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William Buchanan of Portnellan, 1st of Ross 1565 – 1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Jul 1632

Death Location: Ross Kilmarnok, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Walter Moss

Mother: Agnes Kinross

Spouse(s): Lady Gartincaber

Children(s): Janet Buchanan

The story of William Buchanan of Portnellan, 1st of Ross began in 1565 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. William Buchanan of Portnellan, 1st of Ross married Lady Janet Buchanan, of Gartincaber, and had children including Janet Buchanan. William Buchanan of Portnellan, 1st of Ross passed away in 1632 in Ross Kilmarnok, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Buchanan of Portnellan, 1st of Ross began in 1565 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.
  • William Buchanan of Portnellan, 1st of Ross married Lady Janet Buchanan, of Gartincaber, and had children including Janet Buchanan.
  • William Buchanan of Portnellan, 1st of Ross passed away in 1632 in Ross Kilmarnok, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Moss
1536 – 1582
Birth Location: Drumikill, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Agnes Kinross
1545 –
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Gartincaber
1572 – 1632
Birth Location: Blairlusk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Buchanan
1612 – 1670
Birth Location: Ross Kilmarnok, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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William Ross's Ancestors

Self
William Ross
1565 – 1632
Birth Place: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Walter Buchanan 6th of Drumikill and of Moss
1536 – 1582
Drumikill, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Agnes Kinross
1545 –
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ross's Descendants

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William (Buchanan of Portnellan, 1st of) Ross (1565 – 23 Jul 1632) m. Lady (Janet Buchanan, of) Gartincaber (abt 1572 – 1632)
  1. 1. Janet Buchanan (19 September, 1612 – 1670) m. John, (Sir, Earl) Buchanan (1600 – 1710)
    1. 1. John Buchanan (1633 – 1710) m. Margaret Steven (1635 – )
      1. 1. John Buchanan (1650 – ) m. Margaret Stirling (1650 – )
        1. 1. James (Mortimer *) Buchanan (1677 – 1750) m. Elizabeth (*) McIndoe (Abt. 1681 – 1750)

William Ross's Timeline

2 Records

1565
1565
Birth of William Buchanan of Portnellan, 1st of Ross in Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirlingshire, Scotland
1632
23 Jul 1632
Age 67
Death of William Buchanan of Portnellan, 1st of Ross in Ross Kilmarnok, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Ross Kilmarnok, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1632
    Event Place: Ross Kilmarnok, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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