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Robert Adamson 1705–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Sep 1705

Birth Location: Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1744

Death Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States

Father: *Alexander Adamson

Mother: Nancy Spiers

Spouse(s): Elspeth Colvill

Children(s): Charles Adamson, Elspeth Adamson, George Adamson, David Adamson, William Adamson, Thomas Adamson

Robert Adamson was born in 1705 in Fife, Scotland, the child of Alexander Adamson And Nancy Spiers. Robert Adamson married Elspeth Colvill, and had children including Charles Adamson, David Adamson, Elspeth Adamson, George Adamson, Thomas Adamson, William Adamson. Robert Adamson passed away in 1744 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • Robert Adamson was born in 1705 in Fife, Scotland, the child of Alexander Adamson And Nancy Spiers.
  • Robert Adamson married Elspeth Colvill, and had children including Charles Adamson, David Adamson, Elspeth Adamson, George Adamson, Thomas Adamson, William Adamson.
  • Robert Adamson passed away in 1744 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

*Alexander Adamson
1670–1745
Birth Location: Largo, Fife, Scotland
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Nancy Spiers
1669–
Birth Location: Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
NS

Spouses(s)

Elspeth Colvill
1702–
Birth Location: Scotland
EC

Children(s)

Charles Adamson
1722–
Birth Location: Leuchars, Fife, , Scotland
CA
Elspeth Adamson
1724–
Birth Location: Leuchars, Fife, , Scotland
EA
George Adamson
1735–
Birth Location: Leuchars, Fife, , Scotland
GA
David Adamson
1729–
Birth Location: Leuchars, Fife, , Scotland
DA
William Adamson
1732–
Birth Location: Leuchars, Fife, , Scotland
WA
Thomas Adamson
1726–
Birth Location: Leuchars, Fife, , Scotland
TA

Robert Adamson's Ancestors

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Robert Adamson
1705–1744
Birth Place: Fife, Scotland
Parents
*Alexander Adamson
1670–1745
Largo, Fife, Scotland
Nancy Spiers
1669–
Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Adamson) Jr
1649–1729
England
Margaret (Jane) Young
1650–1735
England
Great-Grandparents
"Immigrant" 1627
1627–
Mary Andrew
1629–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gabriel Adamson
1610–1668
Thomasin Walker
1594–1660

Robert Adamson's Descendants

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Robert Adamson (09 Sep 1705–1744) m. Elspeth Colvill (1702–)
  1. 1. Charles Adamson 1722–
  2. 2. Elspeth Adamson 1724–
  3. 3. George Adamson 1735–
  4. 4. David Adamson 1729–
  5. 5. William Adamson 1732–
  6. 6. Thomas Adamson 1726–

Robert Adamson's Timeline

2 Records

1705
09 Sep 1705
Birth of Robert Adamson in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland
1744
1744
Age 39
Death of Robert Adamson in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1705
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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