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David Melville 1660 – 1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 MAY 1660

Birth Location: Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 6 JUN 1728

Death Location: Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Father: George Melville

Mother: Catherine Melville

Spouse(s): Ann Wemyss

Children(s): Mary 1692

In 1660, David Melville entered the world in Markinch, Fife, Scotland, born to George Melville and Catherine Ann Leslie Countess Of Leven, Wemyss and Melville. David Melville married Ann Wemyss, and had children including Mary Leslie Melville 1692. David Melville passed away in 1728 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1660, David Melville entered the world in Markinch, Fife, Scotland, born to George Melville and Catherine Ann Leslie Countess Of Leven, Wemyss and Melville.
  • David Melville married Ann Wemyss, and had children including Mary Leslie Melville 1692.
  • David Melville passed away in 1728 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Melville
1636 – 1707
Birth Location: Monimail, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Catherine Melville
1639 – 1713
Birth Location: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Ann Wemyss
1675 – 1701
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland
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Children(s)

Mary 1692
1692 – 1710
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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David Melville's Ancestors

Self
David Melville
1660 – 1728
Birth Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Parents
George Melville
1636 – 1707
Monimail, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catherine (Ann Leslie Countess Of Leven, Wemyss and) Melville
1639 – 1713
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Baron (John) Melville
1591 – 1643
Raith, Fife, Scotland
Dame (Anne Erskine of) Innertell
1610 – 1648
Invertiel, Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
James Leslie
1616 – 1662
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Marion (Margaret) Henderson
1620 – 1688
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Scott
1575 – 1598
John Rothes
1600 – 1641
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Earl
1580 – 1607
Lady Rothes
1573 – 1610

David Melville's Descendants

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David Melville (5 MAY 1660 – 6 JUN 1728) m. Ann Wemyss (18 Oct 1675 – 9 Jan 1701)
  1. 1. Mary (Leslie Melville) 1692 (Jul 1692 – 1710) m. Sir (William) Gordon (22 December 1679 – 30 Mar 1746)
    1. 1. Lady (Anne) Gordon (1 Aug 1719 – 13 Dec 1770) m. Joseph Reid\Reed\Reade (17 Feb 1695 – 1749) m. James Reid (17 Feb 1695 – 1749) m. William (Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries\4th Earl of) Stair (1699 – 27 Jul 1768)
      1. 1. William (Henry) Reid (14 Dec 1746 – 20 Aug 1793) m. Jane Anderson (1752 – 1812)
        1. 1. Thomas Reid (01 Aug 1770 – June 1835) m. Judith Bryant (1770 – 11 Mar 1851) m. Judith Bryant (1765 – 11 Mar 1851)

David Melville's Timeline

3 Records

1660
5 MAY 1660
Birth of David Melville in Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
1691
3rd September 1691
Age 31
David Melville was married in Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
1728
6 JUN 1728
Age 68
Death of David Melville in Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 MAY 1660
    Event Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3rd September 1691
    Event Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 JUN 1728
    Event Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
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