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John FINLEY 1579–1670 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 JUN 1579

Birth Location: Newburn Parish, Balchristie, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 9 OCT 1670

Death Location: Inchervie, Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James FINLEY

Mother: Elizabeth Warrender

Spouse(s): Sarah CRAIGIE

Children(s): Robert FINLEY, Robert FINLEY, Elizabeth FINLEY, Ephrim FINLEY, James FINLEY, Margaret FINLEY, John FINLEY, Euphan Finley

In 1579, John FINLEY entered the world in Newburn Parish, Balchristie, Fife, Scotland, born to James Finley And Elizabeth Warrender. John FINLEY married Sarah Craigie, and had children including Elizabeth Longstaff Finley, Ephrim Finley, Euphan Finley, James Finley, John Finley, Margaret Finley, Robert Finley, Robert O Finley. John FINLEY passed away in 1670 in Inchervie, Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1579, John FINLEY entered the world in Newburn Parish, Balchristie, Fife, Scotland, born to James Finley And Elizabeth Warrender.
  • John FINLEY married Sarah Craigie, and had children including Elizabeth Longstaff Finley, Ephrim Finley, Euphan Finley, James Finley, John Finley, Margaret Finley, Robert Finley, Robert O Finley.
  • John FINLEY passed away in 1670 in Inchervie, Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

James FINLEY
1530–1597
Birth Location: Newburn Parish, Balchristie Fife, Scotland
JF
Elizabeth Warrender
1555–1597
Birth Location: Balchristie, Fife, Scotland
EW

Spouses(s)

Sarah CRAIGIE
1601–1669
Birth Location: Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland
SC

Children(s)

Robert FINLEY
1634–1712
Birth Location: Incharvie, Fife, Scotland
RF
Robert FINLEY
1634–1712
Birth Location: Incharvie, Fife, Scotland
RF
Elizabeth FINLEY
1640–
Birth Location: Balchristie, Incharvie, Fife, Scotland
EF
Ephrim FINLEY
1639–1657
Birth Location: Inchervie, Fife, Scotland
EF
James FINLEY
1631–1681
Birth Location: Inchervie, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
JF
Margaret FINLEY
1637–1657
Birth Location: St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
MF
John FINLEY
1636–1704
Birth Location: Inchervie, Fife, Scotland
JF
Euphan Finley
1639–1657
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland
EF

John FINLEY's Ancestors

Self
John FINLEY
1579–1670
Birth Place: Newburn Parish, Balchristie, Fife, Scotland
Parents
James FINLEY
1530–1597
Newburn Parish, Balchristie Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth Warrender
1555–1597
Balchristie, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
William FINLEY
1502–1545
Cupar-Angus, Perthshire, Scotland
Janet Hay
1487–1534
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
William Warrender
1509–1558
Balchristie, Newburn, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christina Arbuthnott
1535–1583
Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John FINLEY
1475–
John Hay
1461–1547
Janet Douglas
1461–1490
Abraham Warrender
1475–1521
Christina Warrender
1493–1538
Robert ARBUTHNOTT
1508–1579
Christian KEITH
1510–1553
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John FINLEY
1457–1507
Joneta ROGERS
1471–1507
Joseph Warrender
1448–
Frances Mainwaring
1451–
William KEITH
1452–1527
Elizabeth GORDON
1462–1549

John FINLEY's Descendants

1.
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John FINLEY (8 JUN 1579–9 OCT 1670) m. Sarah CRAIGIE (1601–4 APR 1669)
  1. 1. Robert FINLEY 1634–1712 m. Margaret (Mary) Lauder 1650–1712
    1. 1. Michael (Lauder) Finley 1683–1750 m. Anna O'Neill 1683–1758
      1. 1. James (Michael) Finley 1725–1795 m. Hannah Evans 1732–1795
        1. 1. Joseph Finley 1766–1860 m. Frances Moore 1780–1847
        2. 2. James Finley 1769–1772
        3. 3. Silvie Finley 1750–1814
        4. 4. John (Evans) Finley 1753–1818 m. Elizabeth (Budd) Ruston 1759–1845
        5. 5. Samuel (Robert) Finley 1758–1839
        6. 6. Margaret Finley 1756–1836
        7. 7. Ebenezer Finley 1758–1849 m. Jane Kinkaid 1762–1793 m. Margery Cunningham 1769–1822 m. Sarah Jones 1769–1848 m. Violet Lowry 1775–1804
        8. 8. Hannah Finley 1764–1828
        9. 9. William Finley 1772–1857 m. Margaret (M.) Wilson 1794–1850
        10. 10. Michael Finley 1774–1850
        11. 11. Thomas Nevill 1747–1806
      2. 2. Martha Finley 1721–1782
      3. 3. Susannah Finley 1728–1772
      4. 4. John Finley 1713–1757
      5. 5. Samuel Finley 1715–1766
      6. 6. Andrew Finley 1717–1782 m. Katherine Paull 1717–1793
        1. 1. Robert Unknown 1736–1742
        2. 2. William Unknown 1750–1815
        3. 3. John Finley 1755–1840
        4. 4. Catherine Finley 1756–1818
        5. 5. Samuel Unknown 1757–1842
        6. 6. Elizabeth Finley 1759–1776
        7. 7. Ann Finley 1761–
        8. 8. William Unknown 1767–1798
        9. 9. Michael Finley 1768–1843
        10. 10. Margaret Finley 1770–1821
      7. 7. William Finley 1717–1800
      8. 8. Michael (Finley) Jr. 1718–1785
      9. 9. George (Josiah) Finley 1723–1802 m. Elizabeth Cunningham 1723–1762
        1. 1. Josiah Finley 1752–1801
        2. 2. George (Washington) Finley 1757–1833
        3. 3. Joseph Finley 1759–1823
        4. 4. Robert Finley 1760–1825
        5. 5. James Finley 1760–1835
        6. 6. Elizabeth Finley 1763–1806
        7. 7. John Finley 1762–1819
    2. 2. Judith FINLEY 1676–1710
    3. 3. Isabella FINLEY 1675–1740
    4. 4. Samuel (Lauder) FINLEY 1680–1741
    5. 5. Dr. (Samuel Lauder) FINLEY 1684–1737
    6. 6. Robert Finley 1681–1741
    7. 7. Abraham FINLEY 1680–1741
    8. 8. Archibald (Lauder) FINLEY 1686–1750 m. Margaret Kelso 1686–1750
      1. 1. John Finley 1722–1771
      2. 2. Henry Finlay 1726–1805
      3. 3. Archibald Finley 1738–1797
    9. 9. John (Edwards Caldwell) FINLEY 1688–1760
  2. 2. Robert (O.) FINLEY 1634–1712 m. Margaret ((Mary)) LAUDER 1643–1712
    1. 1. Isabella FINLEY 1675–1740
      1. 1. John McGrew 1700–1775
      2. 2. Finley McGrew 1702–1766
      3. 3. William McGrew 1705–1805
      4. 4. Alexander McGrew 1706–1763
      5. 5. James McGrew 1706–1793
    2. 2. Judith FINLEY 1676–1710
    3. 3. Abraham FINLEY 1681–1741
    4. 4. Samuel (Lauder) FINLEY 1680–1741
    5. 5. Robert Finley 1681–1741
    6. 6. Michael (Lauder) FINLEY 1683–1750
    7. 7. Dr. (Samuel Lauder) FINLEY 1684–1736
    8. 8. Archibald (Lauder) FINLEY 1686–1750 m. Margaret Kelso 1686–1750
      1. 1. John Finley 1722–1771
      2. 2. Henry Finlay 1726–1805
      3. 3. Archibald Finley 1738–1797
    9. 9. John (Edwards Caldwell) FINLEY 1688–1760
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Longstaff) FINLEY 1640–
  4. 4. Ephrim FINLEY 1639–1657
  5. 5. James FINLEY 1631–1681 m. Barbarie HENDERSON 1626–1658 m. Margaret MACKIE 1634–1696
    1. 1. Jene FINLEY 1662–1662
    2. 2. Jannatt FINLEY 1666–
    3. 3. Alexander FINLEY 1667–1738 m. Margaret Jennings 1668–1742
      1. 1. James Finley 1688–1753
      2. 2. Samuel Finley 1689–1751
      3. 3. John Finley 1691–1769
      4. 4. Andrew Finley 1692–
      5. 5. Catherine Finley 1693–1695
      6. 6. William Finley 1694–1772
      7. 7. Alexander Finley 1696–1774
      8. 8. Margaret Finley 1698–
    4. 4. James FINLEY 1670–1738
    5. 5. Andrew FINLEY 1671–1758
    6. 6. John FINLEY 1672–1758
    7. 7. Helen FINDLAY 1673–
    8. 8. William FINLEY 1674–
    9. 9. Margaret FINLEY 1668–1723
  6. 6. Margaret FINLEY 1637–1657
  7. 7. John FINLEY 1636–1704
  8. 8. Euphan Finley 1639–1657

John FINLEY's Timeline

5 Records

1579
8 JUN 1579
Birth of John FINLEY in Newburn Parish, Balchristie, Fife, Scotland
Newburn Parish, Balchristie, Fife, Scotland
1579
8 JUN 1579
John FINLEY was baptized in St. Andrews Church, Newburn Parish, Fife, Scotland
St. Andrews Church, Newburn Parish, Fife, Scotland
1579
8 JUN 1579
John FINLEY was christened in Saint Andrew Church, Balchristie, Newburn, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Saint Andrew Church, Balchristie, Newburn, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1670
6 OCT 1670
Age 91
Death of John FINLEY in Incharvie, County Fife, Scotland
Incharvie, County Fife, Scotland
1670
9 OCT 1670
Age 91
Burial of John FINLEY in Inchervie, Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Inchervie, Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 JUN 1579
    Event Place: Newburn Parish, Balchristie, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 JUN 1579
    Event Place: St. Andrews Church, Newburn Parish, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Age:
    0

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 8 JUN 1579
    Event Place: Saint Andrew Church, Balchristie, Newburn, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Age:
    0

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Balchristie, Newburn, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Age:
    15-16

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 OCT 1670
    Event Place: Incharvie, County Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Age:
    91

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 9 OCT 1670
    Event Place: Inchervie, Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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