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William Earl of Glencairn Cunningham 1691–1733 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1691

Birth Location: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Mar 1733

Death Location: Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Cunningham

Mother: Mary Erskine

Spouse(s): Henrietta Stewart

Children(s): Henrietta Cunningham

William Earl of Glencairn Cunningham was born in 1691 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John Thomas 11Th Lord Of Kilmaurs 11Th Earl Of Glencairn Cunningham And Mary Jeane Countess Of Mar Erskine. William Earl of Glencairn Cunningham married Henrietta Stewart, and had children including Henrietta Cunningham. William Earl of Glencairn Cunningham passed away in 1733 in Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Earl of Glencairn Cunningham was born in 1691 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John Thomas 11Th Lord Of Kilmaurs 11Th Earl Of Glencairn Cunningham And Mary Jeane Countess Of Mar Erskine.
  • William Earl of Glencairn Cunningham married Henrietta Stewart, and had children including Henrietta Cunningham.
  • William Earl of Glencairn Cunningham passed away in 1733 in Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cunningham
1643–1703
Birth Location: Glencairn, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Mary Erskine
1649–1695
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Henrietta Stewart
1682–1763
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Henrietta Cunningham
–1774
Birth Location: –
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William Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
William Cunningham
1691–1733
Birth Place: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
John Thomas (11th Lord of Kilmaurs 11th, Earl of Glencairn) Cunningham
1643–1703
Glencairn, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary (Jeane (Countess of Mar)) Erskine
1649–1695
Mar, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland
Grandparents
William ((9th Earl of Glencairn)) Cunningham
1610–1664
Glencairn, East Lothian,Ayshire, Scotland
Margaret Montgomerie
1616–1665
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
John (Richard (6th Earl of Buchan, 9th Lord Erskine, 21st Earl of Mar)) Erskine
1605–1668
Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Jean (Mary (Countess of Mar)) MacKenzie
1628–1674
Seaforth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Cunningham
1575–1631
John Erskine
1585–1634
Jean Erskine
1590–1668
George MacKenzie
1608–1651
Barbara MacKenzie
1607–1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cunningham
1550–1630
Lady Lochinver
1535–1596
John Erskine
1556–1634
Anna Drummond
1555–1587
Lady Morton
1570–1631
Lady OGILIVIE
1568–1611
Sir MacKenzie
1569–1611
Lady ELPHINSTONE-Forbes
1582–1628
Arthur Forbes
1581–1641

William Cunningham's Descendants

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William (Earl of Glencairn) Cunningham (1691–14 Mar 1733) m. Henrietta Stewart (1682–1763)
  1. 1. Henrietta Cunningham –1774

William Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1691
1691
Birth of William Earl of Glencairn Cunningham in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1733
14 Mar 1733
Age 42
Death of William Earl of Glencairn Cunningham in Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1691
    Event Place: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1733
    Event Place: Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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