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Colonel Sir William Wallace Knight 2nd Bt.of Craigie 1653–1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1653

Birth Location: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 August 1700

Death Location: Newton Castle, Newton-On-Ayr, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Johne Wallace

Mother: Elizabeth Balladein

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bruce

Children(s): Peter Wallace

In 1653, Colonel Sir William Wallace Knight 2nd Bt.of Craigie entered the world in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Johne James Wallace And Elizabeth Bessie Balladein. Colonel Sir William Wallace Knight 2nd Bt.of Craigie married Elizabeth Pettrie Bruce, and had children including Margaret Wallace, Peter Wallace. Colonel Sir William Wallace Knight 2nd Bt.of Craigie passed away in 1700 in Newton Castle, Newton-On-Ayr, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1653, Colonel Sir William Wallace Knight 2nd Bt.of Craigie entered the world in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Johne James Wallace And Elizabeth Bessie Balladein.
  • Colonel Sir William Wallace Knight 2nd Bt.of Craigie married Elizabeth Pettrie Bruce, and had children including Margaret Wallace, Peter Wallace.
  • Colonel Sir William Wallace Knight 2nd Bt.of Craigie passed away in 1700 in Newton Castle, Newton-On-Ayr, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johne Wallace
1622–1683
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland, Kilmarnock
JW
Elizabeth Balladein
1622–1654
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
EB

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bruce
1658–1679
Birth Location: Culross, Fife, Scotland
EB

Children(s)

Peter Wallace
1680–1751
Birth Location: Holmstone, Sterlingshire, Scotland
PW

Colonel Craigie's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Craigie
1653–1700
Birth Place: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Johne James Wallace
1622–1683
Ayrshire, Scotland, Kilmarnock
Elizabeth ("Bessie") Balladein
1622–1654
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Johne (Wallace) Sr.
1596–1649
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Gibsoune
1600–1633
Edinburgh Parish Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Rauff Wallace
1570–1599
Helene Bruce
1570–1599
Maj Gibsoune
1574–1603
Margaret Johnestoun
1575–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Craigie
1530–1570
Dame Luss
1533–1573
Robert Airth
1550–1585

Colonel Craigie's Descendants

1.
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Colonel (Sir William Wallace Knight 2nd Bt.of) Craigie (4 Jan 1653–24 August 1700) m. Elizabeth (Pettrie) Bruce (1658–1679)
  1. 1. Peter Wallace 1680–1751 m. Elizabeth (Woods) Wallace 1682–1745 m. Bessie Balladein 1622–1745
    1. 1. Sir (Andrew Wallace, Capt. in American) Revolution 1712–1785 m. Lady (Margaret Woods) Wallace 1714–1756
      1. 1. Mary (Susanna "Polly" Wallace) Collins 1742–1781 m. Sgt (Thomas Collings) Collins 1746–1820
        1. 1. Elijah Collins 1772–1840 m. Elizabeth Spears 1774–1804
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Betsy Collins) Williams 1774–1833
        3. 3. Anthony (Jeremiah Collins) Collings 1765–1835
        4. 4. John Collins 1760–1835
        5. 5. Nancy Collins 1772–1815
        6. 6. Garland Collins 1777–1857
        7. 7. Robert Collins 1757–1816
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Betsy) Collins 1755–1798
        9. 9. Barbee Collins 1774–1843
        10. 10. William (Foster) Collins 1772–1847
        11. 11. Thomas Collins 1770–1832
        12. 12. Daniel Collins 1768–
        13. 13. Gerald (Collins) (Collings) 1772–1837
      2. 2. Margaret Wallace 1746–1765
      3. 3. Jean (Jenet) Wallace 1746–1784
      4. 4. John Wallace 1748–1832
      5. 5. Lucinda (Lucy) Wallace 1746–1798
      6. 6. Michael Wallace 1752–1809
      7. 7. Samuel Wallace 1736–1778
      8. 8. Sarah (Sallie) Wallace 1744–1832
      9. 9. Susannah (Wyatt) Bartlett 1730–1774
      10. 10. Susannah Wallace 1742–1752
      11. 11. Hannah Wallace 1745–1822
      12. 12. Adam Wallace 1755–1780
      13. 13. Elizabeth Wallace 1756–1785
    2. 2. William Wallace 1706–1766 m. Hannah Wallace 1730–
    3. 3. JOHN (PETER) WALLACE 1719–1784
    4. 4. Captain (Adam) Wallace 1715–1780 m. Lady (Margaret) Woods 1714–1792
      1. 1. Lucinda (Lucy) Wallace 1746–1798
    5. 5. Samuel Wallace 1711–1786
    6. 6. Elizabeth Wallace 1710–1777 m. William (Buster) Woods 1694–1747
      1. 1. William (James) Bustard 1729–1795
      2. 2. Christian Buster 1745–1835
      3. 3. Claudine Buster 1738–1797
      4. 4. Claudius (C) Buster 1736–1807
      5. 5. David Buster 1735–1797
      6. 6. Elizabeth Buster 1751–1813
      7. 7. John Buster 1737–1820
      8. 8. Paul Buster 1736–1775
      9. 9. William (John) Buster 1735–1795
    7. 7. Matthew Wallace 1717–1718
    8. 8. Susannah Wallace 1708–1797
    9. 9. James (Wallace) VERIFY 1723–1795 m. Janet Henderson 1712–
      1. 1. William Wallace 1732–1825

Colonel Craigie's Timeline

4 Records

1653
4 Jan 1653
Birth of Colonel Sir William Wallace Knight 2nd Bt.of Craigie in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
1698
1698
Age 45
Colonel Sir William Wallace Knight 2nd Bt.of Craigie was married in Niddrie, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland
Niddrie, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland
1700
18 Jan 1700
Age 47
Death of Colonel Sir William Wallace Knight 2nd Bt.of Craigie in Newton Castle, Newton On Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Newton Castle, Newton On Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
1700
24 August 1700
Age 47
Death of Colonel Sir William Wallace Knight 2nd Bt.of Craigie in Newton Castle, Newton-On-Ayr, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Newton Castle, Newton-On-Ayr, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1653
    Event Place: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Niddrie, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1700
    Event Place: Newton Castle, Newton On Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 August 1700
    Event Place: Newton Castle, Newton-On-Ayr, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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