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John "Of Fife" (Warrender) Finley 1579 – 1670 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 June 1579

Birth Location: St Andrews Newburn Parish, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 6 October 1670

Death Location: Fife, Scotland

Father: James Fynlay

Mother: Lady Warrender

Spouse(s): Sarah Finley

Children(s): Robert Boone)B

In 1579, John "Of Fife" (Warrender) Finley entered the world in St Andrews Newburn Parish, Fife, Scotland, born to James , Dean of guild of St. Andrew, Portioner of Cupar Angus, Finley or Finlay or Fynlay and Lady Elizabeth Warrender. John "Of Fife" (Warrender) Finley married Sarah Craigie Finley, and had children including Robert T Finley (Gfa ofJohn Finley , Scout of Daniel Boone)B. John "Of Fife" (Warrender) Finley passed away in 1670 in Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1579, John "Of Fife" (Warrender) Finley entered the world in St Andrews Newburn Parish, Fife, Scotland, born to James , Dean of guild of St. Andrew, Portioner of Cupar Angus, Finley or Finlay or Fynlay and Lady Elizabeth Warrender.
  • John "Of Fife" (Warrender) Finley married Sarah Craigie Finley, and had children including Robert T Finley (Gfa ofJohn Finley , Scout of Daniel Boone)B.
  • John "Of Fife" (Warrender) Finley passed away in 1670 in Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Fynlay
1534 – 1597
Birth Location: Cupar Angus, Balchristie, FifeShire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Warrender
1530 – 1597
Birth Location: Cupar Angus, Balchristie, Fife, Scotland
LW

Spouses(s)

Sarah Finley
1579 – 1669
Birth Location: Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Robert Boone)B
1634 – 1712
Birth Location: Incharvie, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Finley's Ancestors

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John Finley
1579 – 1670
Birth Place: St Andrews Newburn Parish, Fife, Scotland
Parents
James , Dean of guild of St. Andrew, Portioner of Cupar Angus, Finley or Finlay or Fynlay
1534 – 1597
Cupar Angus, Balchristie, FifeShire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth) Warrender
1530 – 1597
Cupar Angus, Balchristie, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
ANDREW (JAMES) FINDLAY
1504 – 1547
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet (Douglas) Hay
1504 – 1538
Cupar-Angus, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
William Warrender
1509 – 1558
Balchristie, St Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Finley's Descendants

1.
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John ("Of Fife" (Warrender)) Finley (8 June 1579 – 6 October 1670) m. Sarah (Craigie) Finley (1579 – 06 Apr 1669)
  1. 1. Robert (T Finley (Gfa ofJohn Finley , Scout of Daniel) Boone)B (04 May 1634 – 18 June 1712) m. Margaret (Mary) Lauder (1 January 1643 – 18 June 1712)
    1. 1. John Finley (14 June 1688 – 1760) m. Mary (Ann) Barclay (6 May 1692 – 9 Dec 1760)
      1. 1. James Finley (18 Apr 1719 – 1789) m. Margaret (Catherine) Johnson (06/23/1718 – 1798)
        1. 1. John Finley (8 Dec 1739 – 4 Feb 1806)

John Finley's Timeline

2 Records

1579
8 June 1579
Birth of John "Of Fife" (Warrender) Finley in St Andrews Newburn Parish, Fife, Scotland
St Andrews Newburn Parish, Fife, Scotland
1670
6 October 1670
Age 91
Death of John "Of Fife" (Warrender) Finley in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 June 1579
    Event Place: St Andrews Newburn Parish, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 October 1670
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland
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