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Robert Witherspoon 1705–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1705

Birth Location: Knockbreckan, Down, Brt, Ireland

Death Date: 8 Mar 1758

Death Location: Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States

Father: John Witherspoon

Mother: Janet Cousin)

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The story of Robert Witherspoon began in 1705 in Knockbreckan, Down, Brt, Ireland. Robert Witherspoon passed away in 1758 in Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Witherspoon began in 1705 in Knockbreckan, Down, Brt, Ireland.
  • Robert Witherspoon passed away in 1758 in Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Robert Witherspoon's Ancestors

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Robert Witherspoon
1705–1758
Birth Place: Knockbreckan, Down, Brt, Ireland
Parents
John Rev Witherspoon
1670–1737
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet (Witherspoon (1st) Cousin)
1670–1734
Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Alexander Witherspoon) II
1640–1691
Brighouse, West Lothian, Scotland
Helen Welsh
1644–1702
Brighouse, , , Scotland
Rev (James Alexander Witherspoon) Jr
1640–1691
Brighouse, Ayrshire, Scotland
Helen Welch
1644–1702
Brighouse, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James I
1583–1649
Lucy\Luyse Welch
1613–1650
Elizabeth Somervell
1624–1662
James I
1583–1649
Lucy\Luyse Welch
1613–1650
Elizabeth Somerville
1624–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (Wedderspone)
1540–1604
Jannet Witherspoon
1561–1583
Rev. Welch
1569–1622
Margaret Knox
1569–1625
James Hamilton
1591–1662
Elizabeth Beard
1602–1688
Rev. Welch
1569–1622
Margaret Knox
1569–1625
James Hamilton
1591–1662

Robert Witherspoon's Timeline

2 Records

1705
15 Nov 1705
Birth of Robert Witherspoon in Knockbreckan, Down, Brt, Ireland
Knockbreckan, Down, Brt, Ireland
1758
8 Mar 1758
Age 53
Death of Robert Witherspoon in Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States
Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1705
    Event Place: Knockbreckan, Down, Brt, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1758
    Event Place: Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States

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