This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Janet_Finney Surnames: Lorimer, Weir, Anderson, Wallace, French Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lorimer/235/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I would like to have contact with anyone descended from or researching Robert Lorimer and his wife, Janet Weir. Robert may have been the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Lorimer of Penpont Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Samuel Lorimer and his wife, Elizabeth (maiden name may also have been Lorimer) farmed a property called Woodend in Penpont Parish. They had 3 sons (Thomas, Robert, and James). Samuel and Elizabeth both died by May 12, 1748. Robert Lorimer (born approximately 1739-40), farmer in Kirkconnel Parish married Janet Weir (born approximately 1736). Marriage proclamation: 24 July 1768 in Sanquhar Parish. He farmed Gavels farm from approximately 1769 to 1777. He died 26 Jun 1811 at Crockroy Farm, Kirkconnel, (place of death given in his Testament, by his son Thomas, after his death). Janet Weir was born in approx. 1741 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire (?), Scotland, and may have died 11 June 1785, (the headstone in the churchyard is difficult to read) in Kirkconnel Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. At the time the children of Robert and Janet of Gavels farm were being baptized in Kirkconnel Parish there was another Robert Lorimer (husband of Janet Johnstone) whose children were baptized (in 1759, 1763, and 1765) in Kirkconnel Parish. He farmed Gateside farm. Robert & Janet of Gavels are buried in Kirkconnel Churchyard. Robert & Janet of Gateside are buried in Sanquhar Churchyard. There is a Testament for Robert of Gavels and a Will or Testament for Robert of Gateside. The children of Robert Lorimer and his wife, Janet Weir were: Samuel Lorimer, baptized 12 November 1769 in Kirkconnel Parish. Samuel appears to have died at a young age and his name is recorded on the headstone of his sister Marion (Mrs. Robert Anderson). Thomas Lorimer, baptized 17 March 1771 ? in Kirkconnel Parish. He married Margaret Lorimer, a woman who may have been related to him. They did not have any children. They are buried in Kirkconnel Churchyard. William Lorimer, baptized 19 September 1773 in Kirkconnel Parish. He married Elizabeth Wallace (possibly the daughter of William Wallace). Their children were: Janet, Robert, William, Thomas, and James Lorimer. They are buried in Kirkconnel Churchyard with some of their children. Maron (Marion) Lorimer, baptized 11 June 1775 in Kirkconnel Parish. She married Robert Anderson. They are buried in Kirkconnel Churchyard. Their children were Janet, Sarah, and Robert Anderson. Elizabeth Lorimer, baptized 27 July 1777 in Kirkconnel Parish. She married John French. They are buried in Cambusnethan Parish, Lanark, Scotland. Their children were: Janet, Robert, Elizabeth, John, and Margaret French. Please contact me (Janet Isobelle Finney) directly at [email protected] Or by mail: CO Box 296, Spencerville, Ontario, K0E 1X0, Canada Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>