Person:John Witherspoon (4)

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John Witherspoon
b.1670 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
d.1737 Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. John Witherspoon1670 - 1737
  2. Gavin Witherspoon1673 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 1693
  1. David Witherspoon1697 - 1759
  2. Margaret Witherspoon1698 - 1785
  3. Martha Witherspoon1698 - 1785
  4. Elizabeth Witherspoon1703 - 1750
  5. Robert Witherspoon1705 - 1758
  6. Mary Witherspoon1707 - 1765
  7. Gavin Witherspoon1712 - 1773
  8. Elizabeth Fleming1720 - 1775
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Facts and Events
Name John Witherspoon
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1670 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Alt Birth[2] 1670 Begardie, Glasgow, Scotland
Marriage 1693 Barony Parish, Lanarkshire, , Scotlandto Janet Witherspoon
Other[1] 1734 South CarolinaArrival
Death? 1737 Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States
Alt Death[3] 1737 Williamsburg District, SC, USA

In 1734, John, the son of David Witherspoon, emigrated to South Carolina, where he had a grant of twenty-nine miles square from the king. The land was called Williamsburg, in honor of the king. and they founded a town called King's Tree. He married his cousin Janet, the aunt of Dr. John Witherspoon, later President of Princeton College, and a Signer of the Declaration of Independence. (S5)

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gale Research. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - Filby, P. William, ed.. Passenger an)
    Place: South Carolina; Year: 1734; Page Number: 10.

    Birth date: abt 1670Birth place: Arrival date: 1734Arrival place: South Carolina

  2. ↑ Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Births. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.).

    Birth date: 1670Birth place: Begardie, Glasgow, Scotland

  3. ↑ Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Deaths. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.).

    Death date: 1737Death place: Williamsburg District, SC, USA

  4.   Ancestry Family Trees. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.)
    Ancestry Family Trees.

    http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=16306054&pid=361842458

  5.  
    258.

    Ancestral records and portraits: a compilation from the archives of Chapter I
    By Colonial Dames of America. Chapter I, Baltimore, Grafton Press
    http://books.google.com/books?id=hYl2AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=john%20witherspoon&f=false

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