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From: "Ann" <>
Subject: [WADDELL-L] Waddell's from Scotland to Canada
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 10:17:23 -0700


Sorry Cousins, forgot to put in Subject line..hope we have another contact,
will be going to Scotland October 4th, really looking forward to it..
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From: Ann <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 1999 9:44 AM
Subject: Unidentified subject!


> Hi out there cousins,
>
> I havn't sent my history out in a while, actually since we made
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> the ultimate contact, what a rush that was!
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> So I will write this letter and save it and every once in a while
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> resend it..my two friends Glenna Jack and Jim Archibald and I are
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> soon to finish a book on "Waddell's from Reeds Point and Beyond" we
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> have made it back to the late 1600's..I will write out the generations
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> and if anyone has more info on one of these ancesters write back as
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> soon as you can then they can also be included in the final book.
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> Our ancester is James Waddle born May 9, 1787, in Stonebyres
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> Ground, Lanarkshire Scotland, he married Margaret Brodie born Dec. 14,
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> 1794, he left behind a son and a daughter the son died early and the
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> daughter Ann born 1720 was raised by her grandfather, later on married
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> a Thomas Martin and lived her life out in Biggar Scotland, looking for
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> any info on her also.
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> James Waddell married May 30, 1713 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire
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> Scotland, Agnes Arbuckle, their children were: all were born in
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> Lesmahagow
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> 1. Janet born May 30, 1714 in Gilbank
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> 2. John born April 13, 1718 in Hoodshill
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> 3. Barbara born Aug. 28, 1720 in Hoodshill
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> 4. Rachel born June 3, 1722 in Hoodshill
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> 5. Cordelia born July 12, 1724 in Hoodshill
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> 6. Alexander born April 17, 1726 in Hoodshill
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> 7. Elizabeth born Feb. 23, 1729 in Hoodshill
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> 8. James born June 3, 1735 in Affleck
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> Our direct ancester from here was:
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> Alexander born April 17, 1726, he married Helen Steel on July 11,
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> 1750, their children were born also in Lesmahagow in small village,
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> the children were:
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> 1. James born Dec. 7, 1752 in Nether Affleck
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> 2. Alexander born June 28, 1754 in Taithes
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> 3. John born Jan. 2, 1756
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> 4. Thomas born Oct. 7, 1757 in Affleck
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> 5. _______born Aug. 1, 1759, Nether Affleck
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> 6. Agnes born Feb. 7, 1762, in Nether Affleck
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> 7. Helen born Mar. 20, 1764, in Nether Affleck
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> 8. Thomas born June 13, 1766 ""
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> 9. Robert born April 9, 1768, ""
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> 10. Marion born April 9, 1768 "" these two of course were twins*
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> Our James grandfather was John Waddle born Jan 2, 1756 he married
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> March 21, 1777 a Jean Thomson born about 1759 from the same place,
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> John died before 1836..Their children were:
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> 1. Alexander born April 15, 1777
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> 2. William born Dec. 24, 1778
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> 3. Marion born Dec. 25, 1780, it is assumed this, John and Jean's
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> 3rd child died as they also named their 10th child, Marion
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> 4. Helen born July 16, 1782
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> 5. John born Feb. 4, 1785
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> 6. James born May 9, 1787**which is our direct ancester**moved to
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> New Brunswick Canada*
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> 7. Robert born July 28, 1789
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> 8. George born June 19, 1793, **we have made contact with
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> George's direct ancester Marisa Visocchi, who is my 5th cousin, she
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> lives about 20 km from Lesmahagow, I was quite excited to meet her.
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> 9. Marion born Mar. 11, 1796
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> I have a web page on http://www.waddell.cjb.net if you would like to
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> look at our story; we have met and made many friends and relatives on
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> our journey back..Hope we make a new connection and it will help all
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> of us..
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> thanks
>
> Ann
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>
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