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William King 1653 – 1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Feb 1653

Birth Location: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1727

Death Location: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: James McGregor)

Mother: Agnes Whitehill

Spouse(s): Margaret Speir

Children(s): William King

The story of William King began in 1653 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland. William King married Margaret Speir, and had children including William King. William King passed away in 1727 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William King began in 1653 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • William King married Margaret Speir, and had children including William King.
  • William King passed away in 1727 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James McGregor)
1620 – 1720
Birth Location: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Agnes Whitehill
1617 – 1683
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Speir
1653 – 1727
Birth Location: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

William King
1676 – 1709
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
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William King's Ancestors

Self
William King
1653 – 1727
Birth Place: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
James King (Clan McGregor)
1620 – 1720
Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Agnes (Akie) Whitehill
1617 – 1683
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James (William”of Kilburchan”) Kinge\King
1599 – 1670
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Marione Hart
1585 – 1670
Midlothian, Scotland
Helein Dundie
1590 –
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir McGregor)
1551 – 1649
Margaret Cowper\Couper
1560 – 1649
Alexander Heart
1565 –
Lady Heart
1585 – 1645
James Dundie
1568 –
Issobell Levingston
1570 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir King
1530 – 1590
Margaret Melvine
1535 – 1585
Andro Cowper\Couper
1545 – 1570
Elizabeth Nicoll
1545 – 1585
John Hart
Margaret Wauchop
Alexander Hart
1560 – 1640
Lady Heart
1585 – 1645
James Dundie
1568 –

William King's Descendants

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William King (27 Feb 1653 – 1727) m. Margaret Speir (10 Jul 1653 – 1727)
  1. 1. William King (29 Oct 1676 – abt 1709) m. Agnes Alexander (Mar 4 1674 – 01 May 1743)
    1. 1. Margaret King (20 Apr 1701 – ) m. Robert Hogsheart (13 Feb 1702 – )
      1. 1. Agnes Hogsheart (6 JUL 1725 – ) m. John Hunter (20 Apr 1716 – )
        1. 1. Robert Hunter (7 Jul 1744 – Bef. 1835) m. Margaret Clark (11 Apr 1742 – )

William King's Timeline

2 Records

1653
27 Feb 1653
Birth of William King in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1727
1727
Age 74
Death of William King in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1653
    Event Place: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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