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John Witt 1615 – 1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1615

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1667

Death Location: Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, England

Father: Sir Whytt

Mother: Joane Bordham

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In 1615, John Witt entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Sir Nicholas John Whytt and Joane Bordham. John Witt passed away in 1667 in Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1615, John Witt entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Sir Nicholas John Whytt and Joane Bordham.
  • John Witt passed away in 1667 in Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, England.

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John Witt's Ancestors

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John Witt
1615 – 1667
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir Nicholas John Whytt
1590 – 1622
Hereford Diocese, Ross, England
Joane Bordham
1590 – 1630
Ireland
Grandparents
Jonathon (Edward) Whytt
1568 – 1660
Errol, Perth, Scotland
Hannah Kirkpatrick
1570 – 1672
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Alexander (Lord Balfour of Burleigh Bordham \) Balfour
1565 – 1625
Burleigh, England
Lady (Margaret Wallace) Avroule
1565 – 1597
Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Whyt
1535 – 1574
Alis Jones
1535 – 1570
Kirkpatrick
1549 – 1599
unkown
1550 – 1599
Lord Balfour
Lady
Sir Wallace
1540 – 1582
Janet Fleming
1540 – 1605
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wallis
1510 – 1560

John Witt's Timeline

2 Records

1615
1615
Birth of John Witt in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1667
1667
Age 52
Death of John Witt in Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, England
Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1667
    Event Place: Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, England

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