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William David Lynn 1640–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Dundee, Angusshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1727

Death Location: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Father: Andrew Ilk

Mother: Ann Blair-Scot

Spouse(s): Margaret Patton

Children(s): Margaret Lynn-Lewis, Sarah Lynn, John Lynn, Martha Lynn

In 1640, William David Lynn entered the world in Dundee, Angusshire, Scotland, born to Andrew David Cameron Lynn Linn Sir Laird Of Loch Linnhe Of That Ilk And Ann M Linn Lynn Blair Scot. William David Lynn married Margaret Neely Patton, and had children including John Lynn, Margaret Lynn Lewis, Martha Lynn, Sarah Cameron Lynn. William David Lynn passed away in 1727 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1640, William David Lynn entered the world in Dundee, Angusshire, Scotland, born to Andrew David Cameron Lynn Linn Sir Laird Of Loch Linnhe Of That Ilk And Ann M Linn Lynn Blair Scot.
  • William David Lynn married Margaret Neely Patton, and had children including John Lynn, Margaret Lynn Lewis, Martha Lynn, Sarah Cameron Lynn.
  • William David Lynn passed away in 1727 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Ilk
1610–1684
Birth Location: Clondevaddock Parrish, Barony of Kilmacremon Co, of Dublin Ulster, Ireland
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Ann Blair-Scot
1610–1660
Birth Location: Auldmuir, Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Patton
1676–1727
Birth Location: Donegal, Ireland
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Children(s)

Margaret Lynn-Lewis
1693–1773
Birth Location: Derry, Cavan, Ulster, Ireland
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Sarah Lynn
1664–1757
Birth Location: Kilmacrennan, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
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John Lynn
1695–1746
Birth Location: County Donegal, Ireland
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Martha Lynn
–1715
Birth Location: –
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William Lynn's Ancestors

Self
William Lynn
1640–1727
Birth Place: Dundee, Angusshire, Scotland
Parents
Andrew David Cameron Lynn Linn Sir Laird of Loch Linnhe of that Ilk
1610–1684
Clondevaddock Parrish, Barony of Kilmacremon Co, of Dublin Ulster, Ireland
Ann ((M. Linn-Lynn)) Blair-Scot
1610–1660
Auldmuir, Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lynn's Descendants

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William (David) Lynn (1640–1727) m. Margaret (Neely) Patton (1676–1727)
  1. 1. Margaret Lynn-Lewis 1693–1773 m. John Lewis 1678–1762
    1. 1. Samuel Lewis 1716–1770
    2. 2. General (Andrew H.) Lewis 1720–1781
    3. 3. William (Lynn) Lewis 1724–1784
    4. 4. Anne Lewis 1728–1822
    5. 5. Margaret (Lynn) Lewis 1726–1797
    6. 6. Charles Lewis 1736–1774
    7. 7. Thomas Lewis 1718–1719 m. Jane Strother 1732–1820
      1. 1. Anne Lewis 1767–1795
      2. 2. Frances (Lynn) Lewis 1763–1845 m. William (Layton) Yancey 1754–1813
        1. 1. Jacob (Layton) Yancey 1793–1831
        2. 2. William (Burbridge) Yancey 1803–1858
        3. 3. Clarissa Yancey 1801–1882
      3. 3. Mary Lewis 1762–1829 m. Major (John) McElhaney 1751–1829
        1. 1. Strother (Lewis) McElhaney 1786–1849
        2. 2. Robert McElhaney 1795–1860
        3. 3. Margaret (Jane ‘peggy’) McElhaney 1791–1864
        4. 4. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) McElhaney 1783–1832
        5. 5. Mary (‘polly’) McElhaney 1783–
        6. 6. Sophia McElhaney 1817–1832
        7. 7. Jane (Lewis) McElhaney 1775–1846
        8. 8. Anne McElhaney 1775–1781
        9. 9. Polly McElhaney 1775–1781
      4. 4. Charles Lewis 1772–1832 m. Anne Hance 1762–1840
        1. 1. Mary Lewis 1797–1884 m. Dr (Mustoe) Chambers 1790–1865
        2. 2. Samuel (Hance) Lewis 1794–1869
      5. 5. Thomas Lewis 1740–1826 m. Mary Bandy 1748–
        1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Lewis 1775–1832
        2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Lewis 1770–1863
        3. 3. John (A) Lewis 1765–1805
        4. 4. Martha (Patsy) Lewis 1777–1836
        5. 5. Mary (Frances Polly) Lewis 1772–1843
        6. 6. Richard Lewis 1785–1847
      6. 6. Margaret (Ann) Lewis 1760–1834 m. Joseph Collard 1750–1812
        1. 1. Isaac (Newton) Collard 1787–1822
        2. 2. Joseph Collard 1794–1869
        3. 3. James Collard 1796–1840
        4. 4. Mary Collard 1799–1872
        5. 5. Margaret (A) Collard 1786–1800
        6. 6. Abigail Collard 1776–1790
        7. 7. Elijah (Simmons) Collard 1778–1847 m. Mary Stark 1782–1862
        8. 8. Charles Collard 1781–1801
        9. 9. Lewis Collard 1788–1789
        10. 10. John Collard 1784–1818 m. Lydia Sinklear 1791–1869 m. Lydia Cannon 1791–1869
      7. 7. Elizabeth Lewis 1765–1855 m. Thomas (Meriwether) Gilmer 1763–1817
        1. 1. James (Jackson) Gilmer 1807–
        2. 2. Eliza (Lewis) Gilmer 1803–1813
        3. 3. Lucy (Ann Sophia "Sophie") Gilmer 1801–1887
        4. 4. William (Benjamin Strother) Gilmer 1796–1865
        5. 5. George (Rockingham) Gilmer 1790–1859
        6. 6. Edward (Hamden) Gilmer 1809–1810
        7. 7. Peachy (Ridgeway) Gilmer 1784–1861
        8. 8. John Gilmer 1792–1860
        9. 9. Charles (Lewis) Gilmer 1790–1851
        10. 10. Mary (Meriwether) Gilmer 1786–1856
      8. 8. Sophia Lewis 1775–1860
      9. 9. William (Benjamin) Lewis 1761–1842
      10. 10. Captain (John) Lewis 1749–1788
      11. 11. Agatha Lewis 1751–1836
      12. 12. Jane Lewis 1755–1790
      13. 13. Andrew Lewis 1757–1810
      14. 14. Thomas Lewis 1755–1849
  2. 2. Sarah (Cameron) Lynn 1664–1757
  3. 3. John Lynn 1695–1746 m. Margaret (Lynn) (Mnu) 1697–1771
    1. 1. John (Lynn) Jr 1717–1795
    2. 2. William Lynn 1712–1772
    3. 3. James Lynn 1713–1776
    4. 4. Alexander Lynn 1715–1776
    5. 5. Margaret Lynn 1719–
    6. 6. Mary Lynn 1721–
    7. 7. Sarah Lynn 1723–
    8. 8. Joseph Lynn 1725–1800 m. Martha Kirkpatrick 1724–1791
      1. 1. Alexander Lynn 1753–1796
  4. 4. Martha Lynn –1715

William Lynn's Timeline

2 Records

1640
1640
Birth of William David Lynn in Dundee, Angusshire, Scotland
Dundee, Angusshire, Scotland
1727
1727
Age 87
Death of William David Lynn in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Dundee, Angusshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Age:
    54-55
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