John Barclay

1687 - 1751  (63 years)

• Name	John Barclay
  Birth	10 Aug 1687	Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Ury. Birth recorded by the Ury Meeting of the Society of Friends
  Gender	Male
  Religion	1713	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
  	Quaker
  Occupation	1741	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
  	Merchant
  Death	8 Jun 1751	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland   [2]
  	'Fourth month' in the Quaker calendar before 1752 was June
  Burial	11 Jun 1751	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland   [2]
  	Corke Street
  Person ID	I44767	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 Strettell,   b. 23 Feb 1693/94, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland d. 1771, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	19 May 1713	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
  Family ID	F31186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Wilson
  Marriage	1709
  Family ID	F31738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Aug 1687 - Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland Religion - Quaker - 1713 - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Marriage - 19 May 1713 - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Occupation - Merchant - 1741 - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Death - 8 Jun 1751 - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Burial - 11 Jun 1751 - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland  = 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. [S3616] Moffat, R. Burnham, The Barclays of New York, p66. [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.