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Margaret Gemmell

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m. 23 Apr 1722

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Name	Margaret Gemmell
Alt Name	Margaret Gemmie
Gender	Female
Birth`^?`	1685	Scotland
Marriage	23 Apr 1722	Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotlandto James Semple, 3rd Lord Sempill 'of Kirkhouse' 'Pastor of Long Dreghorn, Ayrshire'
Death`^?`	24 Apr 1759	Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

References

Walker, Rosa Kershaw; Pittman, Hannah Daviess. Americans of Gentle Birth and Their Ancestors: A Genealogical Encyclopedia ... Embracing Many Authenticated Lineages and Biographical Sketches of the Founders of the Colonies and Their Descendants found in all parts of the United States . (Saint Louis, Missouri: Buxton & Skinner, 1903)
Vol. 1, Pages 242, 243.

James, eldest son, pastor of Long Dreghorn Ayrshire, born September 4, 1686; died 1752; married Margaret Gemmie. Issue, Janet, John, James, George, Elizabeth, Eliza.
Scott, Hew. Fasti Ecclesiæ scoticanæ: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation. (Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1915-)
Page 88.

Page 88, Dreghorn - James Sempill, son of Robert S. of Kirkhouse of Bonhill; educated at Univ. of Glasgow; licen. By Presb. of Dunbarton 4th Aug. 1713; called 5th Dec. 1717; ord. 7th May 1718; died 9th Feb. 1752. He marr. (1) 9th July 1719, Dorothea (died June 1720), daugh. of John Edminston, merchant, Glasgow, and had issue – Robert, served heir 4th Feb. 1761: (2) 23 April 1722, Margaret (died 23rd Aug. 1758), daugh. of William Gemmil of Towerlands, and had issue – Janet, died 29th Dec. 1747; John, M.A. (Glasgow 1744); Dorothy, buried in Ramshorn Churchyard, Glasgow, 29th Nov. 1754; James, born 18th May 1730; George, born 27th Sept. 1737; Elizabeth, born 26 March 1743 – [Glasg. Marr. Reg.; Glasg. Tests.]