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John Robert Donaldson 1546 – 1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1546

Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1612

Death Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Donaldson\Donelson

Mother: Agnes Frasier

Spouse(s): Grissell Douglas

Children(s): David Donaldson

In 1546, John Robert Donaldson entered the world in Dysart, Fife, Scotland, born to John Donaldson\Donelson and Agnes (Donaldson) Frasier. John Robert Donaldson married Grissell Douglas, and had children including David Donaldson. John Robert Donaldson passed away in 1612 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1546, John Robert Donaldson entered the world in Dysart, Fife, Scotland, born to John Donaldson\Donelson and Agnes (Donaldson) Frasier.
  • John Robert Donaldson married Grissell Douglas, and had children including David Donaldson.
  • John Robert Donaldson passed away in 1612 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Donaldson\Donelson
1520 – 1581
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland
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Agnes Frasier
1530 – 1576
Birth Location: Knole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Grissell Douglas
1540 – 1610
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

David Donaldson
1566 – 1615
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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John Donaldson's Ancestors

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John Donaldson
1546 – 1612
Birth Place: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Donaldson\Donelson
1520 – 1581
Fife, Scotland
Agnes ((Donaldson)) Frasier
1530 – 1576
Knole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
Grandparents
Leon (James Donaldson) Donelson
1500 – 1570
Fife, Scotland
John Fraser
1509 – 1585
Philorth, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret ((Frasier)) Stewart
1510 – 1591
Knole, Ayrshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Donaldson's Descendants

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John (Robert) Donaldson (Abt 1546 – 1612) m. Grissell Douglas (abt 1540 – 1610)
  1. 1. David Donaldson (01 January 1566 – Abt. 1615) m. Jean (Gunn) Wilsoun (ABT 1570 – 01 Jan 1625)
    1. 1. Margaret ((MacGregor)) Donaldson (Abt. 1585 – 7 Nov 1667) m. Kerr, (Jonet William "Coal Black") MacGregor (Feb 1, 1580 – 29 Mar 1666)
      1. 1. Lady (Sarah MACGREGOR) BLACK (1608 – 1660) m. Sir (John Fergus) Maccubein (1604 – 28 November 1666)
        1. 1. John (Mac) Cubbin (1645 – 1686) m. Elinor (Brooke) Carroll (1640 – 10 Jul 1711)

John Donaldson's Timeline

2 Records

1546
Abt 1546
Birth of John Robert Donaldson in Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Dysart, Fife, Scotland
1612
1612
Age 66
Death of John Robert Donaldson in Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1546
    Event Place: Dysart, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1612
    Event Place: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
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