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John Bruce 1690 – 1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 SEP 1690

Birth Location: Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 SEP 1748

Death Location: Brucetown, Frederick, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Bruce

Mother: Mary Christian

Spouse(s): Sarah Parrell

Children(s): George Bruce, Mary Bruce-Albin, James Bruce, Ann Bruce

John Bruce was born in 1690 in Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Bruce and Mary Christian. John Bruce married Sarah Coles Parrell, and had children including George G. Bruce, Mary Elizabeth Bruce-Albin, James Robert Bruce, Ann Bruce. John Bruce passed away in 1748 in Brucetown, Frederick, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Bruce was born in 1690 in Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Bruce and Mary Christian.
  • John Bruce married Sarah Coles Parrell, and had children including George G. Bruce, Mary Elizabeth Bruce-Albin, James Robert Bruce, Ann Bruce.
  • John Bruce passed away in 1748 in Brucetown, Frederick, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bruce's Ancestors

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John Bruce
1690 – 1748
Birth Place: Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Bruce
1664 – 1725
Portsoy, Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mary Christian
1665 – 1725
New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James ((John)) Bruce
1634 – 1699
Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Tabitha Mustain
1638 – 1701
Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Edward (Thomas) Christian
1645 – 1725
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Eleanor (Elizabeth) Wattleworth
1650 – 1691
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bruce
1603 – 1690
Isobell Black
1610 – 1700
Thomas Mustain
1615 – 1691
Mary Haley
1615 – 1638
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Wood
1573 – 1613

John Bruce's Descendants

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John Bruce (7 SEP 1690 – 23 SEP 1748) m. Sarah (Coles) Parrell (1690 – 23 SEP 1748)
  1. 1. George (G.) Bruce (1713 – 1797)
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Bruce-Albin (3 JUN 1715 – 1765)
  3. 3. James (Robert) Bruce (1720 – 1799)
  4. 4. Ann Bruce (1724 – 4 FEB 1808) m. James (Thomas) McCoy (1720 – 30 SEP 1801)
    1. 1. William (Rev) McCoy (31 MAR 1754 – 1 SEP 1813) m. Elizabeth Royce (21 MAY 1758 – 21 MAY 1834)
      1. 1. Mary McCOY (1748 – )
      2. 2. Mary McCoy (1777 – 1787)
      3. 3. James McCoy (4 APR 1777 – 12 JUL 1833)
      4. 4. Sarah McCoy (1779 – 17 JUN 1851)
      5. 5. Ann McCoy (1779 – )
      6. 6. Rachel McCoy (1781 – )
      7. 7. John McCoy (11 FEB 1782 – 3 SEP 1859)
      8. 8. Isaac McCoy (13 JUN 1784 – 1846) m. Christiana Polk (12 NOV 1784 – 8 AUG 1850)
        1. 1. Mahala McCoy (10 AUG 1804 – 31 AUG 1818)
        2. 2. Rice McCoy (27 JAN 1807 – 26 MAY 1832)
        3. 3. Josephus McCoy (13 APR 1808 – 27 JUN 1831)
        4. 4. Isaac McCoy (12 FEB 1809 – JAN 1882)
        5. 5. Delilah McCoy (24 NOV 1809 – 23 SEP 1844)
        6. 6. John (Calvin) McCoy (28 SEP 1811 – 2 SEP 1889) m. Elizabeth (M "Betsey") Woodson (1815 – 1889)
        7. 7. Elizabeth McCoy (AUG 1813 – 13 AUG 1821)
        8. 8. Spencer McCoy (1815 – )
        9. 9. Sarah McCoy (13 APR 1815 – 30 JUL 1835)
        10. 10. Christiana McCoy (19 OCT 1817 – 10 FEB 1837)
        11. 11. Nancy (Judson) McCoy (26 FEB 1819 – 1850)
        12. 12. Eleanor McCoy (29 JUL 1821 – 11 JAN 1839)
        13. 13. Maria (Stoughton) McCoy (29 NOV 1823 – 20 OCT 1824)
        14. 14. Maria (Slaughter) McCoy (29 NOV 1823 – 1835)
        15. 15. Isaac McCoy (APR 1825 – MAY 1849)
      9. 9. William MCCOY (14 JUL 1784 – 7 SEP 1860)
      10. 10. Lydia McCoy (1787 – 4 AUG 1851)
      11. 11. Royse McCoy (10 JUN 1789 – 3 SEP 1834)
      12. 12. John (Calvin) McCoy (28 SEP 1811 – 2 SEP 1889)

John Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1690
7 SEP 1690
Birth of John Bruce in Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1748
23 SEP 1748
Age 58
Death of John Bruce in Brucetown, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Brucetown, Frederick, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 SEP 1690
    Event Place: Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 SEP 1748
    Record Source: Findagrave, John Robert Bruce, I 23 Sep 1748

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 SEP 1748
    Event Place: Brucetown, Frederick, Virginia, USA

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