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Robert Whyte 1767–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 January 1767

Birth Location: Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Death Date: 12 November 1844

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William White

Mother: Margaret McGowan

Spouse(s): Pherbe Glasgow

Children(s): Phereby Whyte, Maria Whitaker, Elizabeth Donelson, Martha Bedford

Robert Whyte was born in 1767 in Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, the child of William White And Margaret Mcgowan. Robert Whyte married Pherbe Glasgow, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Donelson, Maria L Whitaker, Martha Ann Bedford, Phereby Sheppard Whyte. Robert Whyte passed away in 1844 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Whyte was born in 1767 in Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, the child of William White And Margaret Mcgowan.
  • Robert Whyte married Pherbe Glasgow, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Donelson, Maria L Whitaker, Martha Ann Bedford, Phereby Sheppard Whyte.
  • Robert Whyte passed away in 1844 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Whyte's Ancestors

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Robert Whyte
1767–1844
Birth Place: Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Parents
William White
1742–1837
Sorbie Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Margaret McGowan
1780–1865
Scotland
Grandparents
Charles White
1706–1779
Scotland
Grace Dunbar
1716–1780
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Whyte
–1743
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Whyte's Descendants

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Robert Whyte (6 January 1767–12 November 1844) m. Pherbe Glasgow (1765–19 March 1855)
  1. 1. Phereby (Sheppard) Whyte 1797–1814 m. Benjamin (W.) Bedford 1794–1883
  2. 2. Maria (L) Whitaker 1800–1838
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Jane) Donelson 1802–1832
  4. 4. Martha (Ann) Bedford 1804–1872 m. Benjamin (W.) Bedford 1794–1883
    1. 1. Hugh (Lawson) Bedford 1836–1915 m. Marie (Louisa) Bedford 1845–1933
      1. 1. Hugh (Lawson) Bedford 1883–1931
      2. 2. Benjamin (Watkins Leigh) Bedford 1872–1921
    2. 2. William (W.) Bedford 1823–1824
    3. 3. Whyte Bedford 1824–1848
    4. 4. Julian (Thompson) Bedford 1825–1879

Robert Whyte's Timeline

2 Records

1767
6 January 1767
Birth of Robert Whyte in Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1844
12 November 1844
Age 77
Death of Robert Whyte in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 January 1767
    Event Place: Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 November 1844
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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