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William Buchanan 1578 – 1629 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1578

Birth Location: Gartincaber, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1629

Death Location: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Gartincaber

Mother: Elisabeth Livingstone

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Lecky

Children(s): George Buchanan, Andrew Buchanan, John Blairlusk, Thomas Buchanan

The story of William Buchanan began in 1578 in Gartincaber, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom. William Buchanan married Elisabeth Lecky, and had children including George Buchanan, Andrew Buchanan, John Buchanan Laird van Blairlusk, Thomas Gartincaber Buchanan. William Buchanan passed away in 1629 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Buchanan began in 1578 in Gartincaber, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • William Buchanan married Elisabeth Lecky, and had children including George Buchanan, Andrew Buchanan, John Buchanan Laird van Blairlusk, Thomas Gartincaber Buchanan.
  • William Buchanan passed away in 1629 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Buchanan's Ancestors

Self
William Buchanan
1578 – 1629
Birth Place: Gartincaber, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Buchanan Laird van Gartincaber
1540 – 1619
Gartincaber, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elisabeth Livingstone
1545 – 1599
Blairlusk, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Alexander Livingston
1500 – 1553
Callendar House, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne Agnes Douglas of Morton, Livingstone, "Fair Maid) Galloway
1505 – 1599
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Hepburn
1500 – 1548
John Douglas
1454 – 1513
Margaret Hepburn
1463 – 1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Hepburn
1460 – 1513
Elizabeth Ogstoun
1465 – 1542

William Buchanan's Descendants

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William Buchanan (May 1578 – 1629) m. Elisabeth Lecky (1585 – 1670)
  1. 1. George Buchanan (1606 – )
  2. 2. Andrew Buchanan (1610 – )
  3. 3. John (Buchanan Laird van) Blairlusk (1625 – 1662)
  4. 4. Thomas (Gartincaber) Buchanan (1608 – 1 August 1662) m. Jean (Agnes Forrester) Buchanan (1625 – 1662)
    1. 1. William (Alexander) Buchanan (30 Nov 1651 – 1728) m. Jean Turnbull (1655 – 1750)
      1. 1. Samuel (B) Buchanan (1690 – 18 March 1783) m. Martha (Edmiston) Keys (1693 – 1783)
        1. 1. Mary Buchanan (1739 – 19 March 1804) m. William (Robert) Patrick (1738 – 29 November 1771)
      2. 2. Archibald Buchanan (1690 – 1691)
      3. 3. William Buchanan (1700 – 1728)
      4. 4. John Buchanan (1706 – )
    2. 2. George Buchanan

William Buchanan's Timeline

2 Records

1578
May 1578
Birth of William Buchanan in Gartincaber, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Gartincaber, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1629
1629
Age 51
Death of William Buchanan in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1578
    Event Place: Gartincaber, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1629
    Event Place: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tyrone, County Galway, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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