David Barclay

1682 - 1769  (86 years)

• Name	David Barclay
  Birth	17 Sep 1682	Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Birthplace assumed. Birth recorded by the Ury Meeting of the Society of Friends
  Gender	Male
  Religion	1694	Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [2]
  	Quaker
  Occupation	1706	London, England
  	Draper - year admitted to the Drapers' Company
  Death	18 May 1769	Edmonton, Middlesex, England
  	Bush Hill
  Burial	23 May 1769	Edmonton, Middlesex, England
  	Winchmoor Hill
  Person ID	I44765	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Barclay,   b. 23 Dec 1648, Drainie, Moray, Scotland d. 3 Oct 1690, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Christian Molleson,   b. 18 Jul 1647, Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 14 Feb 1722/23 (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Nov 1669	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [3, 4]
  	The Digest of Quaker marriages also gives a date of 1 Feb 1670 for this marriage At Bailie Molleson's house (ie, that of Christian's father). The was the first marriage in Scotland to be conducted without a church minister and it led to a disturbance and a threat by the Bishop fof Aberdeen to prosecute Robert for unlawful marriage.
  Family ID	F31185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anne Taylor   d. 3 Dec 1720, Edmonton, Middlesex, England
  Marriage	12 Jul 1707
  Family ID	F31192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Priscilla Freame   d. 9 Oct 1769
  Marriage	8 Aug 1723
  Family ID	F31193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Sep 1682 - Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland Religion - Quaker - 1694 - Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland Occupation - Draper - year admitted to the Drapers' Company - 1706 - London, England Death - 18 May 1769 - Edmonton, Middlesex, England Burial - 23 May 1769 - Edmonton, Middlesex, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3615] Strath-Maxwell, Archibald, Digest of Quaker births, marriages and burials in Scotland, 1647-1878, (Location: Aberdeen; Date: 1960;), p5. [S3641] Miller, William F., The Record Book of Friends at the Monethly Meeting Att Urie, (Name: Friends Historical Society; Location: London; Date: 1910;), Part I, p98. [S3615] Strath-Maxwell, Archibald, Digest of Quaker births, marriages and burials in Scotland, 1647-1878, (Location: Aberdeen; Date: 1960;), p99. [S3641] Miller, William F., The Record Book of Friends at the Monethly Meeting Att Urie, (Name: Friends Historical Society; Location: London; Date: 1910;), Part I, p93.