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Sir Rev John Vance 1574 – 1662 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1574

Birth Location: Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Death Date: 6 Jun 1662

Death Location: Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland

Father: Sir Barnbarroch

Mother: Catherine Kennedy

Spouse(s): Margaret-nic-Uchtred Garthland

Children(s): Lancelot Vance

Sir Rev John Vance was born in 1574 in Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Patrick Vans of Barnbarroch and Catherine Kennedy. Sir Rev John Vance married Margaret-nic-Uchtred MacDowall of Garthland, and had children including Lancelot Francis Vance. Sir Rev John Vance passed away in 1662 in Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Sir Rev John Vance was born in 1574 in Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Patrick Vans of Barnbarroch and Catherine Kennedy.
  • Sir Rev John Vance married Margaret-nic-Uchtred MacDowall of Garthland, and had children including Lancelot Francis Vance.
  • Sir Rev John Vance passed away in 1662 in Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland.

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Sir Vance's Ancestors

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Sir Vance
1574 – 1662
Birth Place: Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Patrick Vans of Barnbarroch
1529 – 1597
Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Catherine Kennedy
1539 – 1593
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Vaux or) Vance
1499 – 1547
Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Jannett McCulloch
1507 – 1561
Wigtownshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Barnbarroch
1459 – 1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Blaize Barnbarroch
1439 – 1482
Elizabeth Shaw
1444 – 1480

Sir Vance's Descendants

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Sir (Rev John) Vance (1574 – 6 Jun 1662) m. Margaret-nic-Uchtred (MacDowall of) Garthland (1578 – 25 Jul 1661)
  1. 1. Lancelot (Francis) Vance (12 Jun 1610 – 4 Feb 1688) m. Agnes (Euphemia) Bainey (12 Apr 1609 – 3 Jul 1690)
    1. 1. John Vance (1659 – Aft. 1738) m. Mary Williamson (1670 – )

Sir Vance's Timeline

2 Records

1574
1574
Birth of Sir Rev John Vance in Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1662
6 Jun 1662
Age 88
Death of Sir Rev John Vance in Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland
Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1662
    Event Place: Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland

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