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Robert Witherspoon 1705–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1705

Birth Location: Down, Down, Ireland

Death Date: 08 Mar 1758

Death Location: Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA

Father: Reverend Witherspoon

Mother: Janet (Witherspoon)

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The story of Robert Witherspoon began in 1705 in Down, Down, Ireland. Robert Witherspoon passed away in 1758 in Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

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

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Robert Witherspoon's Ancestors

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Robert Witherspoon
1705–1758
Birth Place: Down, Down, Ireland
Parents
Reverend John Knox Witherspoon
1670–1737
Begardie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet (Nelen Pitcairn) (Witherspoon)
1670–1734
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
David Witherspoon
1635–1675
Brighouse, Ayrshire, Scotland
Helen Witherspone
1639–1702
Brighouse, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James I
1583–1649
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Witherspoon's Timeline

2 Records

1705
15 Nov 1705
Birth of Robert Witherspoon in Down, Down, Ireland
Down, Down, Ireland
1758
08 Mar 1758
Age 53
Death of Robert Witherspoon in Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA
Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1758
    Event Place: Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA

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