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John Dewar 1578–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 November 1578

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Apr 1655

Death Location: Fifeshire, Scotland

Father: William Dewar

Mother: Janet Dewer

Spouse(s): Isobel Moreis

Children(s): Isobel Dewar, Janet Dewar, James Dewar, Helen Dewar, Bessie Dewar, Barbara Dewar, Thomas Dewar, JOHNNE DEWAR

The story of John Dewar began in 1578 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. John Dewar married Isobel Moreis, and had children including Barbara Dewar, Bessie Dewar, Helen Dewar, Isobel Dewar, James Dewar, Janet Dewar, Johnne Dewar, Thomas Dewar. John Dewar passed away in 1655 in Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Dewar began in 1578 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
  • John Dewar married Isobel Moreis, and had children including Barbara Dewar, Bessie Dewar, Helen Dewar, Isobel Dewar, James Dewar, Janet Dewar, Johnne Dewar, Thomas Dewar.
  • John Dewar passed away in 1655 in Fifeshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Dewar
1549–1597
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Janet Dewer
1553–1597
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Isobel Moreis
1574–1655
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Isobel Dewar
1612–1655
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Janet Dewar
1604–1673
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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James Dewar
1599–1637
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Helen Dewar
1609–
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Bessie Dewar
1602–1670
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Barbara Dewar
1616–
Birth Location: Pitbachlie, Scotland
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Thomas Dewar
1608–
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland
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JOHNNE DEWAR
1599–
Birth Location: Achterdarren, Fife, Scotland, UK
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John Dewar's Ancestors

Self
John Dewar
1578–1655
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
William Dewar
1549–1597
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Janet (Steinson) Dewer
1553–1597
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Dewar
1525–1550
Dumfermline, Fyfe, Scotland
William Steinsone
1530–
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Nans Bachok
1531–
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James 'Stevenson'
1505–1555
Jonnet Pattersone
1504–1555
GNU FNU
1512–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Steinsone 'Stevenson'

John Dewar's Descendants

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John Dewar (9 November 1578–17 Apr 1655) m. Isobel Moreis (23 May 1574–17 Apr 1655)
  1. 1. Isobel Dewar 1612–1655 m. Robert Angus 1614–1641
    1. 1. Mary Broomhaugh 1635–1700 m. Henry ((The Patriarch)) Angus 1633–1692
      1. 1. William (Hindley) Angus 1658–1705 m. Lydia BLACKETT 1661–1730
        1. 1. Silas Angus 1700–1772 m. Ann Watson 1720–1772
  2. 2. Janet Dewar 1604–1673
  3. 3. James Dewar 1599–1637
  4. 4. Helen Dewar 1609–
  5. 5. Bessie Dewar 1602–1670
  6. 6. Barbara Dewar 1616–
  7. 7. Thomas Dewar 1608–
  8. 8. JOHNNE DEWAR 1599–

John Dewar's Timeline

2 Records

1578
9 November 1578
Birth of John Dewar in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1655
17 Apr 1655
Age 77
Death of John Dewar in Fifeshire, Scotland
Fifeshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 November 1578
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1655
    Event Place: Fifeshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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