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John ** Buchanan of Ross 1615 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1615

Birth Location: Ross and Drumakill, Scotland

Death Date: Feb 1688

Death Location: Midlothian, Scotland

Father: William Ross

Mother: Janet Gartincaber

Spouse(s): Annetta Campbell

Children(s): Elizabeth Strachur

John ** Buchanan of Ross was born in 1615 in Ross and Drumakill, Scotland, the child of William ** Buchanan of Portnellan and 1st of Ross and Janet Buchanan of Gartincaber. John ** Buchanan of Ross married Annetta Campbell, and had children including Elizabeth ** Jean McFarland McFarlane Campbell of Strachur. John ** Buchanan of Ross passed away in 1688 in Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John ** Buchanan of Ross was born in 1615 in Ross and Drumakill, Scotland, the child of William ** Buchanan of Portnellan and 1st of Ross and Janet Buchanan of Gartincaber.
  • John ** Buchanan of Ross married Annetta Campbell, and had children including Elizabeth ** Jean McFarland McFarlane Campbell of Strachur.
  • John ** Buchanan of Ross passed away in 1688 in Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ross
1565 – 1632
Birth Location: Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Janet Gartincaber
1572 – 1632
Birth Location: Blairlusk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Annetta Campbell
1623 – 1713
Birth Location: Kilmun, Argyllshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Strachur
1647 – 1670
Birth Location: Strachur, Cowal, Argyllshire, Scotland
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John Ross's Ancestors

Self
John Ross
1615 – 1688
Birth Place: Ross and Drumakill, Scotland
Parents
William ** Buchanan of Portnellan and 1st of Ross
1565 – 1632
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Janet (Buchanan of) Gartincaber
1572 – 1632
Blairlusk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Buchanan 1st of) Auchmar
1530 – 1588
Buchanan Stirlingshire Scotland
Elizabeth Hamilton
1530 –
England, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Livingstone
1545 – 1599
Blairlusk, Buchanan, Sterlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Buchanan
1504 – 1582
Robert Hamilton
1515 – 1585
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ross's Descendants

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John (** Buchanan of) Ross (1615 – Feb 1688) m. Annetta Campbell (Abt. 1623 – aft 1713)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (** Jean McFarland McFarlane Campbell of) Strachur (1647 – 1670) m. Andrew (Buchanan McFarland) -e (1635 – 1 Jul 1709)
    1. 1. William McFARLANE (1670 – ) m. Jenat Miller (31 Dec 1678 – 1741)
      1. 1. Janet McFarlane (19 Nov 1704 – ) m. William Graham (24 Feb 1706 – 28 Jun 1766)

John Ross's Timeline

2 Records

1615
1615
Birth of John ** Buchanan of Ross in Ross and Drumakill, Scotland
Ross and Drumakill, Scotland
1688
Feb 1688
Age 73
Death of John ** Buchanan of Ross in Midlothian, Scotland
Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: Ross and Drumakill, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1688
    Event Place: Midlothian, Scotland
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