Captain
John
"The Pirate"
of Craigston and Cromarty
formerly Urquhart
Born about in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Brother of
Mary (Urquhart) Urquhart Lady Craigston
Husband of
Jean (Urquhart) Urquhart of Meldrum
— married
1737 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (Urquhart) Urquhart Lady Haddo, William (Urquhart) Urquhart of Craigston, Elizabeth (Urquhart) Urquhart Lady Byth, James Edward Urquhart and Jane (Urquhart) Morris
Died
at about age 60
in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Aug 2013
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Biography
John (Urquhart) of Craigston and Cromarty was born in Scotland.
John (Urquhart) of Craigston and Cromarty is a member of Clan Urquhart.
Captain John Urquhart of Craigston was born about 1696 and was the son of James Urquhart.[1]
John Urquhart 1st of Cragston and Cromarty.
Captain John Urquhart passed away in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1756.
Sources
- ↑ H Gordon Slade,"Craigston and Meldrum Estates, Carriacou, 1769-1841," Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 114 (1984); online archives, Archaeology Data Service 27 September 2015, after pg 18.
See Also:
- Find A Grave, database and images : accessed 28 October 2019), memorial page for Capt John “The Pirate” Urquhart (1696–19 Jun 1756), Find A Grave: Memorial #141777419, citing King Edward Old Kirkyard, Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ; Maintained by GariochGraver (contributor 47469430) .
- Slave Voyages
- British Slavery
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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:
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:
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~1.56%
James (Arbuthnot) Baron Arbuthnot of Edrom, of Edrom in the County of Berwick
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LL2107394 [compare], Ancestry member james1c8ad782
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Philip Beddows :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Amos Race :
23andMe
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