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William Witherspoon 1470–1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1470

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 August 1555

Death Location: Brighouse. Lanark, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James (Wydderspoon)

Mother: Elizabeth (Wydderspoon)

Spouse(s): Marieste Witherspoon

Children(s): Andrew (Wedderspoyn)

William Witherspoon was born in 1470 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Witherspoon Wydderspoon And Elizabeth Caidzow Witherspoon Wydderspoon. William Witherspoon married Marieste Robeson Witherspoon, and had children including Andrew Andro Witherspoon Wedderspoyn. William Witherspoon passed away in 1555 in Brighouse. Lanark, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Witherspoon was born in 1470 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Witherspoon Wydderspoon And Elizabeth Caidzow Witherspoon Wydderspoon.
  • William Witherspoon married Marieste Robeson Witherspoon, and had children including Andrew Andro Witherspoon Wedderspoyn.
  • William Witherspoon passed away in 1555 in Brighouse. Lanark, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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William Witherspoon's Ancestors

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William Witherspoon
1470–1555
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Witherspoon (Wydderspoon)
1435–1491
Glasgow, Scotland
Elizabeth (Caidzow Witherspoon) (Wydderspoon)
1440–1470
Glasgow, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Wetherspun) (Witherspoon)
1400–1451
Edinburgh, Scotland
Lord (James Hamilton Caidzow) II
1375–
Great-Grandparents
Johannes (Witherspoon)
1370–
Margareta (Witherspoon)
1380–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam (Witherspoon)
1340–

William Witherspoon's Descendants

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William Witherspoon (1470–8 August 1555) m. Marieste (Robeson) Witherspoon (1473–1495)
  1. 1. Andrew ((Andro) Witherspoon) (Wedderspoyn) 1495–1542 m. Mareon ((Marion)) Wilson 1495–1515
    1. 1. Alexander Witherspoon 1515–1569 m. Catherine (Hamilton) Witherspoon 1513–1540
      1. 1. John Witherspoon 1540–1604 m. Anne (Patterson) Witherspoon 1561–1583

William Witherspoon's Timeline

2 Records

1470
1470
Birth of William Witherspoon in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1555
8 August 1555
Age 85
Death of William Witherspoon in Brighouse. Lanark, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Brighouse. Lanark, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1470
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 August 1555
    Event Place: Brighouse. Lanark, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

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