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John Barclay 1720–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Rectory, Clarendon, Jamaica

Death Date: 18 Feb 1779

Death Location: Albany, Albany, New York, United States

Father: Rev. Barclay

Mother: Anna Drayer

Spouse(s): Gerritje Barclay, Margaret Eyck

Children(s):

John Barclay was born in 1720 in Rectory, Clarendon, Jamaica, the child of Rev Thomas Barclay And Anna Dorothea Drayer. John Barclay married Gerritje Coeymans Barclay, Margaret Ten Eyck. John Barclay passed away in 1779 in Albany, Albany, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • John Barclay was born in 1720 in Rectory, Clarendon, Jamaica, the child of Rev Thomas Barclay And Anna Dorothea Drayer.
  • John Barclay married Gerritje Coeymans Barclay, Margaret Ten Eyck.
  • John Barclay passed away in 1779 in Albany, Albany, New York, United States.

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John Barclay's Ancestors

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John Barclay
1720–1779
Birth Place: Rectory, Clarendon, Jamaica
Parents
Rev. Thomas Barclay
1668–1725
Albany, Albany, New York, United States
Anna (Dorothea) Drayer
1670–1722
Long Island, Queens, New York
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
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John Barclay's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of John Barclay in Rectory, Clarendon, Jamaica
Rectory, Clarendon, Jamaica
1779
18 Feb 1779
Age 59
Death of John Barclay in Albany, Albany, New York, United States
Albany, Albany, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Rectory, Clarendon, Jamaica
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1779
    Event Place: Albany, Albany, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Barclays of New York : who they are and who they are not, and some other Barclays
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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