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John Skene (New Jersey Official)
John Skene was the third deputy governor of West Jersey, part of the American Province of New Jersey, serving from October 1684 to April 1692. Biography Skene was born in Newtyle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the eldest surviving son of Lilias Skene ''née'' Gillespie and Alexander Skene, a merchant. In 1659 he was admitted as a burgess in Aberdeen. A Quaker, he left Scotland when his business failed and settled in West New Jersey where he purchased a 500-acre plantation he called Peachfield. John Skene was a Freemason, having been a member of Aberdeen Lodge No. 1 in Scotland, and is cited as the first Freemason to settle in the New World. John Skene was a member of the West Jersey General Free Assembly representing the Second Tenth in 1683, and was chosen by the Assembly to serve as a member of the West New Jersey Provincial Council, members at the time being able to serve in both houses.''The Grants, Concessions and Original Constitutions of the Province of New Jersey'', Aa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newtyle, Aberdeenshire
Foveran ( gd, Fobharan) is the name of both a parish and village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village is located north of Aberdeen and southeast of Ellon; the main group of houses and the village school are located adjacent to the main A90 trunk road. The origin of the place-name is from the Scottish Gaelic word ''fuaran'' indicating a place with a little spring and appears as ''Furene'' in c. 1150. The hereditary baronetcy of Foveran is held by the Turing family (see Turing Baronets). The cryptographer and computing pioneer Alan Turing (1912–1954) was uncle to the present Baronet. Notable people * William Duff, minister and psychologist, born in Foveran. * Rev John Paterson, minister of Foveran, later Bishop of Ross * Robert Paterson (d.1717) principal of Marischal College Marischal College ( ) is a large granite building on Broad Street in the centre of Aberdeen in north-east Scotland, and since 2011 has acted as the headquarters of Aberdeen City Council. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |