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Matthew Muir Mure 1648–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 April 1648

Birth Location: Rothesay Burgh, Bute, Scotland

Death Date: Sep 1685

Death Location: Wiltshire, England

Father: Elizabeth Hamilton

Mother: Sir Mure

Spouse(s): Margaret Ballantyne

Children(s): James Muir

In 1648, Matthew Muir Mure entered the world in Rothesay Burgh, Bute, Scotland, born to Elizabeth Hamilton And Sir William Muir Mure. Matthew Muir Mure married Margaret Ballantyne, and had children including James Matthew Muir. Matthew Muir Mure passed away in 1685 in Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1648, Matthew Muir Mure entered the world in Rothesay Burgh, Bute, Scotland, born to Elizabeth Hamilton And Sir William Muir Mure.
  • Matthew Muir Mure married Margaret Ballantyne, and had children including James Matthew Muir.
  • Matthew Muir Mure passed away in 1685 in Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elizabeth Hamilton
1615–1774
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanark, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
EH
Sir Mure
1610–1650
Birth Location: Inveresk With Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
SM

Spouses(s)

Margaret Ballantyne
1655–1675
Birth Location: Newtoune of Cavertoune, Roxburghshire, Scotland
MB

Children(s)

James Muir
1673–1721
Birth Location: Rothesay, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JM

Matthew Mure's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Mure
1648–1685
Birth Place: Rothesay Burgh, Bute, Scotland
Parents
Elizabeth Hamilton
1615–1774
Glasgow, Lanark, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (William Muir) Mure
1610–1650
Inveresk With Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Elizabeth (of Inchkerie) Glen
1584–1619
Aberdour, Fifeshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Crawford
1560–1615
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Janet Auldjoy
1560–1591
Robert Glen
1550–1591
Annabel Chalmers
1535–1640
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Glen Inchkerie
1525–1570
Glen Inchkerie
1525–1570
Annabella Cunningham
1520–1570
Sir Chalmers
1520–1612

Matthew Mure's Descendants

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Matthew (Muir) Mure (18 April 1648–Sep 1685) m. Margaret Ballantyne (24 Jun 1655–after 1675)
  1. 1. James (Matthew) Muir 1673–1721 m. Martha Hill 1674–1730
    1. 1. Alexander Muir 1717–1779 m. Janet Paterson 1719–1795
      1. 1. Mary Muir 1752–1836
        1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Watson 1789–1854 m. James Hannah 1780–1838

Matthew Mure's Timeline

3 Records

1648
18 April 1648
Birth of Matthew Muir Mure in Rothesay Burgh, Bute, Scotland
Rothesay Burgh, Bute, Scotland
1684
Oct 1684
Age 36
Death of Matthew Muir Mure in Rothesay Burgh, Bute, Scotland
Rothesay Burgh, Bute, Scotland
1685
Sep 1685
Age 37
Burial of Matthew Muir Mure in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 April 1648
    Event Place: Rothesay Burgh, Bute, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1684
    Event Place: Rothesay Burgh, Bute, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Sep 1685
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
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