Nathaniel HERON\Elizabeth DOUGLAS
Nathaniel HERON, son of James HERON and Marion SHAW , was born 1707 in <Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland>. He married Elizabeth DOUGLAS July 15, 1736 in Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland. He died February 10, 1789 in Carsnestock, Penninghame, Wig.. Elizabeth DOUGLAS, daughter of William DOUGLAS and Grizel MCKEAND , . She died June 07, 1759 in Penninghame, Wigtownshire.


Children of Nathaniel HERON and Elizabeth DOUGLAS are:

1. Elizabeth HERON, b. 1744
2. Susan HERON, b. 1747
3. Margaret HERON, b. 1739
4. Samuel HERON, b. in February, 1749 See Samuel HERON & ?
5. Anne HERON, b. abt. 1741 See John MILROY & Anne HERON
6. Mary HERON, b. May 13, 1737 See Andrew MCGILL & Mary HERON
7. James HERON, b. abt. 1727

Other Marriages for Nathaniel HERON:

Notes for Nathaniel HERON:

Changed the spelling of his name from HERRON to HERON
1725 spelled his name HERON
1745: In Carsnestock
Died aged 81 years in Carsnestock

Sources for Nathaniel HERON:

  1. LDS says 1707; I thought the tombstone said 1701.,
  2. LDS says died 10 Feb 1759; I thought tomb said 10 Feb 1789 which iscorrect,
  3. BN: C118952 FR 20,

Notes for Elizabeth DOUGLAS:

1725 spelled her name DOUGLASS
Seventh and youngest child of William DOUGLAS
Died aged 47 years

Sources for Elizabeth DOUGLAS:

  1. MI #149, Clachans of Penninghame,

Notes for Elizabeth HERON:

!Surname also spelled HERRON

Sources for Elizabeth HERON:

  1. BN: C118952 FR53,

Notes for Susan HERON:

First name also Susan. Of Stewarton. Her grandfather saw the two martyrsbeing drowned.
"Miss Susan Heron told a Miss McKie that her grandfather, JamesHERON, was on Wigton Sands on the day the two martyrs Margaret M'LACHLANDand Margaret WILSON on the 11th May 1685 were drowned and that his verywords were 'The hail sands war covered wi cluds o' folks a' gathered intoclusters here and there, offering up prayers for the two women while theywere being put down.' Miss Susan HERON died 19th Feb. 1834, aged 87years, and her grandfather, James HERON died 31st October 1758, aged 94years old, showing that he was twenty years of age when the women weredrowned. The HERON graves are in Penninghame Churchyard." (McKerlie, p.341)
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Sources for Susan HERON:

  1. BN: C118952,

Notes for Margaret HERON:

Died aged 22 years old

Sources for Margaret HERON:

  1. MI #149,
  2. BN: C118952 FR45,

Notes for James HERON:

Source: Bob Henry/DGNHAS

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