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Walter Scott 1611 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1611

Birth Location: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 Jul 1688

Death Location: Midlothia, Scotland

Father: William Scott

Mother: Agnes Murray

Spouse(s): Anne Makdougall, Margaret Campbell

Children(s): Walter Scott, John Scott

Walter Scott was born in 1611 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of William Scott and Agnes Murray. Walter Scott married Anne Isabell Makdougall, Margaret Jean Campbell, and had children including Walter Scott, John Scott. Walter Scott passed away in 1688 in Midlothia, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Walter Scott was born in 1611 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of William Scott and Agnes Murray.
  • Walter Scott married Anne Isabell Makdougall, Margaret Jean Campbell, and had children including Walter Scott, John Scott.
  • Walter Scott passed away in 1688 in Midlothia, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Scott
1590 – 1655
Birth Location: Harden, Scotland
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Agnes Murray
1590 – 1633
Birth Location: Elibank, Selkirkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Anne Makdougall
1630 – 1688
Birth Location: Makerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Margaret Campbell
1662 –
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Walter Scott
1682 – 1762
Birth Location: Abbottsford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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John Scott
1695 – 1760
Birth Location: St Stephens Parish, Cecil, Maryland
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Walter Scott's Ancestors

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Walter Scott
1611 – 1688
Birth Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
William Scott
1590 – 1655
Harden, Scotland
Agnes Murray
1590 – 1633
Elibank, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Walter Scott
1546 – 1631
Harden Scotland
Mary Scott
1549 – 1598
Dryhope Scotland
Gideon Murray
1552 – 1621
Blackbarony, Scotland
Margaret Pentland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Scott
1520 – 1563
John Scott
1520 – 1549
Andrew Murray
1503 – 1572
Grisel Beaton
1521 – 1579
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Scott
1500 – 1561
John Murray
1480 – 1513
Isobel Hoppar
1483 –
John Bethune
1490 – 1520
Janet Hay
1495 –

Walter Scott's Descendants

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Walter Scott (ABT 1611 – 18 Jul 1688) m. Anne (Isabell) Makdougall (1630 – 1688) m. Margaret (Jean) Campbell (1662 – )
  1. 1. Walter Scott (BEF 1682 – 1762) m. Margaret Campbell (BEF 1702 – AFT 1721) m. Janet Unknown (1705 – ) m. Janet Inglis (6 Apr 1700 – ABT 1761)
    1. 1. James Scott (ABT 1720 – 1760) m. Sarah Pegram (1726 – )
      1. 1. Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Scott (1758 – ABT 1830) m. Simon (Sheridan) Whitehurst (27 Nov 1755 – 6 May 1848)
        1. 1. Levi (S) Whitehurst (ABT 1778 – AFT 1850)
        2. 2. John ("Jackie" Sheridan) Whitehurst (23 Jun 1783 – 28 Oct 1878) m. Mary ("Polly") Griffin (ABT 1796 – ABT 1865)
        3. 3. Susannah Whitehurst (ABT 17 Oct 1786 – BEF 1867)
        4. 4. Hillery Whitehurst (1788 – 1865)
        5. 5. Lenora Whitehurst (ABT 1789 – ABT 1870)
        6. 6. Daniel (Scott) Whitehurst (22 Apr 1790 – 3 Sep 1878)
        7. 7. Newton Whitehurst (AFT 1796 – AFT 1836)
      2. 2. William Scott (ABT 1740 – ABT 1792)
    2. 2. William Scott (ABT 1720 – BEF 24 Nov 1794)
  2. 2. John Scott (13 Jun 1695 – 30 Aug 1760)

Walter Scott's Timeline

2 Records

1611
ABT 1611
Birth of Walter Scott in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1688
18 Jul 1688
Age 77
Death of Walter Scott in Midlothia, Scotland
Midlothia, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1611
    Event Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1688
    Event Place: Midlothia, Scotland
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