PROCTOR, Adam (DNA Link) ^{1 4}

   Other names for Adam were PROCTER, Adam ^{2 4} and PROCUTER, Adam.²

   User ID: G815.

  General Notes:

"PROCTOR
ADAM
JOHN PROCTOR/
M
11/01/1736
180 10 / 40
CLATT"

from Births and Baptisms ⁴

Adam married Margaret AFFLECK on 6 July 1759 in Cockpen parish, Midlothian, Scotland.^{1 2} (Margaret AFFLECK was baptised on 2 October 1743 in Inveresk and Musselburgh parish, Midlothian, Scotland ⁴.)

  Marriage Notes:

"PROCTER
ADAM
MARGARET AUFLECT/FR554 (FR554)
06/07/1759
676 20 / 246
COCKPEN"

from Index of Marriages


Old Parish Registers
Cockpen parish Midlothian
Marriages

"Contracted Adam Proctor & Margaret Auflect, both in this Parish July 6^th 1759. Alex^r Simpson Elder Cautioner for ten Shill" ^{1 2}

Adam next married Christian WHITE on 8 June 1791 in Newton parish, Midlothian, Scotland.^{2 3} (Christian WHITE was baptised on 25 March 1739 in Borthwick parish, Midlothian, Scotland ⁴.)

  Marriage Notes:

"PROCUTER
ADAM
CHRISTIAN WHYTE/FR332 (FR332)
22/04/1791
674 20 / 190
BORTHWICK"

"PROCTER
ADAM
CHRISTIAN WHYTE/FR1098 (FR1098)
08/06/1791
696 40 / 317
NEWTON"

from Index of Marriages




Old Parish Registers
Newton parish Midlothian
Marriages

"Marriages
1791
April 29^th Adam Procter in this parish and Christian Whyte in the parish of Borthwick gave in their names for proclamation in order to marriage Cautioner for the woman James Givan and for the man Adam Procter Jun^r. Married June 8^th 1791"

Note:

"Adam Procter Jun^r." was a cautioner for the bridegroom in the text of the record above. This is evidence that Christian Whyte married the father Adam as his second wife, not his son Adam as his first. The younger Adam's son, also named Adam, was not born until 1797. ^{2 3}