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David Donaldson 1566 – 1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 January 1566

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: Abt. 1615

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Donaldson\Donelson

Mother: Grissel Douglas

Spouse(s): Jean Wilson

Children(s): Margaret Donaldson

In 1566, David Donaldson x entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to John Robert Donaldson\Donelson and Grissel Douglas. David Donaldson x married Jean Gunn Wilson, and had children including Margaret Black MacGregor Donaldson. David Donaldson x passed away in 1615 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1566, David Donaldson x entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to John Robert Donaldson\Donelson and Grissel Douglas.
  • David Donaldson x married Jean Gunn Wilson, and had children including Margaret Black MacGregor Donaldson.
  • David Donaldson x passed away in 1615 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Donaldson\Donelson
1546 – 1612
Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
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Grissel Douglas
1540 – 1610
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jean Wilson
1570 – 1625
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Margaret Donaldson
1585 – 1667
Birth Location: Anstruther Wester, Fife, Scotland
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David Donaldson's Ancestors

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David Donaldson
1566 – 1615
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Robert Donaldson\Donelson
1546 – 1612
Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Grissel Douglas
1540 – 1610
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John Donaldson\Donelson
1520 – 1581
Fife, Scotland
Agnes ((Donaldson)) Frasier
1530 – 1576
Knole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
Archibald (Douglas) Angus
1519 – 1578
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Donaldson's Descendants

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David Donaldson (01 January 1566 – Abt. 1615) m. Jean (Gunn) Wilson (Abt. 1570 – 1 Jan 1625)
  1. 1. Margaret (Black MacGregor) Donaldson (1585 – 7 November 1667) m. Kerr, (Jonet William "Coal Black") MacGregor (Feb 1, 1580 – 29 Mar 1666)
    1. 1. Lady (Sarah Black) McGregor (1608 – 1660) m. Sir (John Fergus) MacCubbin (1602 – 28 Nov 1666)
      1. 1. John Macubbin (1630 – Jul 1686)
        1. 1. Sarah Griffith (1671 – 22 April 1716) m. William Griffith (1657 – 23 Oct 1699)

David Donaldson's Timeline

8 Records

1566
01 January 1566
Birth of David Donaldson x in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1577
1577
Age 11
David Donaldson x was married in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1580
28 Mar 1580
Age 14
David Donaldson x was married in Dalziel, Lanark, Scotland
Dalziel, Lanark, Scotland
1589
2 Sep 1589
Age 23
David Donaldson x was married in Anstruther Wester, Fife, Scotland
Anstruther Wester, Fife, Scotland
1591
ABT 1591
Age 25
David Donaldson x was married in of Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
of Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
1592
Abt. 1592
Age 26
David Donaldson x was married in Anstruther Wester, Fife, Scotland
Anstruther Wester, Fife, Scotland
1599
ABT 1599 or 24 Feb 1601
Age 33
David Donaldson x was married in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1615
Abt. 1615
Age 49
Death of David Donaldson x in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 January 1566
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1580
    Event Place: Dalziel, Lanark, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1589
    Event Place: Anstruther Wester, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1591
    Event Place: of Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1592
    Event Place: Anstruther Wester, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1599 or 24 Feb 1601
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Anstruther Wester, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Anstruther, Wester, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1615
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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