McNiven - Oliver Family tree » William Adamson (1638-± 1695)
Personal data William Adamson
Source 1Sources 2, 3- Alternative name: Wiliam Adamsone
- He was born on February 18, 1638 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.
- He was baptized on January 22, 1639 in Kilconquhar,Fife,Scotland.Source 2
- He died about 1695 in Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England.
- A child of John Adamson and Janet Elder
Household of William Adamson
He is married to Isobell Drysdale.
They got married in the year 1654 at Alloa, Ayrshire, Scotland, he was 15 years old.
Child(ren):
- John Adamson 1655-1655
- Janet Adamson 1657-????
- Margaret Adamson 1661-????
- Robert Adamson 1662-????
- John Adamson 1666-1681
- Eleanor Adamson 1667-????
- Gavin Adison 1670-????
- William Adamson 1673-1681
- Janet Adamson 1676-????
- Thomas Adamson 1676-????
- Margaret Adamson 1679-????
Timeline William Adamson
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=58946249&pid=2836
/ Ancestry.com - Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday February 18, 1638
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1638: Source: Wikipedia
- February 28 » The Scottish National Covenant is signed in Edinburgh.
- March 22 » Anne Hutchinson is expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for religious dissent.
Christening day January 22, 1639
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1639: Source: Wikipedia
- January 14 » The "Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut.
- March 13 » Harvard College is named after clergyman John Harvard.
- April 14 » Imperial forces are defeated by the Swedes at the Battle of Chemnitz. The Swedish victory prolongs the Thirty Years' War and allows them to advance into Bohemia.
- August 22 » Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.
Same birth/death day
- 1602 » Per Brahe the Younger, Swedish soldier and politician, Governor-General of Finland († 1680)
- 1609 » Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, English historian and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer († 1674)
- 1626 » Francesco Redi, Italian physician († 1697)
- 1632 » Giovanni Battista Vitali, Italian violinist and composer († 1692)
- 1642 » Marie Champmeslé, French actress († 1698)
- 1658 » Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French philosopher and author († 1743)
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The McNiven - Oliver Family tree publication was prepared by Andrea Oliver.
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Andrea Oliver, "McNiven - Oliver Family tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/mcniven-oliver-family-tree/P2836.php : accessed May 12, 2025), "William Adamson (1638-± 1695)".
Andrea Oliver, "McNiven - Oliver Family tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/mcniven-oliver-family-tree/P2836.php : accessed May 12, 2025), "William Adamson (1638-± 1695)".