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William James Knot McBrayer Captain 1627–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Aug 1627

Birth Location: Killyleagh, Down, Northern Ireland

Death Date: Oct 1689

Death Location: Killyleagh, Down, Northern Ireland

Father: Hugh Ards

Mother: Jane Dame

Spouse(s): Jane Lady

Children(s): James McBrayer

William James Knot McBrayer Captain was born in 1627 in Killyleagh, Down, Northern Ireland, the child of Hugh Montgomery Mcbrayer 2Nd Viscount Of The Great Ards And Jane Jean De Alexander Dame. William James Knot McBrayer Captain married Jane Anne Montgomery Lady, and had children including James Alexander Mcbrayer. William James Knot McBrayer Captain passed away in 1689 in Killyleagh, Down, Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • William James Knot McBrayer Captain was born in 1627 in Killyleagh, Down, Northern Ireland, the child of Hugh Montgomery Mcbrayer 2Nd Viscount Of The Great Ards And Jane Jean De Alexander Dame.
  • William James Knot McBrayer Captain married Jane Anne Montgomery Lady, and had children including James Alexander Mcbrayer.
  • William James Knot McBrayer Captain passed away in 1689 in Killyleagh, Down, Northern Ireland.

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William Captain's Ancestors

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William Captain
1627–1689
Birth Place: Killyleagh, Down, Northern Ireland
Parents
Hugh Montgomery McBrayer 2nd Viscount of the Great Ards
1600–1642
Braidstone Castle, Braistone, Breith, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jane ("Jean" de Alexander) Dame
1606–1670
Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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William Captain's Descendants

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William (James Knot McBrayer) Captain (3 Aug 1627–Oct 1689) m. Jane (Anne Montgomery) Lady (Abt. 1632–22 July 1689)
  1. 1. James (Alexander) McBrayer 1650–1750 m. Jane Montgomery 1650–1700
    1. 1. James (Knott) McBrayer 1670–1700 m. Jane Montgomery 1680–1794
      1. 1. William, (Sir,) McBrayer 1696–1795 m. Rebecca Brown 1704–1805
        1. 1. Samuel (Buncombe McBrayer) Sr. 1736–1814 m. Frances (Elizabeth) Ashe 1740–1814

William Captain's Timeline

2 Records

1627
3 Aug 1627
Birth of William James Knot McBrayer Captain in Killyleagh, Down, Northern Ireland
Killyleagh, Down, Northern Ireland
1689
Oct 1689
Age 62
Death of William James Knot McBrayer Captain in Killyleagh, Down, Northern Ireland
Killyleagh, Down, Northern Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1627
    Event Place: Killyleagh, Down, Northern Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1689
    Event Place: Killyleagh, Down, Northern Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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