John Witherspoon

1670 - 1737  (67 years)

• Name	John Witherspoon  [1, 2]
  Birth	1670	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Sep 1734	Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA   [1, 2]
  	Janet and John Witherspoon departed Belfast aboard ship "The Good Intent" with their family, but she died at sea two-days out
  Death	1737	Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA   [1]
  Burial	Williamsburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I32369	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Janet Witherspoon,   b. 1670, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 30 Sep 1734 (Age 64 years)
  Children	1. Gavin Witherspoon,   b. 1712, Ireland d. 1773, Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F15728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1670 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Immigration - Janet and John Witherspoon departed Belfast aboard ship "The Good Intent" with their family, but she died at sea two-days out - Sep 1734 - Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA Death - 1737 - Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Arms-WITHERSPOON Weatherspoon/Witherspoon Coat of Arms

  
  

• Sources

  [S11440] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Mayes): WITHERSPOON John, (Name: SmithLC.com;), WITHERSPOON John 1670-1737. 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. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53567361/john_witherspoon [S11441] Ancestry.com, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).