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William Nesbitt 1730–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1798

Death Location: Downpatrick, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Father: Hugh Nesbitt

Mother: Mother Nesbitt

Spouse(s): Nancy Laird

Children(s): Hugh Nesbitt, James Nesbitt, John Nesbitt, Robert Nesbitt, Samuel Nesbitt, William Nesbitt

In 1730, William Nesbitt entered the world in Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, born to Hugh Nesbitt And Mother Of William Nesbitt. William Nesbitt married Nancy Laird, and had children including Hugh Nesbitt, James Nesbitt, John Nesbitt, Robert Nesbitt, Samuel Nesbitt, William Nesbitt. William Nesbitt passed away in 1798 in Downpatrick, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1730, William Nesbitt entered the world in Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, born to Hugh Nesbitt And Mother Of William Nesbitt.
  • William Nesbitt married Nancy Laird, and had children including Hugh Nesbitt, James Nesbitt, John Nesbitt, Robert Nesbitt, Samuel Nesbitt, William Nesbitt.
  • William Nesbitt passed away in 1798 in Downpatrick, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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William Nesbitt's Ancestors

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William Nesbitt
1730–1798
Birth Place: Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Parents
Hugh Nesbitt
1695–
Down, Northern Ireland
Mother (of William) Nesbitt
1720–
Downpatrick Down Ireland
Grandparents
Hugh Nesbitt
1664–
Loudon, Hardhill, Ayrshire, Scotland
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1664–
Berwick, Louden, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Nisbet
1627–1685
Margaret Law
1631–1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Nisbet
1602–1681
Janet Gordon
1602–1643
Isack Law
1606–1642
Janet Park
1610–1642

William Nesbitt's Descendants

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William Nesbitt (1730–1798) m. Nancy Laird (1745–Abt 1800)
  1. 1. Hugh Nesbitt 1760–
    1. 1. James (A) Nesbitt 1785–1857 m. Elizabeth Shaw 1787–1871
      1. 1. Elizabeth Nesbitt 1819–1900 m. John Nesbitt 1809–1862
        1. 1. Sarah Nesbitt 1847–1892 m. Samuel Hamilton 1842–1921
      2. 2. Henry Nesbitt 1829–1895
      3. 3. John Nesbitt 1813–1864
      4. 4. Arthur Nesbitt 1835–1868
  2. 2. James Nesbitt 1767–1846
  3. 3. John Nesbitt 1770–
  4. 4. Robert Nesbitt 1767–1844 m. Jane Nesbitt 1770–1849
    1. 1. William Nesbitt –1888
    2. 2. Alexander Nesbitt –1849
  5. 5. Samuel Nesbitt 1770–1865
  6. 6. William Nesbitt 1770–

William Nesbitt's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of William Nesbitt in Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1798
1798
Age 68
Death of William Nesbitt in Downpatrick, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Downpatrick, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Downpatrick, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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