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Janet Witherspoon 1695–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1695

Birth Location: Shettlestown, Barony Parish, Lanark, Scotland

Death Date: abt 1761

Death Location: Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA

Father: John Witherspoon

Mother: Janet Witherspoon

Spouse(s): John Fleming

Children(s): James Fleming, Isabella Fleming, Penelope Twin, William Fleming, John Younger, Elisabeth Fleming, Margaret Fleming, Michael Fleming, Janet Fleming, Hugh Fleming

In 1695, Janet Witherspoon entered the world in Shettlestown, Barony Parish, Lanark, Scotland, born to John Witherspoon And Janet Witherspoon. Janet Witherspoon married John Fleming, and had children including Elisabeth Fleming, Hugh Fleming, Isabella Fleming, James Fleming, Janet Fleming, John Fleming The Younger, Margaret Peggy Fleming, Michael Major Fleming, Penelope Fleming Twin, William Fleming. Janet Witherspoon passed away in 1761 in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1695, Janet Witherspoon entered the world in Shettlestown, Barony Parish, Lanark, Scotland, born to John Witherspoon And Janet Witherspoon.
  • Janet Witherspoon married John Fleming, and had children including Elisabeth Fleming, Hugh Fleming, Isabella Fleming, James Fleming, Janet Fleming, John Fleming The Younger, Margaret Peggy Fleming, Michael Major Fleming, Penelope Fleming Twin, William Fleming.
  • Janet Witherspoon passed away in 1761 in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Witherspoon
1670–1734
Birth Location: Begardie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Janet Witherspoon
1670–1734
Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

John Fleming
1685–1750
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

James Fleming
1722–1796
Birth Location: Knockbracken, Parish of Drumbo, Antrim, County Down, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland
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Isabella Fleming
1716–1761
Birth Location: Knockbracken, Parish of Drumbo, County Down, Ireland
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Penelope Twin
1724–1735
Birth Location: Knockbracken, Parish of Drumbo, County Down, Ireland
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William Fleming
1730–
Birth Location: Knockbracken, Parish of Drumbo, County Down, Ireland
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John Younger
1718–1750
Birth Location: Knockbracken, Parish of Drumbo, County Down, Ireland
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Elisabeth Fleming
1720–1775
Birth Location: Knockbracken, Parish of Drumbo, County Down, Ireland
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Margaret Fleming
1701–1801
Birth Location: Londonderry, Antrim, , Ireland
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Michael Fleming
1712–1785
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Janet Fleming
1724–
Birth Location: Knockbracken, Parish of Drumbo, County Down, Ireland
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Hugh Fleming
1716–1740
Birth Location: Antrim, Ireland
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Janet Witherspoon's Ancestors

Self
Janet Witherspoon
1695–1761
Birth Place: Shettlestown, Barony Parish, Lanark, Scotland
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

Janet Witherspoon's Descendants

1.
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Janet Witherspoon (abt 1695–abt 1761) m. John Fleming (About 1685–1750)
  1. 1. James Fleming 1722–1796 m. Margaret Durant 1761–1835 m. Mary Stewart 1726–
    1. 1. William (Bennett) Fleming 1778–1822 m. Ann[Mrs] Way 1782–1823 m. Catharine Winn 1782–1803
      1. 1. Charles (Robert) Fleming 1816–1888 m. Mary (Jane) Perkins 1833–1916
        1. 1. Alpha (Retta) Revis 1855–1934 m. Charles (A) Revis 1853–1917
        2. 2. William (Burke) Fleming 1858–
        3. 3. Granaville Fleming 1857–1857
        4. 4. Charles (Clinton) Fleming 1859–
        5. 5. Nora (Alice) Fleming 1872–1873
        6. 6. Henry (Albert) Fleming 1874–1874
        7. 7. David (Walter) Fleming 1875–1962
        8. 8. John (R) Fleming 1868–
        9. 9. Newton (Israel) Fleming 1870–1886
        10. 10. Franklin (M) Fleming 1864–1913
        11. 11. Jack Fleming 1865–
        12. 12. Agnes (Sarah) Fleming 1871–1891
        13. 13. George (Washington) Fleming 1861–1884
        14. 14. Mary (Nora) Fleming 1878–1879
        15. 15. Andrew (Adam) Fleming 1866–
      2. 2. John (Sidney Franklin) Fleming 1812–1847
      3. 3. Peter (Clinton) Fleming 1805–1805
      4. 4. Olivia (L. "Nora") Fleming 1818–1845
      5. 5. Mary (Alice) Fleming 1811–1811
      6. 6. James (Madison Charles) Fleming 1809–1827
      7. 7. Peter ((2) Winn) Fleming 1807–1882
      8. 8. Thomas (Winn) Fleming 1815–1894
      9. 9. Margaret (Mary) Fleming 1819–1890
    2. 2. John Fleming 1776–1840
    3. 3. Elizabeth Fleming 1780–1795
    4. 4. Jenney Fleming 1792–
    5. 5. Hannah Fleming 1785–1816
    6. 6. George Fleming 1791–
    7. 7. Nancy Fleming 1794–
    8. 8. Mary Fleming 1771–1795
    9. 9. Henry Fleming 1780–
    10. 10. George (Henry) Fleming 1791–1864
    11. 11. Hannah Fleming 1785–
    12. 12. Jane ("Jennet" "Jenny") Fleming 1786–1854
    13. 13. George Fleming 1788–1789
    14. 14. Agnes Fleming 1796–1868
    15. 15. John (Fleming The) Younger 1773–1816
  2. 2. Isabella Fleming 1716–1761
  3. 3. Penelope (Fleming) Twin 1724–1735
  4. 4. William Fleming 1730–
  5. 5. John (Fleming The) Younger 1718–1750
  6. 6. Elisabeth Fleming 1720–1775
  7. 7. Margaret ("Peggy") Fleming 1701–1801
  8. 8. Michael ("Major") Fleming 1712–1785
  9. 9. Janet Fleming 1724–
  10. 10. Hugh Fleming 1716–1740

Janet Witherspoon's Timeline

2 Records

1695
abt 1695
Birth of Janet Witherspoon in Shettlestown, Barony Parish, Lanark, Scotland
Shettlestown, Barony Parish, Lanark, Scotland
1761
abt 1761
Age 66
Death of Janet Witherspoon in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA
Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1695
    Event Place: Shettlestown, Barony Parish, Lanark, Scotland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: South Carolina; Year: 1734; Page Number: 11

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: South Carolina; Year: 1734; Page Number: 11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1761
    Event Place: Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA
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