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William Colbert 1695–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1695

Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1784

Death Location: Alabama, USA

Father: James Colbert

Mother: Jannet Blainville

Spouse(s): Dorothy Colbert

Children(s): Chief Nation)

William Colbert was born in 1695 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of James Colbert And Jannet D Blainville. William Colbert married Dorothy Mimey Vernon Colbert, and had children including Chief James Logan Colbert Adopted Into Chickasaw Nation. William Colbert passed away in 1784 in Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • William Colbert was born in 1695 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of James Colbert And Jannet D Blainville.
  • William Colbert married Dorothy Mimey Vernon Colbert, and had children including Chief James Logan Colbert Adopted Into Chickasaw Nation.
  • William Colbert passed away in 1784 in Alabama, USA.

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William Colbert's Ancestors

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William Colbert
1695–1784
Birth Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
James Colbert
1640–1710
Scotland
Jannet (D') Blainville
1650–1700
Scotland
Grandparents
John (Cuthbert, 9th of) Castlehill
1600–1672
Castlehill, Inverness, Scotland
Mary (Cuthbert of) Drakies
1610–
Drakies, Inverness, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Castlehill
1570–1641
Jonet Car
1570–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Castlehill
1540–1624
Kenneth Kintail
1513–1568
Lady Stewart
1513–1567

William Colbert's Descendants

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William Colbert (1695–1784) m. Dorothy ("Mimey" Vernon) Colbert (1705–1737)
  1. 1. Chief (James Logan Colbert (Adopted into Chickasaw) Nation) 1721–1784 m. First Fullblood 1722–1836
    1. 1. William (Cooshemataha Pyaheggo) Colbert 1742–1836 m. Ish (ta na ha (Colbert's second) wife) 1754–1818
      1. 1. Sehoyi (III) Windclan 1759–1850 m. William (Dixon) Moniac 1759–1787
        1. 1. Nancy ((Creek Indian) L N U (American) Indian) 1777–1830 m. Samuel Griffis 1775–1859

William Colbert's Timeline

3 Records

1695
1695
Birth of William Colbert in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1695
03 Mar 1695
William Colbert was baptized in , Glencairn, Dumfries, Scotland
, Glencairn, Dumfries, Scotland
1784
1784
Age 89
Death of William Colbert in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1695
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 03 Mar 1695
    Event Place: , Glencairn, Dumfries, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Alabama, USA

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