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Adam James 'White Hoses' Harkness 1595–1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1595

Birth Location: Halfmorton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1657

Death Location: Woodhouse, Half Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: Sir Harkness

Mother: Ann Harkness

Spouse(s): Margaret Fraser

Children(s): William Harkness

The story of Adam James 'White Hoses' Harkness began in 1595 in Halfmorton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Adam James 'White Hoses' Harkness married Margaret Fraser, and had children including William Willie P Harkness. Adam James 'White Hoses' Harkness passed away in 1657 in Woodhouse, Half Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Adam James 'White Hoses' Harkness began in 1595 in Halfmorton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • Adam James 'White Hoses' Harkness married Margaret Fraser, and had children including William Willie P Harkness.
  • Adam James 'White Hoses' Harkness passed away in 1657 in Woodhouse, Half Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Harkness
1550–1627
Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Ann Harkness
1555–1664
Birth Location: Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Sanquhar
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Fraser
1610–1688
Birth Location: Locherben, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

William Harkness
1646–1691
Birth Location: Locherben, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Adam Harkness's Ancestors

Self
Adam Harkness
1595–1657
Birth Place: Halfmorton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William David Harkness
1550–1627
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Ann (Grey \) Harkness
1555–1664
Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Sanquhar
Grandparents
Margaret (Henderson) Anderson
1514–1550
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edmond Grey
1525–1575
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Adam Harkness's Descendants

1.
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Adam (James 'White Hoses') Harkness (1595–1657) m. Margaret Fraser (1610–28 Mar 1688)
  1. 1. William ((Willie)P) Harkness 1646–1691
    1. 1. William (Lewis) Harkness 1689–1769
      1. 1. Isoble Harkness 1714–1782
        1. 1. William HEWETSON 1744–1822

Adam Harkness's Timeline

2 Records

1595
1595
Birth of Adam James 'White Hoses' Harkness in Halfmorton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Halfmorton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1657
1657
Age 62
Death of Adam James 'White Hoses' Harkness in Woodhouse, Half Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Woodhouse, Half Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Halfmorton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: Woodhouse, Half Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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