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John Burn 1640–1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1640

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1697

Death Location: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: Johne Burn

Mother: Janet Watsone

Spouse(s): Margaret Patterson

Children(s): Rebecca Burns, Archibald Burns, James Burns, Margaret Burn

In 1640, John Burn entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Johne Burn And Janet Watsone. John Burn married Margaret Patterson, and had children including Archibald Burns, James Burns, Margaret Burn, Rebecca Burns. John Burn passed away in 1697 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1640, John Burn entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Johne Burn And Janet Watsone.
  • John Burn married Margaret Patterson, and had children including Archibald Burns, James Burns, Margaret Burn, Rebecca Burns.
  • John Burn passed away in 1697 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johne Burn
1615–
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Janet Watsone
1615–
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Patterson
1643–1674
Birth Location: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Rebecca Burns
1668–1749
Birth Location: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
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Archibald Burns
1671–1712
Birth Location: Scotland
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James Burns
1674–
Birth Location: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
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Margaret Burn
1679–
Birth Location: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
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John Burn's Ancestors

Self
John Burn
1640–1697
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Johne Burn
1615–
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Watsone
1615–
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Burn's Descendants

1.
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John Burn (Mar 1640–1697) m. Margaret Patterson (1643–1674)
  1. 1. Rebecca Burns 1668–1749 m. Alexander Cunningham 1663–1749
    1. 1. Mary Cunningham 1685–1760 m. Peter Wallace 1672– m. John Cunningham 1680–1760
      1. 1. William (Wallace) Sr 1706–1766 m. Hannah Wood 1708–1732
        1. 1. Jane Wallace 1752–1815 m. Robert Hutchinson 1730–1823
        2. 2. Jean (Poage) Sr. 1738–1821 m. Robert Poage 1730–1787
        3. 3. Michael Wallace 1732–1809 m. Jane Bratton 1761– m. Ann Allen 1740–1827
        4. 4. John Wallace 1736–1814
        5. 5. William (L) Wallace 1740–1809 m. Mary Pilson 1742–1789
        6. 6. Sarah (Elizabeth) Wallace 1743–1832
        7. 7. Josiah Wallace 1749–1811 m. Susannah (Hannah) Wallace 1752–1822
        8. 8. Hannah Wallace 1745–1822 m. Michael Woods 1746–1809
        9. 9. Samuel (Allen) Wallace 1778–1868 m. Elisabeth Bookstaver 1775–1830
        10. 10. Michael Wallace 1752–1809 m. Ann Allen 1754–1815 m. Jane Wallace 1761–1836
        11. 11. Mary (Clark) Wallace 1743–1804
      2. 2. Joseph (Cunningham) II 1738–1801 m. Anne (Buntyn) Cunningham 1742–1803
        1. 1. Annice Holshousen 1780–
        2. 2. Joseph (Cunningham) III 1768–1803
        3. 3. Griffith (Rutherford) Cunningham 1784–1867
    2. 2. James Cunningham 1685–1765
    3. 3. Benjamin Cunningham 1702–1782
    4. 4. Mary Cunningham 1703–
    5. 5. Ruth Cunningham 1705–
    6. 6. Hugh (B) Cunningham 1708–1782
    7. 7. Rachel Cunningham 1710–
    8. 8. Robert Cunningham 1713–1784
    9. 9. Mary Cunningham 1716–
    10. 10. Rev. (David) Cunningham 1721–1799 m. Angeline Wilson 1721–1799
      1. 1. Mary Cunningham 1748–1801
      2. 2. Patrick Cunningham 1780–
      3. 3. David Cunningham 1782–
      4. 4. Ann CUNNINGHAM 1770–
      5. 5. John Cunningham 1772–
      6. 6. John Cunningham 1753–
      7. 7. Ann Cunningham 1750–1784
      8. 8. Jane Cunningham 1778–
      9. 9. Patrick Cunningham 1744–1800
      10. 10. James Cunningham 1776–
      11. 11. Samuel Cunningham 1748–1846
      12. 12. Sarah Cunningham 1774–
      13. 13. William Cunningham 1764–1862
      14. 14. James Cunningham 1758–
      15. 15. Sarah Cunningham 1756–
    11. 11. Walter Cunningham 1703–1781
    12. 12. James Cunningham 1718–1789
    13. 13. Adam Cunningham 1714–1797
    14. 14. John Cunningham 1701–1788
    15. 15. John Cunningham 1685–1769
    16. 16. John Cunningham 1724–
    17. 17. Benjamine Cunningham 1685–
    18. 18. Ruth Cunningham 1732–
    19. 19. John Cunningham 1721–
    20. 20. Joseph Cunningham 1717–1789
  2. 2. Archibald Burns 1671–1712
  3. 3. James Burns 1674–
  4. 4. Margaret Burn 1679–

John Burn's Timeline

3 Records

1640
Mar 1640
Birth of John Burn in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1640
31 Mar 1640
John Burn was baptized in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1697
1697
Age 57
Death of John Burn in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1640
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1640
    Event Place: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
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