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William Witherspoon 1560–1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 04 Jul 1605

Death Location: Glasgow, Stirling, Scotland

Father: John Witherspoon

Mother: Anne Patterson

Spouse(s):

Children(s): JOHN Witherspoon

The story of William Witherspoon began in 1560 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. William Witherspoon had children including John Witherspoon. William Witherspoon passed away in 1605 in Glasgow, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Witherspoon began in 1560 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • William Witherspoon had children including John Witherspoon.
  • William Witherspoon passed away in 1605 in Glasgow, Stirling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Witherspoon's Ancestors

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William Witherspoon
1560–1605
Birth Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
John Witherspoon
1540–1604
Brighouse, Ayr, Scotland
Anne Patterson
1561–1583
Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Witherspoon
1515–1569
Brighouse, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Catherine Hamilton
1513–1540
Sandyhill, Scotland
Alexander Patterson
1535–
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Witherspoon
1495–1542
Mareon Wilson
1495–1515
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wethirspoon
1470–1555
Marieste Robeson
1473–1495

William Witherspoon's Descendants

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William Witherspoon (1560–04 Jul 1605)
  1. 1. JOHN Witherspoon 1591–1651 m. Catherine 1594–1625
    1. 1. Marjorie Witherspoon 1623–1657 m. John Muir 1626–
      1. 1. Marion Muir 1657– m. Thomas (Lettice) Glenn 1656–1714
        1. 1. James Glenn 1685– m. Agnes Lattice 1685–

William Witherspoon's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of William Witherspoon in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanarkshire, Scotland
1605
04 Jul 1605
Age 45
Death of William Witherspoon in Glasgow, Stirling, Scotland
Glasgow, Stirling, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Jul 1605
    Event Place: Glasgow, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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