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John Weir 1633 – 1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1633

Birth Location: Blackwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1697

Death Location: Straid, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Father: David Weir

Mother: Catherine Fleming

Spouse(s): Issobell Lishman, Jane Adams

Children(s): James Weir

John Weir was born in 1633 in Blackwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of David Weir and Catherine Fleming. John Weir married Issobell Lishman, Jane Adams, and had children including James Weir. John Weir passed away in 1697 in Straid, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • John Weir was born in 1633 in Blackwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of David Weir and Catherine Fleming.
  • John Weir married Issobell Lishman, Jane Adams, and had children including James Weir.
  • John Weir passed away in 1697 in Straid, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Weir's Ancestors

Self
John Weir
1633 – 1697
Birth Place: Blackwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
David Weir
1590 –
Blackwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Catherine Fleming
Grandparents
David (Wishart) Weir
1533 – 1588
Blackwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Isabell Tweddell
1535 – 1588
Stirling, Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Malcolm Weir
1516 – 1550
Lady Wishart
1516 – 1550
George Tweddell
1510 – 1570
George Tweddell
1510 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Duncan Weir
1490 – 1550
Lady Hamilton
1500 – 1550
James Wishart
1478 – 1525
Elizabeth Learmonth
1477 – 1532

John Weir's Descendants

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John Weir (1633 – 1697) m. Issobell Lishman (ABT 1650 – ) m. Jane Adams (1644 – 2 MAR 1681)
  1. 1. James Weir (20 MAR 1673 – ) m. Margaret Wallace (ABT 1679 – )
    1. 1. James (Alexander) Weir (1699 – 1 APR 1785) m. Margaret Wallace (1686 – ) m. Agnes Richie (1698 – )
      1. 1. Eve (Dorothy) Weir (ABT 1736 – 1788) m. Henry (B) York (6 AUG 1732 – FEB 1817)
        1. 1. Jacob (Henry) York (1770 – 1846) m. Mary (Catherine) Melchor (1776 – 12 JUN 1826)
        2. 2. Martha York (ABT 1752 – 19 MAR 1823) m. Jacob Routh (ABT 1749 – 19 JAN 1827)
        3. 3. Edmond York (1755 – 26 DEC 1822) m. Margaret Linderman (ABT 1760 – 18 AUG 1825)
        4. 4. Susanna York (3 DEC 1755 – 3 DEC 1755)
        5. 5. Sarah (Rachel) York (3 DEC 1755 – 2 MAY 1816) m. Peter Kivett (1755 – 22 AUG 1835)
        6. 6. Charity York (1757 – 1805) m. William Fields (1761 – 1800)
        7. 7. Jemima York (11 NOV 1760 – 1812) m. Edmund Hays (12 OCT 1760 – 17 SEP 1856)
        8. 8. William York (1761 – 1832) m. Sophie (Ellen) Aldridge (1765 – 1785) m. Barbara Allred (1769 – 1835)
        9. 9. Mary (Ruth) York (1762 – 1816) m. Joel Routh (1760 – 1818)
        10. 10. Barbara York (1763 – BEF 1781) m. Jacob Kivett (1759 – FEB 1810)
        11. 11. Agnes York (1764 – 1820) m. Joseph Lane (1764 – )
        12. 12. Samuel York (1766 – 1866) m. Isabel Aldridge (1766 – 1798) m. Elizabeth Hayes (1780 – 1845)
        13. 13. Eli (B) York (15 AUG 1771 – 22 APR 1853) m. Susanah Harden (13 JAN 1774 – 8 NOV 1846)
    2. 2. William Weir
    3. 3. John Weir

John Weir's Timeline

2 Records

1633
1633
Birth of John Weir in Blackwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Blackwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1697
1697
Age 64
Death of John Weir in Straid, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Straid, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1633
    Event Place: Blackwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Straid, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

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