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John Barclay 1561 – 1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1561

Birth Location: Dunbog, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 30 Dec 1601

Death Location: Edinburgh, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States

Father: Sir Cullerney

Mother: Lady Wemyss

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John Barclay was born in 1561 in Dunbog, Fife, Scotland, the child of Sir David Barclay II, Old Laird of Cullerney and Lady Margaret Wemyss. John Barclay passed away in 1601 in Edinburgh, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • John Barclay was born in 1561 in Dunbog, Fife, Scotland, the child of Sir David Barclay II, Old Laird of Cullerney and Lady Margaret Wemyss.
  • John Barclay passed away in 1601 in Edinburgh, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States.

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John Barclay's Ancestors

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John Barclay
1561 – 1601
Birth Place: Dunbog, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Sir David Barclay II, Old Laird of Cullerney
1530 – 1587
Dunbog, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Wemyss
1545 – 1609
Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David (Barclay) VIIII
1508 – 1547
Collairnie, Dunbog, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Sandilands
1510 – 1566
St. Monance, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David VIII
1482 – 1536
Lady Stewart
1484 – 1531
2nd-Great-Grandparents
thomas kinderton
janet keith

John Barclay's Timeline

2 Records

1561
1561
Birth of John Barclay in Dunbog, Fife, Scotland
Dunbog, Fife, Scotland
1601
30 Dec 1601
Age 40
Death of John Barclay in Edinburgh, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
Edinburgh, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Dunbog, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1601
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States

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