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David de Forsyth 1541–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1541

Birth Location: Fronsac, Gironde, Aquitaine, France

Death Date: 1594

Death Location: Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Father: John***X?? Fronsac"

Mother: Janet Mcandro

Spouse(s): Lady Ravenal

Children(s): James Glasgow

David de Forsyth was born in 1541 in Fronsac, Gironde, Aquitaine, France, the child of John X De Forsythe Compte Forsyth De Forsyth De Fronsac And Janet Mcandro. David de Forsyth married Lady Louise De Ravenal, and had children including James De Forsythe Commissioner Of Glasgow. David de Forsyth passed away in 1594 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • David de Forsyth was born in 1541 in Fronsac, Gironde, Aquitaine, France, the child of John X De Forsythe Compte Forsyth De Forsyth De Fronsac And Janet Mcandro.
  • David de Forsyth married Lady Louise De Ravenal, and had children including James De Forsythe Commissioner Of Glasgow.
  • David de Forsyth passed away in 1594 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John***X?? Fronsac"
1510–1561
Birth Location: Gilcairnstorm, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JF
Janet Mcandro
1512–1560
Birth Location: Fronsac, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
JM

Spouses(s)

Lady Ravenal
1544–1592
Birth Location: France
LR

Children(s)

James Glasgow
1569–1621
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JG

David Forsyth's Ancestors

Self
David Forsyth
1541–1594
Birth Place: Fronsac, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
Parents
John***X?? de Forsythe "Compte Forsyth de Forsyth de Fronsac"
1510–1561
Gilcairnstorm, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Janet Mcandro
1512–1560
Fronsac, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
Grandparents
David (De Forsyth) II
1488–1515
Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland
Louise (De) Ravenel
1490–1561
Fronsac, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
Great-Grandparents
John Dykes
1458–1488
Baroness Douglas
1425–1490
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Forsyth's Descendants

1.
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David (de) Forsyth (1541–1594) m. Lady (Louise de) Ravenal (1544–1592)
  1. 1. James (de Forsythe, Commissioner of) Glasgow 1569–1621 m. Anna D'Aile 1576–1632
    1. 1. Robert Forsythe 1599–1631 m. Rachel (Kerr of Forsythe of) Edinburgh 1604–1638
      1. 1. James (William) Forsythe 1626–1685 m. Margaret\Margret Cowan 1641–1667
        1. 1. Jannet Forsyth 1655–1729 m. Robert (Lord Stewart van) Minto 1655–1714

David Forsyth's Timeline

8 Records

1541
01 Apr 1541
Birth of David de Forsyth in Fronsac, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
Fronsac, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
1541
1541
Birth of David de Forsyth in Fronsac, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
Fronsac, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
1541
1541
Birth of David de Forsyth in Fronsac, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
Fronsac, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
1541
1541
Birth of David de Forsyth in Fronsac, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
Fronsac, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
1571
1571
Age 30
Death of David de Forsyth in Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
1594
04 Sep 1594
Age 53
Death of David de Forsyth in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1594
1594
Age 53
Death of David de Forsyth in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1594
1594
Age 53
Death of David de Forsyth in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1541
    Event Place: Fronsac, Gironde, Aquitaine, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Fronsac, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Fronsac, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Fronsac, Gironde, Aquitaine, France

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Sep 1594
    Event Place: Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
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