NISBET, John Weaver ^{2 3 4}

   Other names for John were NESBET, John ⁵ and NESBIT, John.

  General Notes:

John Nisbet was recorded as a weaver and deceased, in the death certificate of his daughter Helen in 1876. ⁶

John married Katharine BALLANTINE, daughter of Thomas BALANTYNE and Katharin WHITEFOORD, in July 1776 in Kirkurd Parish, Peebleshire, Scotland.^{1 2} (Katharine BALLANTINE was baptised on 16 August 1752 in West Linton Associate Congregation, Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland ^{1 7}.)

  Marriage Notes:

There are two documents associated with the marriage of this couple:

Old Parish Registers
West Linton parish Peeblesshire
Marriages

"1776
June 22 This day John Nisbet in this parish & Kathryne Balantyne the the paris (all sic) of Kirkurd gave in their names"

and

Old Parish Registers
Kirkurd parish Peeblesshire
Marriages

"1776
Marriages
June 21^st This day John Nisbet in the Parish of Linton and Catharine Ballantyne in this Parish gave up their Names in order to Marriage They were proclaimed the 23^d the 30^th and the 7^th of July and no objections offered
they gave to the poor £0 : 14 : 0 " ^{2 4}