Difference between revisions of "Molleson, Gilbert"
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|Marriage=Margery (?) and Sara Curtis (1715) | |Marriage=Margery (?) and Sara Curtis (1715) | ||
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|Source=TNA PROB 11/637/301 | |Source=TNA PROB 11/637/301 | ||
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| − | Born in Aberdeen in 1659, the son of Gilbert Molleson and Margaret Smith. Margaret was an early convert to Quakerism in Aberdeen, while her husband was a merchant who served on the town council and persecuted Quakers. Gilbert was made a freeman of the Drapers Company in London by 1690. Brother-in-law of Robert Barclay, the Apologist. Identified as a trustee and one of the 'correspondents inhabiting at London for the services of the truth in Scotland' in Elizabeth Dickson's 1701 bequest. | + | Born in Aberdeen in 1659, the son of Gilbert Molleson and Margaret Smith. Margaret was an early convert to Quakerism in Aberdeen, while her husband was a merchant who served on the town council and persecuted Quakers. Gilbert was made a freeman of the Drapers Company in London by 1690. Brother-in-law of Robert Barclay, the Apologist. Identified as a trustee and one of the 'correspondents inhabiting at London for the services of the truth in Scotland' in Elizabeth Dickson's 1701 bequest. Took as apprentices fellow Scots [[Falconer, Gilbert]] and [[Falconer, Jane]]. |
Latest revision as of 11:58, 31 March 2014
| Dates | 1659 – 1730 | ||
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| Location | London | ||
| Vocation | Draper | ||
| Place of Birth | Aberdeen | ||
| Marriage | Margery (?) and Sara Curtis (1715) | ||
| Issue | Margaret | ||
| Place of birth | Source | TNA PROB 11/637/301 |
Born in Aberdeen in 1659, the son of Gilbert Molleson and Margaret Smith. Margaret was an early convert to Quakerism in Aberdeen, while her husband was a merchant who served on the town council and persecuted Quakers. Gilbert was made a freeman of the Drapers Company in London by 1690. Brother-in-law of Robert Barclay, the Apologist. Identified as a trustee and one of the 'correspondents inhabiting at London for the services of the truth in Scotland' in Elizabeth Dickson's 1701 bequest. Took as apprentices fellow Scots Falconer, Gilbert and Falconer, Jane.
