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William Adair 1500–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Kinkilt, Wigtown, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1608

Death Location: Kinhilt, Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Ninian Adair

Mother: Katherine Agnew

Spouse(s): Helen Kennedy

Children(s): Sir KNT), William Adair, Marion Mure, Janet Muir, John Adair

William Adair was born in 1500 in Kinkilt, Wigtown, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Ninian Adair And Katherine Agnew. William Adair married Helen Kennedy, and had children including Janet Muir, John Adair, Marion Mure, Sir Ninian Of Kilhilt And Dunskey Castle Chief Of The Adair Clan Adair Ii Esq Knt, William Adair. William Adair passed away in 1608 in Kinhilt, Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Adair was born in 1500 in Kinkilt, Wigtown, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Ninian Adair And Katherine Agnew.
  • William Adair married Helen Kennedy, and had children including Janet Muir, John Adair, Marion Mure, Sir Ninian Of Kilhilt And Dunskey Castle Chief Of The Adair Clan Adair Ii Esq Knt, William Adair.
  • William Adair passed away in 1608 in Kinhilt, Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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William Adair's Ancestors

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William Adair
1500–1608
Birth Place: Kinkilt, Wigtown, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Ninian Adair
1470–1525
Kinhilt, Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Katherine Agnew
1470–1550
Ecosse, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Adair's Descendants

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William Adair (1500–1608) m. Helen Kennedy (1518–19 Nov 1576)
  1. 1. Sir (Ninian of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle (Chief of the Adair Clan) Adair II (Esq.,) KNT) 1531–1608 m. Lady (Elizabeth Susanna Gordon) m1552 1531–1607
    1. 1. Sir (William III Adair,) Crusader 1565–1626 m. Rosena McLELLAND 1565–1626 m. Houston Adair 1565–1625
      1. 1. Lady (Marianne Mary Adair) m1599 1583–1630 m. Sir (William II Houston) Ii 1590–1631
        1. 1. Sir (William III, 3rd Baronet of) HOUSTON 1608–1685 m. Lady (Sarah Jane Todd Of) Primrose 1599–1700
      2. 2. John Adair 1598–1675
      3. 3. Robert Adair 1583–1655
      4. 4. Anna Adair 1593–1670
      5. 5. William Adair 1591–1668
    2. 2. Archibald Adair 1580–1647
    3. 3. Gilbert Adair 1582–1635
    4. 4. James Adair 1550–
    5. 5. John Adair 1569–1645
    6. 6. Ninian Adair 1569–
    7. 7. Patrick Adair 1567–1635
    8. 8. Thomas Adair 1550–
  2. 2. William Adair 1565–1626
  3. 3. Marion Mure 1542–
  4. 4. Janet Muir 1538–1588
  5. 5. John Adair 1533–1600

William Adair's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of William Adair in Kinkilt, Wigtown, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kinkilt, Wigtown, Scotland, United Kingdom
1608
1608
Age 108
Death of William Adair in Kinhilt, Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kinhilt, Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Kinkilt, Wigtown, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Kinhilt, Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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