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John Paterson 1635–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 November 1635

Birth Location: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: Aft 1685

Death Location: Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: Andrew Patterson

Mother: Janet Murray

Spouse(s): Bessie Miller

Children(s): Alexander Paterson

The story of John Paterson began in 1635 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom. John Paterson married Bessie Miller, and had children including Alexander Paterson. John Paterson passed away in 1685 in Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Paterson began in 1635 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • John Paterson married Bessie Miller, and had children including Alexander Paterson.
  • John Paterson passed away in 1685 in Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Patterson
1602–1644
Birth Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Janet Murray
1595–1636
Birth Location: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Bessie Miller
1639–1685
Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Alexander Paterson
1658–1710
Birth Location: Kilspindie, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Paterson's Ancestors

Self
John Paterson
1635–1685
Birth Place: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Andrew B Patterson
1602–1644
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Janet Murray
1595–1636
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Paterson's Descendants

1.
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John Paterson (24 November 1635–Aft 1685) m. Bessie Miller (20 Jul 1639–Aft 1685)
  1. 1. Alexander Paterson 1658–1710 m. Agnes (Wallace) Galloway 1662–1711
    1. 1. Alexander (Wallace) Paterson 1683–1750 m. Christian Sharp 1680–1765
      1. 1. Isabella Patterson 1711–1786 m. John Ashe 1720–1787
        1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) Ashe 1740–1814 m. Samuel (Buncombe McBrayer) Sr. 1736–1814

John Paterson's Timeline

2 Records

1635
24 November 1635
Birth of John Paterson in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1685
Aft 1685
Age 50
Death of John Paterson in Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland
Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 November 1635
    Event Place: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft 1685
    Event Place: Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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