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Thomas Buchanan 1522 – 1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1522

Birth Location: Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Feb 1582

Death Location: Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: George Buchanan

Mother: Martha Edmonstone

Spouse(s): Janet Douglas

Children(s): John Buchanan, William Buchanan, Archibald Buchanan, Robert Buchanan, James Buchanan, Janet Buchanan, Daughter Buchanan, Ian Buchanan, ANDREW BUCHANAN

Thomas Buchanan was born in 1522 in Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of George Buchanan and Martha Ann Edmonstone. Thomas Buchanan married Janet Douglas, and had children including John Buchanan, William Buchanan, Archibald Buchanan, Robert Buchanan, James Buchanan, Janet Buchanan, Daughter Buchanan, Ian Buchanan, ANDREW BUCHANAN. Thomas Buchanan passed away in 1582 in Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Thomas Buchanan was born in 1522 in Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of George Buchanan and Martha Ann Edmonstone.
  • Thomas Buchanan married Janet Douglas, and had children including John Buchanan, William Buchanan, Archibald Buchanan, Robert Buchanan, James Buchanan, Janet Buchanan, Daughter Buchanan, Ian Buchanan, ANDREW BUCHANAN.
  • Thomas Buchanan passed away in 1582 in Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Buchanan
1495 – 1560
Birth Location: Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Martha Edmonstone
1500 – 1530
Birth Location: Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Janet Douglas
1527 –
Birth Location: Stirlingshire, Scotland
JD

Children(s)

John Buchanan
1545 – 1619
Birth Location: Carbeth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JB
William Buchanan
1549 – 1619
Birth Location: Carbeth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
WB
Archibald Buchanan
1551 –
Birth Location: Carbeth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
AB
Robert Buchanan
1553 –
Birth Location: Carbeth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
RB
James Buchanan
1554 – 1614
Birth Location: Carbeth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JB
Janet Buchanan
1555 – 1626
Birth Location: Carbeth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JB
Daughter Buchanan
1556 –
Birth Location: Carbeth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
DB
Ian Buchanan
1558 – 1629
Birth Location: Carbeth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
IB
ANDREW BUCHANAN
1558 –
Birth Location: Carbeth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
AB

Thomas Buchanan's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Buchanan
1522 – 1582
Birth Place: Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
George Buchanan
1495 – 1560
Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Martha (Ann) Edmonstone
1500 – 1530
Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Walter Buchanan
1439 – 1526
Buchanan Castle, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Isabella Graham
1444 – 1510
Kincardineshire, Scotland
Archibald Edmonstone
1455 – 1513
Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Janet Shaw
1455 – 1492
Sauchie Alloa Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Buchanan
1420 – 1477
Jonet Cunningham
1427 – 1477
William Graham
1428 – 1472
Helen Douglas
1425 – 1486
William Edmonstone
1427 – 1486
Maud Stewart
1425 – 1485
James Schaw
1412 – 1491
Isabel Ross
1440 – 1494
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Buchanan
1395 – 1476
Isabel Stewart
1400 – 1494
James Galbraith
1380 –
Unknown Kincaid
1390 –
William Douglas
1398 – 1437
Margaret Hay
1404 – 1484
William Edmonstone
1384 – 1460
MRS EDMONSTONE
James Stewart
1400 – 1451
Daughter MacDonald
1394 – 1475
James Schaw
1374 – 1444
Lady Annandio
1380 – 1460
John Ross
1391 – 1447
Elizabeth Seton
1408 – 1479

Thomas Buchanan's Descendants

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Thomas Buchanan (30 Aug 1522 – 20 Feb 1582) m. Janet Douglas (Abt 1527 – )
  1. 1. John Buchanan (3 Feb 1545 – 3 Jun 1619) m. Elizabeth Livingston (1545 – 4 Oct 1599) m. Janet (1562 – Deceased) m.
    1. 1. Janet Buchanan (1572 – Abt 1600) m. William Buchanan (1560 – Nov 1631)
    2. 2. Walter Buchanan (Abt 1573 – )
    3. 3. John Buchanan (Abt 1577 – )
    4. 4. William Buchanan (1578 – 1619) m. Margaret Edmonstone (1565 – )
    5. 5. Ruth Buchanan (1581 – )
    6. 6. Thomas Buchanan (1587 – 1587)
    7. 7. George Buchanan (1588 – 1660)
    8. 8. George Buchanan (1600 – 1651) m. Elizabeth Preston (1610 – 1670) m. Elizabeth Preston (1619 – 1670) m. Elizabeth Leckie (1595 – )
      1. 1. Anne Buchanan (1621 – Unknown)
      2. 2. George (Seaton) Buchanan (1624 – 1662)
      3. 3. Thomas Buchanan (1626 – 1662)
      4. 4. Andrew Buchanan (1628 – )
      5. 5. Helen Buchanan (1628 – ) m. John (Mc) Farlane (1561 – ) m. John McFarland
      6. 6. John Buchanan (Abt 1628 – 1682) m. Jean Drummond (Abt 1622 – ) m. Mary Erskine (22 Apr 1628 – Abt 1675) m. Jean Pringle (Abt 1655 – )
      7. 7. Duncan Bohannon (14 Feb 1637 – 9 Oct 1704) m. Sisley Collmore (1640 – 6 Jan 1688) m. Janet Arthur (Abt 1683 – )
        1. 1. Joseph BOHANNON (30 Jan 1659 – Feb 1739)
        2. 2. Joesph Bohannon (1660 – 1704)
        3. 3. Ambrose Bohannon (14 Aug 1660 – 1753) m. Mary (la) Fond (7 Jun 1660 – 1753)
        4. 4. Dunkin Behanan (1661 – 16 Feb 1661)
        5. 5. Henry Bohannon (Abt 1662 – )
        6. 6. Cicely Bohannon (5 Jul 1664 – )
        7. 7. Elizabeth Bohannon (1667 – Aft 1747) m. General (John) Neville (1662 – 1733)
        8. 8. Hannah BOHANNON (26 Dec 1668 – )
        9. 9. James (Duncan) Bohannon (25 Sep 1671 – ) m. Sarah PIERCE
        10. 10. John Buchanan (1673 – )
        11. 11. Katharine BOHANNON (18 Aug 1673 – )
        12. 12. Duncan Bohannan (1675 – ) m. Sarah Elliott (9 Sep 1676 – 19 Oct 1760)
        13. 13. John Bohannan (1680 – )
        14. 14. Elizabeth Buchanon (Abt 1681 – )
        15. 15. Joseph Bohannon (1684 – 23 Nov 1738) m. Elizabeth Neville (1691 – Aft 1774)
        16. 16. Joseph Buchanan (1687 – 23 Nov 1738) m. Elizabeth Neville (1691 – Aft 1774)
        17. 17. John (W.) Bohannon (15 Jun 1729 – 1 Dec 1789) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cassady (1 Dec 1728 – 1 Dec 1799)
      8. 8. Agnes Buchanan (1638 – ) m. James Stuart (Abt 1620 – )
      9. 9. Jean (C) Buchanan (1641 – 1679) m. John (Caldwell) Leckie (2 Dec 1624 – 1671)
      10. 10. William Buchanan (1650 – )
  2. 2. William Buchanan (Abt 1549 – 1619)
  3. 3. Archibald Buchanan (1551 – ) m. Jonet Nicilwreid (Abt 1551 – )
  4. 4. Robert Buchanan (1553 – ) m. Janet Buchanan (Abt 1562 – )
  5. 5. James Buchanan (1554 – 1614) m. Jean Lundie (Abt 1556 – 1611)
  6. 6. Janet Buchanan (1555 – 1626) m. Gregor (Dubh McCoulkeir) MacGregor (Abt 1540 – 1626)
  7. 7. Daughter Buchanan (1556 – Deceased)
  8. 8. Ian Buchanan (1558 – 3 Jun 1629) m. JANET (1562 – Deceased)
  9. 9. ANDREW BUCHANAN (1558 – Deceased)

Thomas Buchanan's Timeline

2 Records

1522
30 Aug 1522
Birth of Thomas Buchanan in Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1582
20 Feb 1582
Age 60
Death of Thomas Buchanan in Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1522
    Event Place: Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1582
    Event Place: Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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