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Adam Colquhoun, Laird of Colquhoun 1601–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: December 21, 1601

Birth Location: Castle Knockmile, Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Death Date: December 3, 1634

Death Location: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Colquhoun

Mother: Margaret Colquhoun

Spouse(s): Lady Lindsay

Children(s): Sir Colquhoun

Adam Colquhoun, Laird of Colquhoun was born in 1601 in Castle Knockmile, Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Alexander Alasdair Colquhoun Xv Laird Of Colquhoun And Margaret Helen Buchanan Countess Of Colquhoun. Adam Colquhoun, Laird of Colquhoun married Lady Christian Christane Lindsay, and had children including Sir Robert Colquhoun Calhoun Laird Of Colquhoun. Adam Colquhoun, Laird of Colquhoun passed away in 1634 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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  • Adam Colquhoun, Laird of Colquhoun was born in 1601 in Castle Knockmile, Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Alexander Alasdair Colquhoun Xv Laird Of Colquhoun And Margaret Helen Buchanan Countess Of Colquhoun.
  • Adam Colquhoun, Laird of Colquhoun married Lady Christian Christane Lindsay, and had children including Sir Robert Colquhoun Calhoun Laird Of Colquhoun.
  • Adam Colquhoun, Laird of Colquhoun passed away in 1634 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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Adam Colquhoun's Ancestors

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Adam Colquhoun
1601–1634
Birth Place: Castle Knockmile, Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Alexander "Alasdair" Colquhoun XV Laird of Colquhoun
1573–1617
Margaret (Helen Buchanan Countess of) Colquhoun
1576–1617
Grandparents
Sir (Knight John Colquhoun XIII, 15th Laird of Luss, Lord of) Dumbarton
1523–1574
Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Lady (Agnes Boyd Of) Luss
1543–1584
Great-Grandparents
Sir Colquhoun
1495–1537
Helen Graham
1495–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Colquhoun
1475–1536
Margaret Cunningham
1500–1573

Adam Colquhoun's Descendants

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Adam (Colquhoun, Laird of) Colquhoun (December 21, 1601–December 3, 1634) m. Lady (Christian (Christane)) Lindsay (February 3, 1603–June 14, 1629)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert Colquhoun\Calhoun Laird of) Colquhoun 1622–1666 m. Katherine McCausland 1623–1678
    1. 1. Anne Colquhoun\Calhoun 1650–1700 m. Abraham McDowell 1648–1672
      1. 1. Ephriam McDowell 1673–1744 m. Margaret Irvine\Erwin 1674–1728
        1. 1. Lieut (James) McDowell 1709–1746 m. Mary (Ann) Davies? 1709–1789
      2. 2. Charles McDowell 1680–1754 m. Rachell Cathey 1690–1784
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Davies? 1709–1789 m. Lieut (James) McDowell 1709–1746

Adam Colquhoun's Timeline

2 Records

1601
December 21, 1601
Birth of Adam Colquhoun, Laird of Colquhoun in Castle Knockmile, Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Castle Knockmile, Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1634
December 3, 1634
Age 33
Death of Adam Colquhoun, Laird of Colquhoun in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 21, 1601
    Event Place: Castle Knockmile, Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 3, 1634
    Event Place: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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