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- He was a Scots-Irish immigrant. He can only, however, be listed as a probable father of William; see Richard Hutchinson's work for more details.
If so, that would make him the father of Jonathan, William, and John Hutchinson, who do share a male ancestor (see hutchinsondna.net, the Hutchinson DNA site, on this).
According to Richard Hutchinson's website,
"The earliest mention of a Robert Hutchinson related to the central New Jersey area is the Robert, who was on board the ship ‘Henry and Francis,' which landed in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey in 1685, which brought Scotch ‘covenanters' who had been banished to the ‘colonies' from the Tolbooth in Leith, Scotland. My research in the existing records from Leith, Scotland support the fact that a Robert Hutchinson was to be removed in the above mentioned ship. This vessel was bound for Jamaica with its ‘cargo.' However, several factors such as payment for the cargo and the ship being blown off course caused the ship to land in Perth Amboy. On the fragmented passenger lists that exist for this voyage, there were apparently several Hutchinsons on board. A John Hutchinson was one of several passengers who died during the above voyage. On Nov 27, 1685, a William Rig, aboard the "Henry and Francis" of New Castle, made his Will. The witnesses for the will were James Dundas, brother of the Laird of Armestonn, James Hutchinson, apothecary, and John Fraser, writing-master. It was proved on Feb 9, 1685-6." [1]
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