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About John Megie, Sr.
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John was born in Balmaghie, Kirkcudbright, Scotland.
Contributed by Sandra Weber (#46895136). Inscription: Aged 76 years Since it so plainly doth Appear, We were not made for to stay here, But that we all must goe this way, Let us prepare without Delay.
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Buried #1225 at First Pres. Cem., Elizabeth, NJ. He was probably born in southwest Scotland, possibly near Balmaghie or Castle Douglas. No records have been found regarding his parents or siblings. The Privy Council Proceedings of 1684 and 1685 list a John McGhie, whose name is spelled four different ways, and this is likely our ancestor. The Proceedings of August 1685 state that John is banished to the Jersey Plantations (NJ) for not taking the Oath of Allegiance to the Church of England, presumably due to his
Presbyterian beliefs. Before being deported, John and 166 other prisoners were
held at Dunnottar Castle (a few miles south of Stonehaven, Scotland) in
sub-human conditions in a stone vault under the castle. The hardships there of
John McGhie and the other prisoners is discussed in the "The Black Book of
Kincardineshire," printed in 1879. The prisoners were then marched in chains to
Leith, Scotland and there deported on September 5, 1685. Many died during the
voyage, including the captain, and the ship arrived in Perth Amboy, NJ, in
mid-December 1685, aboard the Henry & Francis. Little is known about John
McGhie from 1685 to 1699, when he was admitted as a an Elizabethtown Associate
(Elizabeth, NJ). John married Anna UNKNOWN.
The gravestone of both John & his wife Anna reads:
Since it so plainly doth Appear
We ware not made for to stay here
But that we all must goe this way
Let us prepair without Delay.
GEDCOM Note
John Megie
BIRTH 1659
Scotland
DEATH 3 Feb 1735 (aged 75–76)
BURIAL
First Presbyterian Churchyard
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, USA
PLOT
MEMORIAL ID 8926556 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 3
FLOWERS 25
John was born in Balmaghie, Kirkcudbright, Scotland.
Contributed by Sandra Weber (#46895136).
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Anna Megie
1674–1735
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John Megie
unknown–1741
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Anna Megie Crane
1700–1759
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Joseph Magie
1705–1783
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Jennet Megie Woodruff
1707–1750
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Abigail Megie Woodruff
1713–1748
Inscription
Aged 76 years
Since it so plainly doth Appear,
We were not made for to stay here,
But that we all must goe this way,
Let us prepare without Delay.
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John Megie, Sr.'s Timeline
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1659
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Balmaghie, Kirkcudbright, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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1699
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Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
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1700
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Westfield, Union County, Province of New Jersey
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1703
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Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
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1705
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Elizabeth, Union County, Province of New Jersey
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September 1, 1707
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Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States
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1713
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Elizabeth, Essex, NJ
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1735
Age 76
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Essex, New Jersey, United States, Elizabeth, Province of New Jersey
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First Presbyterian Churchyard, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, United States
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