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Jonathan OLIPHANT

Jonathan OLIPHANT

Male Abt 1716 - 1784  (~ 68 years)


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  • Name Jonathan OLIPHANT 
    Birth Abt 1716  Richmond, Richmond, New York Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID LXSQ-WYN 
    Name Jonathon Oliphant  [1
    _UID 7DFB6C63553D4E14B2622FAF107B1EEBC16A 
    Death 1784  Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1087  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2024 

    Father Duncan OLIPHANT,   b. 1682, Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1734, Amwell Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Mary GARRISON,   b. 1686, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 1734, Amwell Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage Mar 1707  Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1358  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jean STEWART,   b. 1719, Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1765, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1735  Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Capt Jonathan OLIPHANT,   b. Abt 1735, Woodbridge Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Andrew Stewart OLIPHANT,   b. 1736, Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1790, Merrittstown, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     3. Rebecca OLIPHANT,   b. Abt 1737, Middlesex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. David OLIPHANT,   b. 1738, Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. John OLIPHANT,   b. 1740, Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1783, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
     6. William OLIPHANT,   b. 1742   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Robert OLIPHANT,   b. 1743, Rowan County, North Carolina, British Colony Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1785, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
     8. James OLIPHANT,   b. Abt 1745, Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     9. Elizabeth OLIPHANT,   b. 1746, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1810, Livingston, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     10. Matthew OLIPHANT,   b. 1748, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F634  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2021 

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    Sons of the American Revolution

  • Notes 
    • Born on Staten Island. Moved to Hunterdon Co NJ betw 1722-24.Appears again as early settler in Rowan Co NC. John received a land warrant for 640 acres on both sides of Fourth Creek below MacIlwain'splace. Oliphant sold his land on Buffalo Brach to Fergus Sloan several years later. IN 1755 James Lambert sold his land on the Catawba River to John Oliphant of Amwell Township Hunterdon Co NJ,where John built a mill. John Oliphant, William Ireland, and Andrew Morrison were among settlers forced from their lands due to Cherokee attacks

      U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership:
      NameJohn Oliphant
      SAR Membership30035
      RoleAncestor
      Application Date12 Apr 1920
      FatherDuncan Oliphant
      MotherMary Garrison Oliphant
      SpouseMary Oliphant
      ChildrenAndrew Oliphant

      View record page for additional details, certificate

  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 16 Nov 2024), entry for Jonathan OLIPHANT, person ID LXSQ-WYN. (Reliability: 3).