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William Fleming, 16th of Barochan
b. circa 1690, d. 1 April 1783
Birth
William Fleming, 16th of Barochan, was born circa 1690.
Parents
| Father | Patrick Fleming, 15th of Barochan (b. circa 1650, d. February 1715) |
Children with Catherine Durham
| Daughter | Williamina Fleming |
| Son | Adam Fleming |
| Daughter | Mary Fleming (b. 25 January 1733) |
| Daughter | Catherine Fleming (b. circa 1740) |
| Son | Malcolm Fleming, 17th of Barochan+ (b. 1745, d. 1818) |
| Son | Patrick Fleming (b. circa 1750) |
| Son | William Fleming (b. circa 1752) |
| Daughter | Elizabeth Fleming (b. circa 1755) |
Working life
Property2
William Fleming, 16th of Barochan, possessed entered into a bond for a debt of 1000 merks to John Earl of Wigtown on 19 November 1724.33
Death
William Fleming, 16th of Barochan, witnessed the probate of Patrick Fleming, 15th of Barochan, on 19 January 1722.2 William Fleming, 16th of Barochan, had his estate probated on 25 April 1782.4 He died on 1 April 1783 at age ~93.5 He had his estate probated on 2 April 1783.5
Citations
- [S124] Cosmo Innes, Editor, Records of the University of Glasgow: from its foundation till 1727 (Glasgow: The Maitland Club, 1854), vol iii, p 208; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/munimentaalmeuni01mait : viewed 19 May 2025.
- [S71] Scotland, National Records of Scotland, "Wills and Testaments 1513-1925," Scotland's People (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 24 February 2025), CC 751, Lilias Fleming, relict of John Napier Testament Dative and Inventar, confirmed 1722.
- [S71] Scotland, National Records of Scotland, "Wills and Testaments 1513-1925," Scotland's People (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed), CC 758, images 502 to 507, Testament of John Fleming, Earl of Wigtoun (d. 1744.)
- [S183] Scotland. Chancery Office, Decennial Indexes to the Services of Heirs in Scotland, Commencing January 1, 1700, Ending December 31, 1859: continued as Index to the Services of Heirs in Scotland, annual volumes from 1860 (Edinburgh: HMSO, between 1863 and 1889), 1782 0425, Decennial 1780-1789, No 3, William Fleming 16th of Barochan; online image, FamilySearch, FamilySearch Catalog (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1004156 : accessed.
- [S71] Scotland, National Records of Scotland, "Wills and Testaments 1513-1925," Scotland's People (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 24 February 2025), CC 772, William Fleming of Barrochan Testament Dative and Bond of Cautionry, 1783.
| Last Edited | 4 November 2026 |