John Witherspoon

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John Witherspoon

Birth
Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
Death
1737 (aged 66–67)
Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Kingstree, Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Rev. John Witherspoon was the son of David Witherspoon, who was the son of Rev. James Witherspoon and Lucy Welch. He married Janet Witherspoon, his first cousin, in 1693 near Glascow. Janet Witherspoon was the daughter of James Witherspoon, another son of Rev. James Witherspoon and Lucy Welch. They settled at Knockbracken, Parish Drumbo, County Down, Ireland, where they lived until 1734, when they removed to South Carolina aboard the ship 'The Good Intent'. They had a large family of children, seven of whom came with them to S.C. On the second day after they set sail, Janet Witherspoon died and was buried at sea. Source: History of Williamsburg, Wm. W. Boddie.
Rev. John Witherspoon was the son of David Witherspoon, who was the son of Rev. James Witherspoon and Lucy Welch. He married Janet Witherspoon, his first cousin, in 1693 near Glascow. Janet Witherspoon was the daughter of James Witherspoon, another son of Rev. James Witherspoon and Lucy Welch. They settled at Knockbracken, Parish Drumbo, County Down, Ireland, where they lived until 1734, when they removed to South Carolina aboard the ship 'The Good Intent'. They had a large family of children, seven of whom came with them to S.C. On the second day after they set sail, Janet Witherspoon died and was buried at sea. Source: History of Williamsburg, Wm. W. Boddie.

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John Witherspoon. Born near Glascow Scotland in 1670, removed to Ireland because of religious persecution and settled in County Down in 1695. In 1734 he, with his kindred and friends, came to America and settled near Kingstree in Williamsburg Township. He was the leading spirit in the erection of the first Williamsburg meeting house in 1736. He died in the fall of 1737 and was the first person buried in this graveyard.
Of Covetnanter blood, a descendant of John Knox, he was a zealous adherent to the principles of the Presbyterian reformed church of Scotland. A man of deep piety, strong moral courage and a leader in the affairs of the community.
This marker is erected by grateful descendants who unite in honoring and preserving his memory. Erected September 1938.

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