David Witherspoon

Male 1760 - 1801  (41 years)

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  • Name David Witherspoon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Birth 22 Sep 1760  Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6
    Gender Male 
    Residence 2 Aug 1790  Craven County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1800  Morgan, Rowan, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 6 Dec 1801  Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family Search ID LHX7-GC2 
    Death 6 Dec 1801  New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I65802  Rountree Family
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2026 

    Father Rev John Witherspoon,   b. 15 Feb 1723, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1794, Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Montgomery, (Xfer),   b. 29 Mar 1722, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1789, Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 14 Aug 1748  Beith Auld Kirk, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Married 14 Aug 1748  Beith Auld Kirk, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Marriage 2 Sep 1748  Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F40499  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Whiting Jones,   b. 1757, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1788  New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F40500  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1788 - New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2 Aug 1790 - Craven County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1800 - Morgan, Rowan, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Dec 1801 - Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Dec 1801 - New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3481] Ancestry.com, SAR Application, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls;;), Database online.
      Record for John Witherspoon

    2. [S3777] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Source number: 442.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number ofPages: 1; Submitter Code: LDF.

    3. [S5166] Alexander, James H, Email from James H Alexander, (Name: Ancestry.com JamesHAlexander42; Date: 29 Oct 2013;).

    4. [S3371] Ancestry.com, 1800 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1800; Census Place: Morgan, Wilkes, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 33; Page: 68; Image: 515; Family History Library Film: 337909.
      Record for David Witherspoon
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1800usfedcenancestry&h=352881&indiv=try

    5. [S3432] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Craven, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 429; Family History Library Film: 0568147.
      Record for David Witherspoon
      Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 1
      Free White Persons - Males - Under 16 1
      Free White Persons - Females 6
      Number of Slaves 113
      Number of Household Members 121
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5058&h=163249&indiv=try

    6. [S3294] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Elizabeth Witherspoon
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=1352802&indiv=try

    7. [S5160] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Record for Elisabeth Montgomerie
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60144&h=396303&indiv=try

    8. [S3777] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Source number: 184.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number ofPages: 1; Submitter Code: LDF.