate to East New Jersey in the late seventeenth century, they sought to exert control over the land and commerce of the colony. In 1703, the English colonial official Robert Quarry observed that the preceding twenty years had seen a ‘contest in East Jersey…whether the […]

David Falconar (c.1632-1713)

David Falconar played a significant role in the East Jersey venture as a promoter and investor and was a leading member of the Quaker community in Scotland. David Falconar (or Falconer) was born around 1632, the eldest son of Sir John Falconer, Master of the Cunziehouse (the Scottish Mint), and Sibil Ogilvy. Though he never […]