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William Alexander Buchanan 1651 – 1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Nov 1651

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1728

Death Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Thomas Buchanan

Mother: Jean Buchanan

Spouse(s): Jean Turnbull

Children(s): Samuel Buchanan, Archibald Buchanan, William Buchanan, John Buchanan

William Alexander Buchanan was born in 1651 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Gartincaber Buchanan and Jean Agnes Forrester Buchanan. William Alexander Buchanan married Jean Turnbull, and had children including Samuel B Buchanan, Archibald Buchanan, William Buchanan, John Buchanan. William Alexander Buchanan passed away in 1728 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • William Alexander Buchanan was born in 1651 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Gartincaber Buchanan and Jean Agnes Forrester Buchanan.
  • William Alexander Buchanan married Jean Turnbull, and had children including Samuel B Buchanan, Archibald Buchanan, William Buchanan, John Buchanan.
  • William Alexander Buchanan passed away in 1728 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Buchanan's Ancestors

Self
William Buchanan
1651 – 1728
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Gartincaber Buchanan
1608 – 1662
Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jean (Agnes Forrester) Buchanan
1625 – 1662
Blairlusk, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Buchanan
1578 – 1629
Gartincaber, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Gartincaber
1540 – 1619
Elisabeth Livingstone
1545 – 1599
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Livingston
1500 – 1553
Lady Galloway
1505 – 1599

William Buchanan's Descendants

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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)
      1. 1. Hugh Patrick (1759 – August 1828)
      2. 2. James (Watson) Patrick (1761 – 16 May 1835)
      3. 3. Ebenezer Patrick (1762 – 1814)
      4. 4. Martha (Jean) Patrick (1765 – 1833) m. John ODENEAL (1775 – 1833)
        1. 1. Sarah ("Sallie") Odineal (12 Oct 1802 – 25 Dec 1881) m. Zachariah Fewell (20 Aug 1794 – 25 Jul 1842)
      5. 5. Matilda Patrick (1766 – 1804)
      6. 6. Nancy Patrick (1767 – )
      7. 7. Martha Patrick (1764 – 7 January 1840)
      8. 8. William Patrick (1769 – 7 March 1803)
      9. 9. Elizabeth Patrick (1770 – 1830)
  2. 2. Archibald Buchanan (1690 – 1691)
  3. 3. William Buchanan (1700 – 1728)
  4. 4. John Buchanan (1706 – )

William Buchanan's Timeline

5 Records

1651
30 Nov 1651
Birth of William Alexander Buchanan in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1669
1669
Age 18
William Alexander Buchanan was married in Ireland
Ireland
1673
12 Apr 1673
Age 22
William Alexander Buchanan was married in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Tyrone, Northern Ireland
1681
Abt 21 Apr 1681
Age 30
William Alexander Buchanan was married in Scotland
Scotland
1728
1728
Age 77
Death of William Alexander Buchanan in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1651
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1673
    Event Place: Tyrone, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 21 Apr 1681
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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