Jonathan OLIPHANT

Abt 1716 - 1784  (~ 68 years)

• Name	Jonathan OLIPHANT
  Birth	Abt 1716	Richmond, Richmond, New York Colony, British Colonial America   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Jonathon Oliphant  [1]
  _FSFTID	LXSQ-WYN
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LXSQ-WYN
  _UID	7DFB6C63553D4E14B2622FAF107B1EEBC16A
  Death	1784	Rowan County, North Carolina
  Person ID	I1087	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

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

  
  

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

  
  

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• 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: Name      John Oliphant SAR Membership      30035 Role      Ancestor Application Date      12 Apr 1920 Father      Duncan Oliphant Mother      Mary Garrison Oliphant Spouse      Mary Oliphant Children      Andrew Oliphant View record page for additional details, certificate

  
  

• Sources

  [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).