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John Graham Founder of Dumfries, Virginia 1711–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1711

Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: Aug 1787

Death Location: Graham Park Plantation, Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia

Father: John Graham

Mother: Margaret Paterson

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mary (Wiatt)

In 1711, John Graham Founder of Dumfries, Virginia entered the world in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to John Graham And Margaret Paterson. John Graham Founder of Dumfries, Virginia had children including Mary Jane Graham Wiatt. John Graham Founder of Dumfries, Virginia passed away in 1787 in Graham Park Plantation, Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1711, John Graham Founder of Dumfries, Virginia entered the world in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to John Graham And Margaret Paterson.
  • John Graham Founder of Dumfries, Virginia had children including Mary Jane Graham Wiatt.
  • John Graham Founder of Dumfries, Virginia passed away in 1787 in Graham Park Plantation, Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Graham
1660–1730
Birth Location: Cromlix, Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland
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Margaret Paterson
1660–1730
Birth Location: Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary (Wiatt)
1753–1815
Birth Location: Graham Park Plantation, Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States
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John Virginia's Ancestors

Self
John Virginia
1711–1787
Birth Place: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
John Graham
1660–1730
Cromlix, Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland
Margaret Paterson
1660–1730
Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John Captain) Graham
1633–1690
Baldernock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Jonet McFarlane
1633–1693
Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Grissel\Grizel Lamont
1613–1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Interyne
1570–1634

John Virginia's Descendants

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John (Graham Founder of Dumfries,) Virginia (30 Apr 1711–Aug 1787)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane Graham) (Wiatt) 1753–1815 m. William (Edward "MD-Sheriff") Wiatt 1762–1802
    1. 1. Eleanor (Lavinia) Wiatt 1785–1860 m. Thomas (William) Perdue 1790–1829
      1. 1. Edith Perdue 1807–1880 m. Elias (Burton) Sr. 1777–1843
        1. 1. THOMAS (W) BURTON 1834–1900 m. CYNTHIA DUNFORD 1857–1919

John Virginia's Timeline

2 Records

1711
30 Apr 1711
Birth of John Graham Founder of Dumfries, Virginia in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1787
Aug 1787
Age 76
Death of John Graham Founder of Dumfries, Virginia in Graham Park Plantation, Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia
Graham Park Plantation, Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1711
    Event Place: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1787
    Event Place: Graham Park Plantation, Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia
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