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James Renwick Wylie 1697–1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1697

Birth Location: Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 1750

Death Location: New Park, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Allen Wiley\Wyly

Mother: Sarah Adams

Spouse(s): Abigail Lightfoot

Children(s): David Wiley, Sarah Wiley, Ann Wiley, John Wiley, Jane Wiley, Hugh Wiley, Joseph Wiley, Matthew Wiley, William Wiley

James Renwick Wylie was born in 1697 in Ulster, Ireland, the child of Allen Wiley Wyly And Sarah Adams. James Renwick Wylie married Abigail Lightfoot, and had children including Ann Wiley, David Wiley, Hugh Wiley, Jane Wiley, John Wiley, Joseph Wiley, Matthew Wiley, Sarah Wiley, William Henry Wiley. James Renwick Wylie passed away in 1750 in New Park, York, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • James Renwick Wylie was born in 1697 in Ulster, Ireland, the child of Allen Wiley Wyly And Sarah Adams.
  • James Renwick Wylie married Abigail Lightfoot, and had children including Ann Wiley, David Wiley, Hugh Wiley, Jane Wiley, John Wiley, Joseph Wiley, Matthew Wiley, Sarah Wiley, William Henry Wiley.
  • James Renwick Wylie passed away in 1750 in New Park, York, Pennsylvania, United States.

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James Wylie's Ancestors

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James Wylie
1697–1750
Birth Place: Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Allen Wiley\Wyly
1671–1748
West Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Sarah Adams
1677–1706
West Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
THOMAS (Henry Wiley) Weilly
1606–1690
Glocester, Gloucestershire, England
Mary Rudall
1653–1680
of Sandford, Devon, Eng.
Sumner Adams
1635–1686
Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Abraham
1610–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Abraham
1596–1650
Ellen Abraham
1590–1635

James Wylie's Descendants

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James (Renwick) Wylie (1697–1750) m. Abigail Lightfoot (1693–1 Apr 1767)
  1. 1. David Wiley 1717–1784 m. Margaret (Mary) Wesley 1717–1792
    1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Wiley 1763–1830 m. James Gemmill 1762–1799
      1. 1. Joseph (Wiley) Gemmill 1794–1868 m. Margaret (Catharine) Collins 1801–1870 m. Margaret (Catharine) Collins 1802–1870
        1. 1. James (William) Gemmill 1824–1907 m. 1834–1903 m. Mary (Margaret) Hershner 1844–1935
        2. 2. John (Collins) Gemmill 1822–1888
        3. 3. Mary (Jane) Gemmill 1839–1879
        4. 4. Margaret (Grizela) Gemmill 1840–1917
        5. 5. Amos Gemmill 1825–1868
      2. 2. James (Wiley) Gemmill 1796–1855
      3. 3. Jeanette ("Jane" Susan) Gemmill 1781–1868
      4. 4. Margaret Gemmill 1785–
      5. 5. Mary (Ann) Gemmill 1782–1838
      6. 6. William Gemmill 1789–1819
      7. 7. Ann Gemmill 1787–
      8. 8. Elizabeth Gemmill 1791–
    2. 2. Joseph Wiley 1748–1806
    3. 3. Thomas (Wiley) Sr. 1755–1814
    4. 4. David (Wiley) Major 1747–1817
    5. 5. William (Matthew Nelson Wiley) Lt 1751–1840 m. Rebekah (Johnson) Wiley 1757–1823
      1. 1. John Wiley 1790–1868
      2. 2. William Wiley 1788–1846
      3. 3. Joseph Wiley 1777–1859
      4. 4. David (N) Wiley 1783–1868
    6. 6. John Wiley 1751–1844
  2. 2. Sarah Wiley 1716–1787
  3. 3. Ann Wiley 1718–1804
  4. 4. John Wiley 1721–1756
  5. 5. Jane Wiley 1732–1770
  6. 6. Hugh Wiley 1731–1793
  7. 7. Joseph Wiley 1730–1802
  8. 8. Matthew Wiley 1720–1815
  9. 9. William (Henry) Wiley 1730–

James Wylie's Timeline

2 Records

1697
1697
Birth of James Renwick Wylie in Ulster, Ireland
Ulster, Ireland
1750
1750
Age 53
Death of James Renwick Wylie in New Park, York, Pennsylvania, United States
New Park, York, Pennsylvania, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: New Park, York, Pennsylvania, United States

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