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From: "Roberta Case" <>
Subject: Re: [AYR] Connections by Fenwick burial records
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 15:32:47 -0600
References: <005a01c50af7$cad08430$6500a8c0@jbundy>


Jim
It is possible that John and Sara Paton had a daughter Agnes who died and
they named a second daughter Agnes in memory of the first. It is not an
uncommon scenario.

Roberta & Terry

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From: "Jim Bundy" <>
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Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 2:26 PM
Subject: [AYR] Connections by Fenwick burial records


> I'm posting these finds in hopes they may stir some thinking and
> perhaps connections:
> I noted this entry in the Fenwick burials which I have transcribed:
> "Thursday the 28 day of Novmbr 1695 Agnes Pattoun in midowhead was
> buried"
> Now, the only Agnes Paton that I could find that would have been
> living at Meadowhead at that time would have been the daughter of
> Captain John Paton. She was born in 1675, the daughter of the Captain
> and Janet Millar. Does that sound correct?
>
> "Sara Patterson spouse to John Paton in Mid(le?) Artnock was Burried"
> Sepr 12 1738
> Given now knowing the farm name I found this one:
> "The same day (26 May 1729) an young new born child belonging to Agnes
> Paton daughtor to John patton in Midle artnok was Burrid"
> Does this mean that Agnes born in 1694 to John Paton and Sarah
> Pattersion didn't die that year, as my file shows right now? She'd
> certainly be of an age to have a newborn
> Then this one:
> June 3 1742
> "John Patton in Mid Artnock? was Burried aged near 80 years"
> Any thoughts?
>
> OK ( he stirs some more), here's another burial:
> "Friday Decr 5th 1755
> Agnes - Agnes Paton Spouse to Thomas Richmond in Airtnoch was buried,
> Bell rung"
> Bell rung refers to an extra payment for this service, so they
> couldn't be poor. Would this Agnes be the mother of the infant in
> 1729?
> Also, if this is the case, then the following marriage entry from a
> nearby parish may be relevant:
> "1. THOMAS RITCHMONT OR RICHMONT - International Genealogical Index
> Gender: Male Marriage: 29 JAN 1739 Mauchline, Ayr, Scotland
> Spouse: AGNES PATTON "
> Jim Bundy
>
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