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William David Lynn 1640–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Corkaugh, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 1727

Death Location: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

Father: Andrew Lynn

Mother: Ann Blair

Spouse(s): Margaret Linn

Children(s): Sarah Lynn

In 1640, William David Lynn entered the world in Corkaugh, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland, born to Andrew Lynn And Ann Blair. William David Lynn married Margaret Linn, and had children including Sarah Cameron Lynn. William David Lynn passed away in 1727 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1640, William David Lynn entered the world in Corkaugh, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland, born to Andrew Lynn And Ann Blair.
  • William David Lynn married Margaret Linn, and had children including Sarah Cameron Lynn.
  • William David Lynn passed away in 1727 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Lynn
1605–1643
Birth Location: Loch Lynn, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Ann Blair
1610–1660
Birth Location: Auldmuir, Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Linn
1655–1727
Birth Location: Derry, , Cavan, Ireland
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Children(s)

Sarah Lynn
1664–1757
Birth Location: –
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William Lynn's Ancestors

Self
William Lynn
1640–1727
Birth Place: Corkaugh, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Andrew Lynn
1605–1643
Loch Lynn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ann Blair
1610–1660
Auldmuir, Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Lynn
1585–1635
Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Lynn
1580–1670
Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Gavin BLAIR
1578–1641
Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland
ISABEL Crawford
1585–1610
Kilbirnie, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Elling Lein
1560–1625
Elizabeth Kirke
1560–1675
Andrew Jones
1560–1622
Lijsbet Cauteren
1565–1638
Grace Sempill
1551–1609
John Blair
1547–1608
Malcolm Crawford
1551–1592
Mary Cunningham
1560–1595
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Sempill
1505–1576
Elizabeth Carlyle
1504–1564

William Lynn's Descendants

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William (David) Lynn (1640–1727) m. Margaret Linn (1655–1727)
  1. 1. Sarah (Cameron) Lynn 1664–1757 m. Henry Patton 1660–1743
    1. 1. Josephine (Elizabeth) Patton 1685–1758 m. John (Laid McCarley) II 1683–1758
      1. 1. Abraham (Moses McCarley) I 1708–1787 m. Ruth Ford 1710–1820
        1. 1. Abraham (Moses) McCarley 1755–1820 m. Bethany Wineford 1756–1840

William Lynn's Timeline

2 Records

1640
1640
Birth of William David Lynn in Corkaugh, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Corkaugh, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
1727
1727
Age 87
Death of William David Lynn in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Corkaugh, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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