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John Alexander McFarland 1697 – 1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1697

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Jul 1766

Death Location: Potomac River, St Mary's, Maryland, United States

Father: William McFarlane

Mother: .janet Barr

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Tennet

Children(s): William McFarland

John Alexander McFarland was born in 1697 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of William ** Gladstone (Barr) McFarland McFarlane and .janet Barr. John Alexander McFarland married Elizabeth Tennet, and had children including William McFarland. John Alexander McFarland passed away in 1766 in Potomac River, St Mary's, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • John Alexander McFarland was born in 1697 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of William ** Gladstone (Barr) McFarland McFarlane and .janet Barr.
  • John Alexander McFarland married Elizabeth Tennet, and had children including William McFarland.
  • John Alexander McFarland passed away in 1766 in Potomac River, St Mary's, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William McFarlane
1670 –
Birth Location: Govan, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
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.janet Barr
1675 – 1720
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Tennet
1687 – 1765
Birth Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
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Children(s)

William McFarland
1726 – 1792
Birth Location: Glasgow City, Scotland
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John McFarland's Ancestors

Self
John McFarland
1697 – 1766
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
William ** Gladstone (Barr) McFarland McFarlane
1670 –
Govan, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
.janet Barr
1675 – 1720
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew ((Buchanan) Mcfarland) Mcfarlane
1635 – 1709
Argyllshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Buchanan
1647 – 1685
Strachur, Cowal, Argyllshire, Scotland
Archibald (** Barr Barre) Barrie
1643 – 1692
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Agnes (** Barr Barre Maxwell) Maxuell
1643 –
Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Sempill
1600 – 1637
John Ross
1615 – 1688
Elizabeth Cunninghame
1612 – 1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Drumquhassie
1576 – 1629

John McFarland's Descendants

1.
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John (Alexander) McFarland (3 Oct 1697 – 25 Jul 1766) m. Elizabeth Tennet (22 March 1687 – 1765)
  1. 1. William McFarland (1726 – 1792) m. Mary Graham (15 November 1725 – 1770)
    1. 1. Levin (Lewis) McFarland (1770 – 1850)
      1. 1. LEVIN McFARLAND (Abt 1793 – Feb 1880) m. ALESEY (ELLEN) RILEY (1803 – )
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane) McFARLAND (29 Jul 1822 – 24 May 1901) m. William (E.) Scott (18 Aug 1822 – 1900)

John McFarland's Timeline

2 Records

1697
3 Oct 1697
Birth of John Alexander McFarland in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1766
25 Jul 1766
Age 69
Death of John Alexander McFarland in Potomac River, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Potomac River, St Mary's, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1697
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1766
    Event Place: Potomac River, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
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