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She was most likely the daughter of Walter Kerr, considering that her will inventory was done by William Kerr, who would have been her brother, and she named one of her sons Walter. In a family bible, her birth is listed above her Barclay children with her name as "Margaret Kerr", and includes the birth dates of daughters Mary and Martha Brown.
1691
Jan 6
| 1691 • Nine Years' War: French troops under Marshal Louis-Francois de Boufflers besiege the Spanish-held town of Mons. |
1740
Nov 18
Age: 49y
birth of childMary Etta Brown New Jersey, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1740 • Adam Smith enters Balliol College, Oxford. |
1769
Oct 16
Age: 78y
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willMentions daughters Mary and Martha, as well as her son "Walter Barclay". David Carlile is a witness. William Ker, son of Walter Kerr, does the inventory of her estate. One of Walter Kerr's other sons also married a Catherine Brown. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1769 • James Cook arrives in Tahiti on the ship HM Bark Endeavour, preparing to observe the transit of the planet Venus, which takes place on June 3. After the voyage, the data is found to be inaccurate in determining the distance between the Sun and Earth. |
1769
Sep 30
Age: 78y
| 1769 • James Cook lands in New Zealand at Poverty Bay. |