William OLIPHANT

1664 - 1699  (35 years)

• Name	William OLIPHANT
  Birth	6 Sep 1664	Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Name	William ' the Covenanter ' Oliphant  [1]
  _FSFTID	9SDY-Y66
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9SDY-Y66
  _UID	2F14528E34BA484BB33291759016BBAE9EFA
  Death	12 Dec 1699	Wemcock Creek, Monmouth, New Jersey
  Person ID	I1872	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	David OLIPHANT,   b. 30 Jul 1643, St. Monance, Perthshire, Scottland d. 2 Nov 1707, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1663	Falkland, Fife, Scotland
  Family ID	F4788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	David OLIPHANT,   b. 30 Jul 1643, St. Monance, Perthshire, Scottland d. 2 Nov 1707, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Janet GILCHRIST,   b. 1 Jun 1642, Pencaitland, Lothian, Scotland d. Unknown, New Jersey
  Marriage	15 Feb 1662	Kiconquhar
  Family ID	F1382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jannet SIMPSON   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F12676	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2024

  
  

• Notes

  The first Oliphant I have a record of who came to the Colonies was William Oliphnt who was a passenger on the "Henry & Francis" in 1685. It is generally believed that he was Duncan's brother. The "Henry & Francis" was a prison ship from Scotland.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 17 Dec 2024), entry for William OLIPHANT, person ID 9SDY-Y66. (Reliability: 3).