James Alexander Witherspoon, III

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About James Alexander Witherspoon, III

James Alexander Witherspoon, III, son of James Alexander Witherspoon, Jr. and Helen Welch, was born in Scotland in 1691. He graduated from Edinburgh University in 1709. He was ordained minister of Yester in 1720, in 1744 was appointed Chaplain in Ordinary to King George II. He ministered at Gifford Parish of Yester, Haddingtonshire from March 1720 to his death in 1759.

James married his first cousin once removed, Anne Walker, daughter of Reverend David Walker and Margaret Patterson. They had six children. James died 12 August 1759.

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James Alexander Witherspoon, III's Timeline

1691
1691
Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
1723
February 5, 1723
Manse Of Yester, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1725
February 1, 1725
Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1726
March 20, 1726
1729
February 9, 1729
1730
October 29, 1730
Manse Yester, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1732
December 31, 1732
1759
August 12, 1759
Age 68
Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom