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John Colvin 1720 – 1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1720

Birth Location: Corstorphine,Midlothia,Scotland

Death Date: 1782

Death Location: Somerset, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Colvill

Mother: Barbara Gillespie

Spouse(s):

Children(s): George Colvin

The story of John Colvin began in 1720 in Corstorphine,Midlothia,Scotland. John Colvin had children including George Colvin. John Colvin passed away in 1782 in Somerset, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Colvin began in 1720 in Corstorphine,Midlothia,Scotland.
  • John Colvin had children including George Colvin.
  • John Colvin passed away in 1782 in Somerset, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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John Colvin's Ancestors

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John Colvin
1720 – 1782
Birth Place: Corstorphine,Midlothia,Scotland
Parents
John Colvin Colvill
1682 – 1768
Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh,Midlothian, Scotland
Barbara Gillespie
1696 –
Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John Colvin
1654 – 1729
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jean Spence
1665 –
Brechin, Angus, Scotland
Alexander Gillespie
1662 –
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jean Thomson
1665 –
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Spence
1635 – 1689
Elspit LYON
1637 – 1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Colvin's Descendants

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John Colvin (27 May 1720 – 1782)
  1. 1. George Colvin (27 Nov 1758 – 21 September 1821)
    1. 1. William Colvin (14 Sep 1790 – 2 Apr 1872)
      1. 1. James (T) Colvin (14 Aug 1826 – 11 Feb 1895)
        1. 1. William Colvin (14 May 1863 – 1910)

John Colvin's Timeline

2 Records

1720
27 May 1720
Birth of John Colvin in Corstorphine,Midlothia,Scotland
Corstorphine,Midlothia,Scotland
1782
1782
Age 62
Death of John Colvin in Somerset, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
Somerset, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1720
    Event Place: Corstorphine,Midlothia,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Somerset, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA

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