Difference between revisions of "Molleson, Gilbert"
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|Marriage=Margery (?) and Sara Curtis (1715) | |Marriage=Margery (?) and Sara Curtis (1715) | ||
|Issue=Margaret | |Issue=Margaret | ||
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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. | ||
Revision as of 12:45, 3 July 2013
| 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 | Aberdeen | 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.
