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Sir Robert Adair 1583–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1583

Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim Co., Northern Ireland

Death Date: 1 Mar 1655

Death Location: Kilhilt, Ballymena, Ireland

Father: Sir III

Mother: Lady MacLellan

Spouse(s): Lady Edmonstone

Children(s): Jean Adair

Sir Robert Adair was born in 1583 in Antrim, Antrim Co., Northern Ireland, the child of Sir William Adair Iii And Lady Rosena Reilly Maclellan. Sir Robert Adair married Lady Jean Edmonstone, and had children including Jean Margaret Adair. Sir Robert Adair passed away in 1655 in Kilhilt, Ballymena, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Sir Robert Adair was born in 1583 in Antrim, Antrim Co., Northern Ireland, the child of Sir William Adair Iii And Lady Rosena Reilly Maclellan.
  • Sir Robert Adair married Lady Jean Edmonstone, and had children including Jean Margaret Adair.
  • Sir Robert Adair passed away in 1655 in Kilhilt, Ballymena, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir III
1565–1626
Birth Location: Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland
SI
Lady MacLellan
1565–1626
Birth Location: Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
LM

Spouses(s)

Lady Edmonstone
1597–1663
Birth Location: Redhall, Ballycarry, Ireland
LE

Children(s)

Jean Adair
1629–1675
Birth Location: Kinhilt, Ballymena, Ireland
JA

Sir Adair's Ancestors

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Sir Adair
1583–1655
Birth Place: Antrim, Antrim Co., Northern Ireland
Parents
Sir William Adair III
1565–1626
Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland
Lady (Rosena Reilly) MacLellan
1565–1626
Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Ninian Adair
1531–1608
Kinhilt, Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland
Elizabeth Gordon
1535–1608
Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland
Crusader (Thomas) MacLellan
1520–1597
Bombie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Lady (Grissel) Maxwell
1550–1597
Terregles, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William II
1500–
Sir Lochinvar
1501–1547
Lady Crichton
1499–1535
Sir II
1496–1547
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ninian Adair
1470–1525
Sir Lochinvar
1475–1525
Lady Accarson
1478–1538
Sir Sanquhar
1472–1513
Lady Crichton
1485–1527
Sir I
1475–1526
Marion Gordon
1478–1538

Sir Adair's Descendants

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Sir (Robert) Adair (1583–1 Mar 1655) m. Lady (Jean) Edmonstone (Abt. 1597–Abt. 1663)
  1. 1. Jean (Margaret) Adair 1629–1675 m. Rev. (Patrick) Adair 1625–1694
    1. 1. Alexander Adair 1652–1715 m. Margaret Agnew 1661–1715
      1. 1. Thomas Adair 1680–1755 m. Margaret Henart 1680–1750
        1. 1. Joseph (Alexander Adair) Sr. 1711–1789 m. Sarah (Susannah) Laferty 1715–1770
        2. 2. James (Robert "Indian Trader" Adair) Sr. 1709–1783 m. Clark Hobson 1714–1763 m. Ann (Esther "Cherokee") McCarty 1710–1781
        3. 3. William Adair 1719–1812
    2. 2. Rev. (William) Adair 1652–1717
    3. 3. Archibald Adair 1654–
    4. 4. Helen Adair 1660–

Sir Adair's Timeline

2 Records

1583
1583
Birth of Sir Robert Adair in Antrim, Antrim Co., Northern Ireland
Antrim, Antrim Co., Northern Ireland
1655
1 Mar 1655
Age 72
Death of Sir Robert Adair in Kilhilt, Ballymena, Ireland
Kilhilt, Ballymena, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1583
    Event Place: Antrim, Antrim Co., Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1655
    Event Place: Kilhilt, Ballymena, Ireland
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