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John Duff 1520 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Abercrombie, Scoitland, Banffshire, SCOTLAND

Death Date: 07 Nov 1580

Death Location: (10) Elora, Ontario, CANADA ?

Father: Andrew Duff

Mother: Helen\Elena Hay

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Abercrombey

Children(s): John Muldavit

John Duff was born in 1520 in Abercrombie, Scoitland, Banffshire, SCOTLAND, the child of Andrew Duff and Helen\Elena Hay. John Duff married Elisabeth Abercrombey, and had children including John Duff of Muldavit. John Duff passed away in 1580 in (10) Elora, Ontario, CANADA ?.

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Biography

  • John Duff was born in 1520 in Abercrombie, Scoitland, Banffshire, SCOTLAND, the child of Andrew Duff and Helen\Elena Hay.
  • John Duff married Elisabeth Abercrombey, and had children including John Duff of Muldavit.
  • John Duff passed away in 1580 in (10) Elora, Ontario, CANADA ?.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Duff
1470 – 1515
Birth Location: Muldavit, Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Helen\Elena Hay
1480 – 1515
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND
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Spouses(s)

Elisabeth Abercrombey
1526 – 1580
Birth Location: Abercrombie, Scoitland, Banffshire, SCOTLAND
EA

Children(s)

John Muldavit
1540 – 1593
Birth Location: Muldavit, Banffshire, Schotland
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John Duff's Ancestors

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John Duff
1520 – 1580
Birth Place: Abercrombie, Scoitland, Banffshire, SCOTLAND
Parents
Andrew Duff
1470 – 1515
Muldavit, Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Helen\Elena Hay
1480 – 1515
Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND
Grandparents
John (Duff of) Muldavit
1450 – 1505
Muldavit, Banff, Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND
Elizabeth (May "Nellie" Gray) (Lambe)
1456 – 1528
Muldavit, Banff, SCOTLAND
Great-Grandparents
John Craighead
1430 – 1482
Margaret Gordon
1439 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Duff's Descendants

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John Duff (1520 – 07 Nov 1580) m. Elisabeth Abercrombey (1526 – 07 Nov 1580)
  1. 1. John (Duff of) Muldavit (1540 – 1593) m. Lady (Margaret) Gordon (1565 – 1596)
    1. 1. Adam Duff (1590 – Apr 1674) m. Beatrix Gordon (1608 – 1626)
      1. 1. Alexander Duff (1623 – 1696) m. Helen Grant (1626 – 1694)
        1. 1. Patrick (Duff of) Craigston (1655 – 3 Aug 1731) m. Anne Innes (1672 – 1700)

John Duff's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of John Duff in Abercrombie, Scoitland, Banffshire, SCOTLAND
Abercrombie, Scoitland, Banffshire, SCOTLAND
1580
07 Nov 1580
Age 60
Death of John Duff in (10) Elora, Ontario, CANADA ?
(10) Elora, Ontario, CANADA ?

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Abercrombie, Scoitland, Banffshire, SCOTLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Dunkeld, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Nov 1580
    Event Place: (10) Elora, Ontario, CANADA ?
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