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John Frogg, "Merchant of Christiana"
- H. John Frogg, "Merchant of Christiana"1679 - 1716/17
- W. Mary _____ - Bef 1719
m.
Facts and Events
Working notes
- born into a wealthy Scottish merchant family
- 1679 - parents named in Christening record
- 13 Sep 1687 - father Alexander Frogg is buried
- 1694 - listed in petition as unpaid servant to Alexander Kincaid, goldsmith in Old Kirk Parish
- merchant in Philadelphia
- plantation owner
- 1701 - vestryman of Christ's Church in Philadelphia
- 17 Aug 1706 - will recorded in New Castle County, Delaware ; states he was "preparing for a voyage" from which he apparently returned safely as his will was never modified
- 29 Sep 1714 - bought 800 acres in Christiana, New Castle county, DE
- 12 Feb 1716/17 - buried within Immanuel Church, New Castle, DE
- 14 Feb 1716/17 - widow Mary Frogg records her husband's will
- 30 Mar 1717 - Dr. Hugh Graham, who also witnessed the will and was likely related, appeared at the Orphans court to probate the will
- 29 Sep 1719 - stepson William Battell granted letters of administration on the un-administered goods, chattels, credits, etc. belonging to John Frogg, deceased after widow Mary Frogg died intestate
- 25 Nov 1735 - named "John Frog merchant in Pensylvania, her second son" in mother Bethia's will
References
- ↑ [1], in Scotland. Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. (FamilySearch Record Search).
Name John Frogg
Sex Male
Christening Date 18 Feb 1679
Christening Place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Christening Place (Original) Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Father's Name Alexander Frogg
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Bethia Dundass
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Christening
- ↑ [2], in Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics, and Thomas Holcomb. Index cards of Delaware marriages, baptisms, births and deaths, ca. 1680 -- ca. 1934. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949).
N.C. Co. [New Castle] DEATH REF.
Holcomb, Immanuel
Ch., Page 243
Vol. 87 Page 100
Name: Frogg, John
Parents:
Date: Feb. 12, 1716-17 (Burial)
Sex: Male
Place: Buried within Immanuel Ch., New Castle
- John Frogg, in Rootsweb Message Boards.
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