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James Alexander Weir 1699 – 1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1699

Birth Location: Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 1 APR 1785

Death Location: Warrington Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: James Weir

Mother: Margaret Wallace

Spouse(s): Margaret Wallace, Agnes Richie

Children(s): Eve Weir

The story of James Alexander Weir began in 1699 in Ulster, Ireland. James Alexander Weir married Margaret Wallace, Agnes Richie, and had children including Eve Dorothy Weir. James Alexander Weir passed away in 1785 in Warrington Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Alexander Weir began in 1699 in Ulster, Ireland.
  • James Alexander Weir married Margaret Wallace, Agnes Richie, and had children including Eve Dorothy Weir.
  • James Alexander Weir passed away in 1785 in Warrington Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Weir
1673 –
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Wallace
1679 –
Birth Location: Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Wallace
1686 –
Birth Location: –
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Agnes Richie
1698 –
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Eve Weir
1736 – 1788
Birth Location: Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America
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James Weir's Ancestors

Self
James Weir
1699 – 1785
Birth Place: Ulster, Ireland
Parents
James Weir
1673 –
Margaret Wallace
1679 –
Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Weir
1633 – 1697
Blackwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Issobell Lishman
1650 –
Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
David Weir
1590 –
Catherine Fleming
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Weir
1533 – 1588
Isabell Tweddell
1535 – 1588

James Weir's Descendants

1.
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James (Alexander) Weir (1699 – 1 APR 1785) m. Margaret Wallace (1686 – ) m. Agnes Richie (1698 – )
  1. 1. Eve (Dorothy) Weir (ABT 1736 – 1788) m. Henry (B) York (6 AUG 1732 – FEB 1817)
    1. 1. Jacob (Henry) York (1770 – 1846) m. Mary (Catherine) Melchor (1776 – 12 JUN 1826)
      1. 1. David York (17 SEP 1809 – 8 AUG 1870) m. Rebecca Gilstrap (8 AUG 1826 – 5 JUL 1888) m. Sophia Bain (1812 – 1842)
        1. 1. Mariah (Ann) York (18 MAY 1863 – 6 JAN 1922) m. David (Asbury) Fowler (1 FEB 1858 – 10 APR 1943)
        2. 2. Levi (David) York (15 MAY 1848 – 29 JUN 1902) m. Nancy (Emeline) Enochs (24 APR 1852 – 22 MAR 1915)
        3. 3. Milton (Harvey) York (30 JAN 1850 – 11 FEB 1853)
        4. 4. Mary (Ellen) York (25 APR 1853 – 29 NOV 1910) m. Francis (Marion) Chastain (4 MAY 1847 – 2 JUN 1921)
        5. 5. Barbara (Rachel) York (1 OCT 1855 – 25 SEP 1901) m. Peter Killman (1855 – ) m. William (David) Akins (8 JUN 1850 – 1901)
        6. 6. Nancy (J) York (1858 – 25 JUN 1877)
        7. 7. Sarah (Amanda) York (18 NOV 1860 – 7 JAN 1918) m. Monroe (Spencer) Akins (4 APR 1854 – 18 JUL 1903)
        8. 8. Louisa (E) York (25 AUG 1865 – 27 AUG 1871)
        9. 9. Lewis (Benjamin Sherman) York (3 JUL 1869 – 10 AUG 1945) m. Maud (Vinnie) Hawk (20 OCT 1878 – 20 APR 1976)
        10. 10. Levi (Benjamin) York (24 MAR 1870 – 24 MAR 1870)
      2. 2. Enoch York (1802 – 1870) m. Nancy Hill (ABT 1801 – 1870)
      3. 3. Tobias York (1805 – 4 SEP 1866)
      4. 4. John York (1807 – 20 APR 1840)
    2. 2. Martha York (ABT 1752 – 19 MAR 1823) m. Jacob Routh (ABT 1749 – 19 JAN 1827)
    3. 3. Edmond York (1755 – 26 DEC 1822) m. Margaret Linderman (ABT 1760 – 18 AUG 1825)
    4. 4. Susanna York (3 DEC 1755 – 3 DEC 1755)
    5. 5. Sarah (Rachel) York (3 DEC 1755 – 2 MAY 1816) m. Peter Kivett (1755 – 22 AUG 1835)
    6. 6. Charity York (1757 – 1805) m. William Fields (1761 – 1800)
    7. 7. Jemima York (11 NOV 1760 – 1812) m. Edmund Hays (12 OCT 1760 – 17 SEP 1856)
    8. 8. William York (1761 – 1832) m. Sophie (Ellen) Aldridge (1765 – 1785) m. Barbara Allred (1769 – 1835)
    9. 9. Mary (Ruth) York (1762 – 1816) m. Joel Routh (1760 – 1818)
    10. 10. Barbara York (1763 – BEF 1781) m. Jacob Kivett (1759 – FEB 1810)
    11. 11. Agnes York (1764 – 1820) m. Joseph Lane (1764 – )
    12. 12. Samuel York (1766 – 1866) m. Isabel Aldridge (1766 – 1798) m. Elizabeth Hayes (1780 – 1845)
    13. 13. Eli (B) York (15 AUG 1771 – 22 APR 1853) m. Susanah Harden (13 JAN 1774 – 8 NOV 1846)

James Weir's Timeline

3 Records

1699
1699
Birth of James Alexander Weir in Ulster, Ireland
Ulster, Ireland
1699
16 APR 1699
James Alexander Weir was christened in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1785
1 APR 1785
Age 86
Death of James Alexander Weir in Warrington Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Warrington Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1699
    Event Place: Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 16 APR 1699
    Event Place: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 APR 1785
    Event Place: Warrington Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
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