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Sir Rev. John Vance 1577–1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1577

Birth Location: Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 July 1642

Death Location: Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

Father: Sir Vans

Mother: Catherine Barnbarroch

Spouse(s): Lady MacDowell,

Children(s): Sir Vance

Sir Rev. John Vance was born in 1577 in Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Patrick Vans And Catherine Kate Kennedy Of Sorn Of Blairquahn Baroness Of Barnbarroch. Sir Rev. John Vance married Lady Margaret Macdowell, and had children including Sir Lancelot Francis Vance. Sir Rev. John Vance passed away in 1642 in Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Sir Rev. John Vance was born in 1577 in Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Patrick Vans And Catherine Kate Kennedy Of Sorn Of Blairquahn Baroness Of Barnbarroch.
  • Sir Rev. John Vance married Lady Margaret Macdowell, and had children including Sir Lancelot Francis Vance.
  • Sir Rev. John Vance passed away in 1642 in Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland.

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Sir Vance's Ancestors

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Sir Vance
1577–1642
Birth Place: Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Patrick Vans
1529–1597
Barnbarroch House, Wigton, Scotland
Catherine ("Kate" Kennedy, of Sorn, of Blairquahn, Baroness of) Barnbarroch
1539–1593
Culzean Castle, Cassilis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John) Vans
1515–1547
Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Lady (Janet) McCulloch
1507–1561
Wigtownshire, Scotland
Sir (Gilbert Kennedy (3rd Earl of Cassilas, 5th Lord) Kennedy)
1515–1558
Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
Lady (Margaret Sophia) Kennedy
1517–1597
Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Vans
1468–1528
Margaret Kennedy
1472–1541
Simon McCulloch
1481–1547
Lady Gordon
1495–1560
Mariot Wallis)
1500–1595
Lord Bargany)
1501–1551
Mariot Dunbar
1495–1595
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Barqany
1461–1528
Lady Montgomerie
1465–1533

Sir Vance's Descendants

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Sir (Rev. John) Vance (1577–26 July 1642) m. Lady (Margaret) MacDowell, (1579–25 July 1661)
  1. 1. Sir (Lancelot Francis) Vance 1620–1689 m. Agnes (Euphemia) Rainey 1630–1690
    1. 1. John (Bainey) Vance 1650–1692 m. Mary Williamson 1634–1710
      1. 1. Andrew (Williamson) Vance 1666–1754 m. Jane (Ann) Hoge 1663–1732
        1. 1. Colonel (Samuel) Vance 1691–1779 m. Sarah Colville 1710–1759

Sir Vance's Timeline

2 Records

1577
1577
Birth of Sir Rev. John Vance in Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1642
26 July 1642
Age 65
Death of Sir Rev. John Vance in Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 July 1642
    Event Place: Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

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