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John (Johne) Alexander Orr 1590 – 1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Auchencairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Jul 1642

Death Location: Glasgow, Stirling, Scotland

Father: John Orr

Mother: Janet Bethune

Spouse(s): Helen Lowe

Children(s): Margaret Orr, Christain Orr

John (Johne) Alexander Orr was born in 1590 in Auchencairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, the child of John James Orr and Janet Agnes Bethune. John (Johne) Alexander Orr married Helen Lowe, and had children including Margaret Orr, Christain Orr. John (Johne) Alexander Orr passed away in 1642 in Glasgow, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John (Johne) Alexander Orr was born in 1590 in Auchencairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, the child of John James Orr and Janet Agnes Bethune.
  • John (Johne) Alexander Orr married Helen Lowe, and had children including Margaret Orr, Christain Orr.
  • John (Johne) Alexander Orr passed away in 1642 in Glasgow, Stirling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Orr
1554 – 1602
Birth Location: Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Janet Bethune
1550 – 1602
Birth Location: Balfour, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Helen Lowe
1600 – 1637
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Orr
1617 – 1679
Birth Location: Auchincairn, , Kirkbrightshire, Scotland
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Christain Orr
1619 –
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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John Orr's Ancestors

Self
John Orr
1590 – 1642
Birth Place: Auchencairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Parents
John James Orr
1554 – 1602
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet (Agnes) Bethune
1550 – 1602
Balfour, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Erskine) Orr
1522 – 1603
Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland
Agnes (Vallance) Allane
1526 – 1582
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John Bethune
1525 – 1575
Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes Anstruther
1526 – 1582
Anstruther, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Erskine
1487 – 1555
Margaret Campbell
1485 – 1555
Andrew ORR
1500 –
Mary Hedd
1500 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Orr's Descendants

1.
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John ((Johne) Alexander) Orr (1590 – 21 Jul 1642) m. Helen Lowe (Feb 1600 – 24 Apr 1637)
  1. 1. Margaret Orr (1617 – 1679) m. Sir (Robert) Robertsone (About 1615 – )
    1. 1. James Robertson (1638 – 5 Mar 1706) m. Jeane Hislop (16 Sep 1638 – )
      1. 1. Robert Robertsone (19 Feb 1663 – ) m. Grisell Swyne (12/13 Feb 1659 – 24 Jul 1728)
        1. 1. Jannet Robertson (17 May 1681 – ) m. John Campbell (23 Nov 1679 – )
      2. 2. Margaret Robertson (1655 – unknown)
      3. 3. Thomas Robertson (1 Aug 1669 – )
  2. 2. Christain Orr (1619 – )

John Orr's Timeline

2 Records

1590
1590
Birth of John (Johne) Alexander Orr in Auchencairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Auchencairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
1642
21 Jul 1642
Age 52
Death of John (Johne) Alexander Orr in Glasgow, Stirling, Scotland
Glasgow, Stirling, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Auchencairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1642
    Event Place: Glasgow, Stirling, Scotland
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