Johne Davidson, chirurgean, was admitted as a Burgess of Edinburgh by right of his wife Marie, daughter of James Heriott, merchant on December 29, 1601.[1]
To be admitted as a Guild-brethren "by Act of Congress" indicates that John Davidson had friends in high places.
Sources
Source: S474 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1 NOTEThis information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
Find a Grave, database and images. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169225851/john-davidson), memorial page for John Davidson (17 Feb 1583-1631), Find a Grave Memorial ID 169225851; Burial Details Unknown, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
↑ National Records of Scotland, Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses. He was later made Guild-brethren by an Act of Congress on August 11, 1619. (1406-1700), Page 143[1]
↑ Source: #S474 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Davidson
↑ Source: #S474 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Davidson
↑ Source: #S474 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Davidson
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Jerry Powers for creating WikiTree profile Davidson-2716 through the import of Powers-White-Beddo Lines_2013-03-17_01.ged on Mar 17, 2013.
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