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Robert Witherspoon 1705–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 November 1705

Birth Location: Knockbracken, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 March 1758

Death Location: Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA

Father: James Witherspoon

Mother: Janet Witherspoon

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The story of Robert Witherspoon began in 1705 in Knockbracken, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. 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 Knockbracken, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
  • 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: Knockbracken, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Witherspoon
1675–1759
Begardie, Glasgow, Scotland
Janet Witherspoon
1670–1734
Scotland
Grandparents
Charles Kelly
1635–1675
Brighouse, Ayrshire, England, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Gordon
1637–1674
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Helen Witherspone
1639–1702
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Gordon
1612–1651
Sarah Gordon
1617–1657
Johan Welsch
1612–1681
Elizabeth Somerville
1624–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gordon
1590–1631
Patricia Beckett
1598–1640
Joseph Herndon
1587–1641
Mary Boswell
1593–1636
Rev. Ayr
1568–1622
Margaret Knox
1569–1625

Robert Witherspoon's Timeline

2 Records

1705
15 November 1705
Birth of Robert Witherspoon in Knockbracken, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Knockbracken, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1758
8 March 1758
Age 53
Death of Robert Witherspoon in Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA
Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 November 1705
    Event Place: Knockbracken, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 March 1758
    Event Place: Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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