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William Dewar 1707–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Apr 1707

Birth Location: Laverocklaw, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Laverocklaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Father: James Dewar

Mother: Jean Halyburton

Spouse(s): April Erskine

Children(s): David Capt.

The story of William Dewar began in 1707 in Laverocklaw, Scotland, United Kingdom. William Dewar married April Ann Agnes Erskine, and had children including David Dewar Capt. William Dewar passed away in 1790 in Laverocklaw, Berwickshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Dewar began in 1707 in Laverocklaw, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • William Dewar married April Ann Agnes Erskine, and had children including David Dewar Capt.
  • William Dewar passed away in 1790 in Laverocklaw, Berwickshire, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Dewar's Ancestors

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William Dewar
1707–1790
Birth Place: Laverocklaw, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Dewar
1670–1744
Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland
Jean Halyburton
1674–1708
Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James Dewar
1620–1699
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christian Ronaldson
1640–1702
Carrington, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Patrick Haliburton*
–1703
Muirhouselaw, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jane Erskine
1640–1703
Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Haliburton*
1634–1704
Jean Pringle*
–1703
James Erskine
1610–1664
Elizabeth Carre
1610–1664
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Erskine
1585–1672
Margaret Haliburton
1593–1668

William Dewar's Descendants

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William Dewar (29 Apr 1707–1790) m. April (Ann Agnes) Erskine (Abt 1720–)
  1. 1. David (Dewar) Capt. 1758–1819 m. Mary Cutler 1763–1830
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Dewar 1793–1876 m. Lieut. (Col. John Whitehill Parsons ,) C.M.G. 1785–1848
      1. 1. Euphemia (Emily) Parsons 1831–1914 m. John Bulteel 1828–1897

William Dewar's Timeline

2 Records

1707
29 Apr 1707
Birth of William Dewar in Laverocklaw, Scotland, United Kingdom
Laverocklaw, Scotland, United Kingdom
1790
1790
Age 83
Death of William Dewar in Laverocklaw, Berwickshire, Scotland
Laverocklaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1707
    Event Place: Laverocklaw, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Laverocklaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

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