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James Witherspoon 1700–1773 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1700

Birth Location: Knockbracken, Parish of Drumbo, County Down, Ireland

Death Date: 1773

Death Location: Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States

Father: John Witherspoon

Mother: Janet Witherspoon

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The story of James Witherspoon began in 1700 in Knockbracken, Parish of Drumbo, County Down, Ireland. James Witherspoon passed away in 1773 in Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Witherspoon began in 1700 in Knockbracken, Parish of Drumbo, County Down, Ireland.
  • James Witherspoon passed away in 1773 in Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States.

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James Witherspoon's Ancestors

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James Witherspoon
1700–1773
Birth Place: Knockbracken, Parish of Drumbo, County Down, Ireland
Parents
John Witherspoon
1670–1734
Begardie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Witherspoon
1670–1734
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Rev. (James Alexander Witherspoon) II
1634–1691
Brighouse, Ayrshire, Scotland
Helen Welch
1644–1702
Brighouse, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Reverend I
1583–1649
Lucy\Luyse Welch
1613–1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wedderspone
1540–1604
Anne Patterson
1561–1583

James Witherspoon's Timeline

2 Records

1700
About 1700
Birth of James Witherspoon in Knockbracken, Parish of Drumbo, County Down, Ireland
Knockbracken, Parish of Drumbo, County Down, Ireland
1773
1773
Age 73
Death of James Witherspoon in Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States
Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1700
    Event Place: Knockbracken, Parish of Drumbo, County Down, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1773
    Event Place: Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States

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