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James Alexander Witherspoon 1540–1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Brighouse, Ayr, Scotland

Death Date: 1604

Death Location: Brighouse, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Sir WOTHERSPOON

Mother: Lady Hamilton

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Rev Witherspoon

In 1540, James Alexander Witherspoon entered the world in Brighouse, Ayr, Scotland, born to Sir Alexander Sandy Wotherspoon And Lady Catherine Witherspoon Hamilton. James Alexander Witherspoon had children including Rev James Alexander Witherspoon. James Alexander Witherspoon passed away in 1604 in Brighouse, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1540, James Alexander Witherspoon entered the world in Brighouse, Ayr, Scotland, born to Sir Alexander Sandy Wotherspoon And Lady Catherine Witherspoon Hamilton.
  • James Alexander Witherspoon had children including Rev James Alexander Witherspoon.
  • James Alexander Witherspoon passed away in 1604 in Brighouse, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir WOTHERSPOON
1515–1569
Birth Location: Brighouse, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
SW
Lady Hamilton
1513–1582
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
LH

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rev Witherspoon
1583–1649
Birth Location: Brighouse, Kirkcudbright, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
RW

James Witherspoon's Ancestors

Self
James Witherspoon
1540–1604
Birth Place: Brighouse, Ayr, Scotland
Parents
Sir Alexander "Sandy" WOTHERSPOON
1515–1569
Brighouse, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Catherine Witherspoon) Hamilton
1513–1582
Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Andrew ((Andro)) WOTHERSPOON
1500–1542
Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Marion (or Mareon) Wilson
1493–1530
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Baron (William Hamilton (Laird of MacKnierston and) Sanquhar)
1504–1542
Sanquhar, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Hamilton
1458–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Witherspoon's Descendants

1.
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James (Alexander) Witherspoon (1540–1604)
  1. 1. Rev (James Alexander) Witherspoon 1583–1649 m. Jean Wilson 1588–1626
    1. 1. Jonet (Janet) Witherspoon 1605– m. Thomas (Archibald) Allen 1602–1690
      1. 1. Henry Allen 1626–1715
        1. 1. James (Robert) Allen 1658–1697

James Witherspoon's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of James Alexander Witherspoon in Brighouse, Ayr, Scotland
Brighouse, Ayr, Scotland
1604
1604
Age 64
Death of James Alexander Witherspoon in Brighouse, Ayrshire, Scotland
Brighouse, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Brighouse, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Brighouse, Ayrshire, Scotland
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