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William Lancaster, Colonel Lowther 1694 – 1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1694

Birth Location: Tober, County Offaly, Ireland

Death Date: 3 Oct 1750

Death Location: Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, Colonial America

Father: William Lowther

Mother: Isabel Lancaster

Spouse(s): Martha Laybourne

Children(s): Ruth Bradshaw

In 1694, William Lancaster, Colonel Lowther II entered the world in Tober, County Offaly, Ireland, born to William Henry (Low) Lowther and Isabel Lancaster. William Lancaster, Colonel Lowther II married Martha Vastine Laybourne, and had children including Ruth Ann Lowther Bradshaw. William Lancaster, Colonel Lowther II passed away in 1750 in Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1694, William Lancaster, Colonel Lowther II entered the world in Tober, County Offaly, Ireland, born to William Henry (Low) Lowther and Isabel Lancaster.
  • William Lancaster, Colonel Lowther II married Martha Vastine Laybourne, and had children including Ruth Ann Lowther Bradshaw.
  • William Lancaster, Colonel Lowther II passed away in 1750 in Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Lowther
1642 – 1727
Birth Location: Skreen, County Meath, Ireland
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Isabel Lancaster
1650 – 1710
Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Martha Laybourne
1689 – 1748
Birth Location: Tober, Londonderry, Ireland
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Children(s)

Ruth Bradshaw
1720 – 1800
Birth Location: Westmeath, County Derry, Northern Ireland
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William Lowther's Ancestors

Self
William Lowther
1694 – 1750
Birth Place: Tober, County Offaly, Ireland
Parents
William Henry (Low) Lowther
1642 – 1727
Skreen, County Meath, Ireland
Isabel Lancaster
1650 – 1710
Penrith, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
George Lowther
1618 – 1659
Ingleton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
1620 – 1683
Ingleton, North Yorkshire, England
Edward Lancaster
1625 – 1675
Penrith, Cumberland, England
Eleanor\Ellen Smithes
1628 – 1679
Colne, Lancashire, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lowther's Descendants

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William (Lancaster, Colonel) Lowther (1 Jan 1694 – 3 Oct 1750) m. Martha (Vastine) Laybourne (9 Jul 1689 – 12 Jan 1748)
  1. 1. Ruth (Ann Lowther) Bradshaw (1720 – 10 Feb 1800) m. James (John) Bradshaw (02 Jul 1717 – 13 Mar 1776)
    1. 1. Ruth Bradshaw (1751 – 19 Aug 1804) m. Watson (Welding) Weldon (1751 – 6 December 1817)
      1. 1. Mary (Worthington) Welding (4 May 1776 – 21 SEP 1840) m. Benjamin Worthington (1771 – 26 APR 1852)
        1. 1. Benjamin (Caver) Worthington (24 April 1806 – 6 May 1892) m. Ruth Ridge (1809 – )

William Lowther's Timeline

2 Records

1694
1 Jan 1694
Birth of William Lancaster, Colonel Lowther II in Tober, County Offaly, Ireland
Tober, County Offaly, Ireland
1750
3 Oct 1750
Age 56
Death of William Lancaster, Colonel Lowther II in Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1694
    Event Place: Tober, County Offaly, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1750
    Event Place: Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
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