Rev. William Adair, of Ayr

1627 - 1684  (~ 103 years)

• Name	William Adair
  Relationship	with Marion Murdoch Johnson
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Between 1581 and 1627
  Occupation	Between 1640 and 1684  [1]
  	Clergyman (Minister of Ayr)
  Death	1684  [1]
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of William Adair and Rosena McLelland)
  > 1. Sir Robert Adair, of Kinhilt & Ballymena           b. 1583             d. 1 Mar 1655  (Age 72 years) ▻ Jean Edmonstone
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of William Adair and Unknown Houston)
  > 1. Rev. John Adair, of Genoch           b. 1585, Genoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
  Last Modified	7 May 2020

  
  

  Father	William Adair, of Kinhilt           b. 1565             d. 4 Nov 1626 (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Helen Cathcart           b. Bef 1610             d. Bef 1720 (Age < 110 years)

  
  

• Notes

  Administered the solemn oath of the "League and Covenant" to the Scotch Soldiers in Ulster in 1644.

  
  

• Sources

  [S0388] Nick Kingsley, Adair of Ballymena Castle & Flixton Hall, (https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2013/04/23-adair-of-ballymena-castle-and.html), Main web page (Reliability: 1).