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John Witherspoon 1640–1737 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1737

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Witherspoon

Mother: Luyse Welsh

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In 1640, John Witherspoon entered the world in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Alexander Witherspoon And Luyse Welsh. John Witherspoon passed away in 1737 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1640, John Witherspoon entered the world in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Alexander Witherspoon And Luyse Welsh.
  • John Witherspoon passed away in 1737 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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John Witherspoon's Ancestors

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John Witherspoon
1640–1737
Birth Place: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Witherspoon
1583–1649
Brighouse, Kirkcudbright, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Luyse Welsh
1615–1650
Jonsac (Charente-Maritime) F
Grandparents
Sir (William Wotherspoon) (Witherspoon)
1560–1605
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Katherin Browne
1560–1608
Swan Hall, Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Witherspoon's Timeline

2 Records

1640
1640
Birth of John Witherspoon in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
1737
1737
Age 97
Death of John Witherspoon in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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