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John Brownlee 1665–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1665

Birth Location: torfoot, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1747

Death Location: Avondale Lanarkshire Scotland

Father: Thomas Brownlee

Mother: Janet Young

Spouse(s): Janet Hamilton

Children(s): Thomas Brownlee, Archibald Brownlee, John Brownlee, Robert Brownlee, Jean Brownlie, James Brownlee, Andrew Brownlie, Alexander Brownlee, Janet Brownlee, Margaret Brownlee, Hugh Brownlee, Archibald Brownlee

John Brownlee was born in 1665 in torfoot, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Brownlee And Janet Young. John Brownlee married Janet Hamilton, and had children including Alexander Brownlee, Andrew Brownlie, Archibald Brownlee, Hugh Brownlee, James Brownlee, Janet Brownlee, Jean Brownlie, John Brownlee, Margaret Brownlee, Robert Brownlee, Thomas Brownlee. John Brownlee passed away in 1747 in Avondale Lanarkshire Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Brownlee was born in 1665 in torfoot, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Brownlee And Janet Young.
  • John Brownlee married Janet Hamilton, and had children including Alexander Brownlee, Andrew Brownlie, Archibald Brownlee, Hugh Brownlee, James Brownlee, Janet Brownlee, Jean Brownlie, John Brownlee, Margaret Brownlee, Robert Brownlee, Thomas Brownlee.
  • John Brownlee passed away in 1747 in Avondale Lanarkshire Scotland.

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John Brownlee's Ancestors

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John Brownlee
1665–1747
Birth Place: torfoot, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Brownlee
1638–1713
torfoot, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Young
1639–1695
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland -
Grandparents
Sir (John) Young
1626–1684
lemzie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Agnes Brysonne
1626–1699
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Young
1591–1653
Catherine Boyle
1600–1629
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Figgidoch
1572–1614
Marjorie Kiltarlity
1574–1601

John Brownlee's Descendants

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John Brownlee (1665–1747) m. Janet Hamilton (bef 1675–23 Sep 1755)
  1. 1. Thomas Brownlee 1695–1769 m. Rebecca Fleming 1704–1733
    1. 1. James (A) Brownlee 1733–1817 m. Margaret (Ann) Craig 1742–1812
      1. 1. Rev (James Brownlee) Jr 1770–1821 m. Janet Riddell 1778–
        1. 1. John Brown 1804– m. Katherine Spence 1814–
  2. 2. Archibald Brownlee 1705–1788
  3. 3. John Brownlee 1699–1760
  4. 4. Robert Brownlee 1697–1760
  5. 5. Jean Brownlie 1701–1701
  6. 6. James Brownlee 1707–1760
  7. 7. Andrew Brownlie 1709–1731
  8. 8. Alexander Brownlee 1713–
  9. 9. Janet Brownlee 1714–
  10. 10. Margaret Brownlee 1716–
  11. 11. Hugh Brownlee 1718–
  12. 12. Archibald Brownlee 1710–

John Brownlee's Timeline

2 Records

1665
1665
Birth of John Brownlee in torfoot, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
torfoot, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1747
1747
Age 82
Death of John Brownlee in Avondale Lanarkshire Scotland
Avondale Lanarkshire Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: torfoot, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Avondale Lanarkshire Scotland

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