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John Witherspoon

Also Known As: "Weddespone"
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Birthplace: Brighouse, Ayrshire, Scotland
Death: 1604 (62-64)
Brighouse, Ayrshire, Scotland
Immediate Family:

Son of Alexander Witherspoon and Catherine Witherspoon
Husband of Anne Witherspoon
Father of Alexander Witherspoon or Wydderspun
Brother of Griselda Gib; Elizabeth Hamilton; Henry Wydderspun and Susannah Carruthers

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About John Witherspoon

"He was born in 1540, as he was 29 when he has a lease of some property; at the age of 42 he married May 3, 1582, Anne, daughter of Alexander Patterson. Nothing further is known about this man than that he had a son, by his wife, named Alexander."

--Source: Witherspoon, Joseph B. The History and Genealogy of the Witherspoon Family (1400-1987). Fort Worth, Tex: Miran Publishers, 1988. Print. p. 14. F3

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John Witherspoon's Timeline

1540
1540
Brighouse, Ayrshire, Scotland
1583
1583
Brighouse, Ayrshire, Scotland
1604
1604
Age 64
Brighouse, Ayrshire, Scotland