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by livingstonrg
Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:52 pm
Forum: Ancestral Search
Topic: Edinburgh, Virginia and Aberdeenshire
Replies: 7
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Re: Edinburgh, Virginia and Aberdeenshire

John Yes, Kyle has it. Although these marriages were legal and could be registered in the sheriff court, banns were not required and they were frowned upon by the Church: the Kirk Session could rebuke and fine the couple and their witnesses. The Minister who performed an irregular marriage for anoth...
by livingstonrg
Sun Oct 21, 2012 11:33 pm
Forum: Ancestral Search
Topic: Edinburgh, Virginia and Aberdeenshire
Replies: 7
Views: 21224

Re: Edinburgh, Virginia and Aberdeenshire

John Thanks. Your, and Donald’s, questions prompt me to re-examine my evidence in a fresh light. It is not impossible that John and Charles were cousins, but it does seem quite a coincidence that two Livingstons should partner two Dunbars. Similarly, unlike their other cousins, they are referred to ...
by livingstonrg
Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:14 pm
Forum: Ancestral Search
Topic: Edinburgh, Virginia and Aberdeenshire
Replies: 7
Views: 21224

Re: Edinburgh, Virginia and Aberdeenshire

Donald Thank you for your interest. Yes, these are indeed my ancestors. They had eleven children and I am reasonably clear on their immediate descendants, and on Mary Anne's and John's mother's immediate ancestors. However, I am uncertain about who John's father might have been. Any suggestions of h...
by livingstonrg
Thu Oct 18, 2012 3:22 pm
Forum: Ancestral Search
Topic: Edinburgh, Virginia and Aberdeenshire
Replies: 7
Views: 21224

Edinburgh, Virginia and Aberdeenshire

Hello there I have recently had my DNA tested, and my closest matches are a family descended from John Livingston of Virginia (married Mary Carvin in 1791 in Alabama) and a descendant of James Livingston of Aberdeenshire (born 1699). However, my most distant verified ancestor is John Livingston, bor...