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Matthew Wallace Wallis 1612–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1612

Birth Location: Manor Cunninghame Ulster, Donegal, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 3 May 1672

Death Location: Cecil County, Maryland, USA

Father: John Wallis

Mother: Margaret Thompson

Spouse(s): Sarah Alexander

Children(s): Elizabeth Wallis

The story of Matthew Wallace Wallis began in 1612 in Manor Cunninghame Ulster, Donegal, Donegal, Ireland. Matthew Wallace Wallis married Sarah Alexander, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Wallace Wallis. Matthew Wallace Wallis passed away in 1672 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Wallace Wallis began in 1612 in Manor Cunninghame Ulster, Donegal, Donegal, Ireland.
  • Matthew Wallace Wallis married Sarah Alexander, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Wallace Wallis.
  • Matthew Wallace Wallis passed away in 1672 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wallis
1590–1649
Birth Location: County Donegal, Ireland
JW
Margaret Thompson
1590–1652
Birth Location: County Donergal, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Alexander
1610–1670
Birth Location: Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
SA

Children(s)

Elizabeth Wallis
1632–1708
Birth Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
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Matthew Wallis's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Wallis
1612–1672
Birth Place: Manor Cunninghame Ulster, Donegal, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
John Wallace Wallis
1590–1649
County Donegal, Ireland
Margaret (Ann) Thompson
1590–1652
County Donergal, Ireland
Grandparents
James (II. John Wallace of Dundonald XIV Clan) Chief
1553–1586
Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
N.N. Thompson
1570–1640
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Mary MacNair
1570–1650
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Richard Craigie
1530–1570
DAME CUNNINGHAM
1533–1573
Thomas II
1548–1589
Joane Saunder
1547–1611
Countess Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
1546–1588
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Wallis's Descendants

1.
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Matthew (Wallace) Wallis (1612–3 May 1672) m. Sarah Alexander (28 Aug 1610–abt 1670)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane Wallace) Wallis 1632–1708 m. John (MacKnight) McKnitt\McKnaught 1627–1708
    1. 1. John MacKnight 1660–1714 m. Jane (Janet) Alexander 1665–1691 m. Dorothy (Jane) Wallace\Wallis 1662–1697 m. Martha (Dale Daile McKnitt) (McKnight) 1662–1730 m. Jane Wallace 1676–1698
      1. 1. Margaret (Abigail) MacKnitt 1693–1736 m. Capt. (James Robert) Alexander 1685–1779
        1. 1. Jemima Alexander 1727–1797 m. James (Sharpe) 9 1725–1759
        2. 2. Theophilus Alexander 1714–1768
        3. 3. Edith Alexander 1717–1720
        4. 4. Ezekiel Alexander 1725–1778
        5. 5. Kesiah Alexander 1720–1750

Matthew Wallis's Timeline

2 Records

1612
1612
Birth of Matthew Wallace Wallis in Manor Cunninghame Ulster, Donegal, Donegal, Ireland
Manor Cunninghame Ulster, Donegal, Donegal, Ireland
1672
3 May 1672
Age 60
Death of Matthew Wallace Wallis in Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Cecil County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1612
    Event Place: Manor Cunninghame Ulster, Donegal, Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1672
    Event Place: Cecil County, Maryland, USA
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