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William Robertson 1649–1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1649

Birth Location: Gladney, Scotland

Death Date: 1700

Death Location: Midlothia, Scotland

Father: John Robertson

Mother: Elizabeth Scott

Spouse(s): Eleanor Pitcairn

Children(s): Jean Robertson

William Robertson was born in 1649 in Gladney, Scotland, the child of John Robertson And Elizabeth Scott. William Robertson married Eleanor Pitcairn, and had children including Jean Robertson. William Robertson passed away in 1700 in Midlothia, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Robertson was born in 1649 in Gladney, Scotland, the child of John Robertson And Elizabeth Scott.
  • William Robertson married Eleanor Pitcairn, and had children including Jean Robertson.
  • William Robertson passed away in 1700 in Midlothia, Scotland.

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William Robertson's Ancestors

Self
William Robertson
1649–1700
Birth Place: Gladney, Scotland
Parents
John Robertson
1625–1691
Struane, Scotland
Elizabeth Scott
1625–1691
Edinburgh Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Robertson
1592–1686
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Jean Jeffrey
1598–1686
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Thomas Scott
1595–1654
England
Elizabeth Strutt
1594–1678
Rattlesden, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Robertson's Descendants

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William Robertson (27 May 1649–1700) m. Eleanor Pitcairn (1634–1708)
  1. 1. Jean Robertson 1678–1735 m. Alexander Henry 1674–1735
    1. 1. William Henry 1709–1769 m. Martha Calhoun 1713–1795 m. Elizabeth Shields 1710–
      1. 1. Aaron Henry 1743–1825 m. Rebecca Burrell 1740–1829
        1. 1. Otho Henry 1769–1840 m. Sophia Dean 1769–1852
    2. 2. Hugh Henry 1720–1808
    3. 3. Patrick Henry 1736–1799
    4. 4. Samuel Henry –1769
    5. 5. Patrick Henry 1707–1777
    6. 6. William Henry 1680–1734
    7. 7. John Henry 1704–1768
    8. 8. James HENRY 1698–1757
    9. 9. Jean Henry 1703–1733

William Robertson's Timeline

2 Records

1649
27 May 1649
Birth of William Robertson in Gladney, Scotland
Gladney, Scotland
1700
1700
Age 51
Death of William Robertson in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1649
    Event Place: Gladney, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1680; Page Number: 215

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Midlothia, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

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