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Janet "Jane" Witherspoon 1672–1731 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1672

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1731

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

Father: James Witherspoon

Mother: Helen Welch

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Janet "Jane" Witherspoon was born in 1672 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Witherspoon And Helen Welch. Janet "Jane" Witherspoon passed away in 1731 in Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Janet "Jane" Witherspoon was born in 1672 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Witherspoon And Helen Welch.
  • Janet "Jane" Witherspoon passed away in 1731 in Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Janet Witherspoon's Ancestors

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Janet Witherspoon
1672–1731
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Witherspoon
1634–1691
Brighouse, Ayrshire, Scotland
Helen Welch
1644–1702
Brighouse, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Witherspoon
1583–1649
Brighouse, Kirkcudbright, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Luyse Welsh
1615–1650
Jonsac (Charente-Maritime) F
Great-Grandparents
Sir (Witherspoon)
1560–1605
Katherin Browne
1560–1608
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Witherspoon's Timeline

2 Records

1672
1672
Birth of Janet "Jane" Witherspoon in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1731
1731
Age 59
Death of Janet "Jane" Witherspoon in Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States
Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1672
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1731
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States

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