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John Christopher Robertson (Burrell) 1585–1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Jun 1585

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 31 Aug 1663

Death Location: Bristol Parish, Henrico Co., Virginia

Father: Geoffrey Robertson

Mother: Elizabeth Robinson

Spouse(s): Fances Robertson

Children(s): *Rev Robertson**

John Christopher Robertson (Burrell) was born in 1585 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Geoffrey Mason Robertson And Elizabeth Lane Robinson. John Christopher Robertson (Burrell) married Fances Marie Robertson, and had children including Rev William Robertson. John Christopher Robertson (Burrell) passed away in 1663 in Bristol Parish, Henrico Co., Virginia.

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Biography

  • John Christopher Robertson (Burrell) was born in 1585 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Geoffrey Mason Robertson And Elizabeth Lane Robinson.
  • John Christopher Robertson (Burrell) married Fances Marie Robertson, and had children including Rev William Robertson.
  • John Christopher Robertson (Burrell) passed away in 1663 in Bristol Parish, Henrico Co., Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Geoffrey Robertson
1574–1616
Birth Location: Saint Thomas, Dudley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Robinson
1574–1616
Birth Location: Steyning, Sussex, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Fances Robertson
1610–1647
Birth Location: Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

*Rev Robertson**
1624–1708
Birth Location: West Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John (Burrell)'s Ancestors

Self
John (Burrell)
1585–1663
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Geoffrey Mason Robertson
1574–1616
Saint Thomas, Dudley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth ((Lane)) Robinson
1574–1616
Steyning, Sussex, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Jonathan ("John") Lane
1548–1621
Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Johane Edney
1552–1612
Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Lane
1519–1589
Catherine Trentham
1520–1571
Edward Edney
1532–1592
SARAH CRABB
1533–1573
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Trentham
1468–1518
Margery Trentham
1474–1563
Sir (Adney)
1511–1558

John (Burrell)'s Descendants

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John (Christopher Robertson) (Burrell) (06 Jun 1585–31 Aug 1663) m. Fances (Marie) Robertson (1610–13 April 1647)
  1. 1. *Rev (William) Robertson** 1624–1708 m. Eleanor Pitcairn** 1634–1708
    1. 1. George Robertson 1662–1739 m. Mary Worsham 1685–1737
      1. 1. Elizabeth Robertson 1711–1775 m. George (Henry Clark) Brown 1720–1784
        1. 1. Susannah ("Luaane") Brown 1760–1835 m. Abraham ('Abram' Baley Bailey) Sr. 1756–1835
        2. 2. George Brown 1752–1842
        3. 3. George Brown 1747–

John (Burrell)'s Timeline

2 Records

1585
06 Jun 1585
Birth of John Christopher Robertson (Burrell) in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1663
31 Aug 1663
Age 78
Death of John Christopher Robertson (Burrell) in Bristol Parish, Henrico Co., Virginia
Bristol Parish, Henrico Co., Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Jun 1585
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1663
    Event Place: Bristol Parish, Henrico Co., Virginia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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