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William Hugh Wylie 1740–1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 04 Aug 1806

Death Location: Fort Lawn, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Margaret Service

Spouse(s): Margaret Nairn

Children(s): Joseph Wylie, Elizabeth Kenmore, Thomas Wylie, William Wylie, Robert Wylie

William Hugh Wylie was born in 1740 in Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Wylie And Margaret Service. In 1790, William Hugh Wylie resided in Chester, South Carolina, United States. William Hugh Wylie married Margaret Nairn, and had children including Elizabeth Anne Kenmore, Joseph Wylie, Mary Wyllie, Robert Broomfield Wylie, Thomas Wylie, William Wylie. William Hugh Wylie passed away in 1806 in Fort Lawn, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Hugh Wylie was born in 1740 in Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Wylie And Margaret Service.
  • In 1790, William Hugh Wylie resided in Chester, South Carolina, United States.
  • William Hugh Wylie married Margaret Nairn, and had children including Elizabeth Anne Kenmore, Joseph Wylie, Mary Wyllie, Robert Broomfield Wylie, Thomas Wylie, William Wylie.
  • William Hugh Wylie passed away in 1806 in Fort Lawn, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Wylie's Ancestors

Self
William Wylie
1740–1806
Birth Place: Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Margaret Service
1713–1803
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Isobel Muir
1689–
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Muir
1665–
Margaret Deans
1665–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wylie's Descendants

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William (Hugh) Wylie (1740–04 Aug 1806) m. Margaret Nairn (abt 1745–07 September 1803)
  1. 1. Joseph Wylie 1770–1844
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Anne) Kenmore 1773–1828
  3. 3. Thomas Wylie 1781–1869
  4. 4. William Wylie 1776–1845
  5. 5. Robert (Broomfield) Wylie 1768–

William Wylie's Timeline

4 Records

1740
1740
Birth of William Hugh Wylie in Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayrshire, Scotland
1790
1790
Age 50
William Hugh Wylie resided here in Chester, South Carolina, United States
Chester, South Carolina, United States
1806
04 Aug 1806
Age 66
Death of William Hugh Wylie in Landsford, Chester, South Carolina
Landsford, Chester, South Carolina
1806
11 Oct 1806
Age 66
William Hugh Wylie - Probate in Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chester, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Charles Town, South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Charles Town, South Carolina; Year: 1767; Page Number: 92

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 183; Image: 119; Family History Library Film: 0568151

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Aug 1806
    Event Place: Landsford, Chester, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, Author: South Carolina. County Court (Chester County); Probate Place: Chester, South Carolina
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Lawn, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1806
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, Author: South Carolina. County Court (Chester County); Probate Place: Chester, South Carolina

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