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Lord High Chancellor John Wallace 1659–1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1659

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Jan 1726

Death Location: Pennsylvania, United States

Father: WILLIAM VI

Mother: Marion Tennent

Spouse(s): Lady Kennedy

Children(s): Mary Wallace

In 1659, Lord High Chancellor John Wallace entered the world in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to William Wallace Vi And Marion Tennent. Lord High Chancellor John Wallace married Lady Jean Mackenede Kennedy, and had children including Mary Wallace. Lord High Chancellor John Wallace passed away in 1726 in Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1659, Lord High Chancellor John Wallace entered the world in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to William Wallace Vi And Marion Tennent.
  • Lord High Chancellor John Wallace married Lady Jean Mackenede Kennedy, and had children including Mary Wallace.
  • Lord High Chancellor John Wallace passed away in 1726 in Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

WILLIAM VI
1640–1726
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Marion Tennent
1642–1659
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Kennedy
1661–1767
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Mary Wallace
1697–1758
Birth Location: Lewisville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
MW

Lord Wallace's Ancestors

Self
Lord Wallace
1659–1726
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
WILLIAM WALLACE VI
1640–1726
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Marion Tennent
1642–1659
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Wallace) V
1612–1667
Neilstonside, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret (Gillespie) Shell
1618–1644
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Wallace's Descendants

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Lord (High Chancellor John) Wallace (1659–9 Jan 1726) m. Lady (Jean MacKenede) Kennedy (1661–1767)
  1. 1. Mary Wallace 1697–1758 m. Moses (James) Alexander 1692–1762
    1. 1. John Alexander 1715–
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) Alexander 1710–1778
    3. 3. James (Robert (Father of Elizabeth)) Alexander* 1725–1810 m. Mary STEELE 1732–1759 m. Mary (Polly) Peden 1732–1811
      1. 1. Elizabeth Alexander 1748–1821 m. Abraham Belton 1747–1830
        1. 1. John Belton 1710–1790 m. Rebecca Anstead 1712–1790

Lord Wallace's Timeline

2 Records

1659
1659
Birth of Lord High Chancellor John Wallace in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1726
9 Jan 1726
Age 67
Death of Lord High Chancellor John Wallace in Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1726
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States
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