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James Witherspoon 1640–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Brighouse,,,Scotland

Death Date: 1691

Death Location: ,,,Scotland

Father: James Witherspoon

Mother: Lucy Welch

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

James Witherspoon was born in 1640 in Brighouse,,,Scotland, the child of James Alexander Witherspoon And Lucy Welch. James Witherspoon passed away in 1691 in ,,,Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Witherspoon was born in 1640 in Brighouse,,,Scotland, the child of James Alexander Witherspoon And Lucy Welch.
  • James Witherspoon passed away in 1691 in ,,,Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Witherspoon
1610–1649
Birth Location: Brighouse,,,Scotland
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Lucy Welch
1613–1650
Birth Location: Jonsac,,,France
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Witherspoon's Ancestors

Self
James Witherspoon
1640–1691
Birth Place: Brighouse,,,Scotland
Parents
James Alexander Witherspoon
1610–1649
Brighouse,,,Scotland
Lucy Welch
1613–1650
Jonsac,,,France
Grandparents
Alexander Witherspoon
1583–1649
Brighouse,Ayr,,Scotland
John Welch
1569–1622
Irongray,Ayr,,Scotland
Elizabeth Knox
1570–1625
Irongray,Ayr,,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Knox
1505–1572
Margaret Stewart
1540–1612
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Stewart
1521–1591
Agnes Cunningham
1516–1550

James Witherspoon's Timeline

2 Records

1640
1640
Birth of James Witherspoon in Brighouse,,,Scotland
Brighouse,,,Scotland
1691
1691
Age 51
Death of James Witherspoon in ,,,Scotland
,,,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Brighouse,,,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1691
    Event Place: ,,,Scotland
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