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John Adair 1598 – 1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1598

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1675

Death Location: Scotland

Father: William Castle

Mother: Rosena McLelland

Spouse(s): Helen Cathcart

Children(s): Rev Adair, William None, James None

In 1598, John Adair I entered the world in Scotland, born to William Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle and Rosena Rielly McLelland. John Adair I married Helen Cathcart, and had children including Rev Patrick Adair, William, James. John Adair I passed away in 1675 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1598, John Adair I entered the world in Scotland, born to William Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle and Rosena Rielly McLelland.
  • John Adair I married Helen Cathcart, and had children including Rev Patrick Adair, William, James.
  • John Adair I passed away in 1675 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Adair's Ancestors

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John Adair
1598 – 1675
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
William Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey Castle
1566 – 1626
Kinkilt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Rosena (Rielly) McLelland
1565 –
Grandparents
Ninian (Adair of Kihilt and Dunskey) Castle
1531 – 1608
Ireland
Elizabeth Gordon
1535 – 1604
Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland
Grissel Maxwell
1550 – 1597
Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Kinhilt
1500 – 1575
Lady Kennedy-Adair
1518 – 1576
John Terregales
1515 – 1583
Lady Terregles)
1518 – 1594
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Adair's Descendants

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John Adair (1598 – 1675) m. Helen Cathcart (1590 – 1640)
  1. 1. Rev (Patrick) Adair (1625 – 1694) m. Jean (Margaret) Adair (1625 – 1675)
    1. 1. Alexander Adair (1658 – 1715) m. Margaret Weer (1657 – 1715)
      1. 1. Thomas (Benjamin) Adair (1685 – 1755) m. Margaret Henart (1680 – 1750)
        1. 1. William Adair (1704 – 11 Jun 1813) m. Mary Moore (1729 – 1824)
        2. 2. Thomas Adair (1705 – 1783)
        3. 3. John Adair (1706 – 15 Jan 1785)
        4. 4. Dr (James Robert) Adair (1709 – Nov 13, 1783) m. Esther (Ann "Cherokee") McBride (1710 – 1785) m. Elizabeth (Clark) Hobson (1710 – 1763) m. Ann McCarty (1720 – 1785)
        5. 5. Joseph (Alexander) Adair (1711 – 1801) m. Sarah Laferty (1715 – 1770)
        6. 6. Margaret (Jean) Adair (1716 – 1801) m. Thomas McCracken (1750 – )
        7. 7. Mary Adair (1716 – 1786) m. Henry Garner (1716 – 28 February 1786)
        8. 8. William Adair (1704 – Jun 11, 1813) m. Nancy Rather m. Mary Moore (1729 – 1819)
      2. 2. Alexander Adair
    2. 2. Mary Adair (1753 – 1819) m. John Nixon
      1. 1. Mary Nixon
  2. 2. William
  3. 3. James

John Adair's Timeline

2 Records

1598
1598
Birth of John Adair I in Scotland
Scotland
1675
1675
Age 77
Death of John Adair I in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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