John was born in 1768 to father William Givan and mother Margaret Hervie, who were married 5 July 1766 in
Ashkirk, Roxburghshire.[1]
John was working as a 'Letter Sheppard' at the time of his marriage to Jane (Jean) Wight in Yarrow Scotland on Jan 20, 1793. They had several children.
Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY7M-1QH : 10 February 2018), John Givan and Jean Wight, 20 Jan 1793; citing Yarrow,Selkirk,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt LakeCity; FHL microfilm 1,067,929
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: