John Moffat^[1]

1785 - 1863  (78 years)

• Name	John Moffat  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Alternate Birth	about 1779	Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland   [3, 4]
  	Shown as “Johnston, Dumfriesshire” on 1861 Census, “Fonston, Dumfriesshire” on 1851 Census - Roger 8 Feb 2008
  Born	14 March 1785	Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland   [2, 5, 6]
  Census	6 June 1841	Darngarroch, Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland   [7]
  	1841 Scotland Census Darngerrock, Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland John Moffat 60 M Farmer Born in Scotland Ellison Moffat 55 F Born in Scotland Daniel Moffat 20 M Born in Scotland Elisabeth Moffat 15 F Born in Scotland James Moffat 15 M Born in Scotland John Moffat 10 M Born in Scotland Mary Moffat 10 F Born in Scotland Jean Moffat 60 F F S Born in Scotland http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1841Scotland&indiv=try&h=1055624
  Census	30 March 1851	Darngarroch, Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland   [8]
  	1851 Scotland Census Darngerrock, Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland John Moffat 72 M Head Farmer Born in Fonston, Dumfries William Moffat 32 M Son Born in Sanquhar, Dumfries Mary Moffat 24 F Daughter Born in Dunscore, Dumfries Janet Moffat 18 F Son's Wife Born in Langhton, Dumfries Farmer Of Ae 20 Arab 580 Moor Emp 2 House http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1851Scotland&indiv=try&h=2431804
  Census	7 April 1861	Bennan, Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland   [9]
  	1861 Scotland Census Bennan, Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland John Moffat 81 M Head Farmer Born in Johnston, Dumfries Henrietta Moffat 40 F Wife Born in Urr, Kirkcudbright Agness Moffat 15 F Daughter Born in Urr, Kirkcudbright Isabella Moffat 8 F Daughter Born in Kells, Kirkcudbright Alice Moffat 4 F Daughter Born in Kells, Kirkcudbright Mary Moffat 3 F Daughter Born in Kells, Kirkcudbright David Moffat 1 M Son Born in Kells, Kirkcudbright Jane Moffat 83 F Sister Born in Moffat, Dumfrieshire Farmer Of 600 Acres Employing 1 Man And 1 Boy http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1861Scotland&indiv=try&h=1418007
  Died	14 October 1863	Bennan, Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland   [3, 4, 5]
  	Originally entered as “Bennan Kells”. Bennan is a place in Kells Parish, Kirkcudbrightshire - Roger 7 Feb 2008
  Death	15 October 1863	Bennan, Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland   [2]
  Alternate Death	18 October 1863	Bennan, Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland   [6]
  	Originally entered as “Bennan Kells”. Bennan is a place in Kells Parish, Kirkcudbrightshire - Roger 7 Feb 2008
  Things to Check	Had some kids when he was older than 70 years. Two marriages.
  Submitter	53+, 1319
  Buried	after 18 October 1863	Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I214	Clan Moffat Genealogy
  Last Modified	9 February 2008

  
  

  Father	Walter Moffat,   b. about 1756, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ,   d. 7 July 1838, Minsca, Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Mother	Janet Wells,   b. about 1764, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F544	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse 1	Allison McMichael,   b. 1784, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 15 January 1850, Darngarroch, Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland  (Age 66 years)
  Married	1806	Dumfriesshire, Scotland   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Margaret Moffat,   b. 14 October 1808, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ,   d. 29 April 1881, Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland  (Age 72 years) + 2. Janet Moffat,   b. 5 August 1810, Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ,   d. 19 July 1871, Alexandria, Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland  (Age 60 years)   3. Jean Moffat,   b. 4 July 1812, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ,   d. 10 February 1879  (Age 66 years)   4. Walter Moffat,   b. 2 July 1814, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ,   d. 14 December 1892, Ipswich, Suffolk, England  (Age 78 years) + 5. Daniel Moffat,   b. 2 July 1816, Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ,   d. 26 May 1878, Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland  (Age 61 years) + 6. William Moffat,   b. 8 October 1817, Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ,   d. 22 June 1881, Nether Laggan, Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland  (Age 63 years) + 7. Elizabeth Moffat,   b. 8 April 1819, Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ,   d. 7 November 1891, Nithside Cottage, Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland  (Age 72 years)   8. David Moffat,   b. 8 June 1821, Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ,   d. 24 November 1851, Ipswich, Suffolk, England  (Age 30 years) + 9. James Moffat,   b. 20 January 1823, Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ,   d. 2 June 1895, Ipswich, Suffolk, England  (Age 72 years) + 10. John Moffat,   b. 5 October 1825, Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ,   d. 23 February 1875, Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland  (Age 49 years)   11. Mary Moffat,   b. 14 March 1827, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ,   d. 27 August 1854, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland  (Age 27 years)   12. Allison Moffat,   b. 26 March 1828, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ,   d. 10 February 1829, Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland  (Age 0 years)   13. Allison Moffat,   b. 19 December 1829, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ,   d. 27 July 1830, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F545	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse 2	Henrietta McVitie or McVitae,   b. about 1821, Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
  Married	29 March 1852  [4]
  Children	1. Isabella Moffat,   b. 1853   2. Allison McMichael Moffat,   b. 29 October 1856   3. Mary Moffat,   b. 13 January 1858   4. David Moffat,   b. 13 August 1859
  Family ID	F3124	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 March 1785 - Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth
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• Histories

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• Notes

  Became a farmer. Married a second time and left besides the above one son and three daughters. He is said to have remembered Robert Burns when the poet lived at Ellisland, a farm near Springfield Hill Farm in Dunscore, where the Moffats lived. Accordingto family tradition, our ancestors did not think much of the bard's efforts at farming. (HWM) The 1861 Census lists daughter Agness aged 15 (born abt 1846) living here, but doesn’t clearly indicate whose daughter she is - has last name Moffat, so presumably John’s daughter, but also listed as Henrietta’s daughter, but this would mean she was born before marriage to Henrietta - Roger 9 Feb 2008 [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1630] . [S1629] GEDCOM file titled “Moffat family tree.ged”, from Christina Bradnam. [S2] Hand Written Pedigree Chart, submitted by Kathleen Moffat. [S50] Clan Moffat Society Lineage Sheet, submitted by Kathleen Moffat. [S1] Original Moffat GEDCOM File, Robert and Frances Moffitt. [S1207] GEDCOM file "waite.ged", submitted by Helier Waite. [S1758] 1841 Census of Scotland. [S1759] 1851 Census of Scotland. [S1760] 1861 Census of Scotland.