John Witherspoon
Scottish
Lineage
- Father James Witherspoon
- Daughter: Ann Witherspoon Smith
- Son: MAJ James Witherspoon
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1723/02/05 | Anna Walker Witherspoon, wife of James Witherspoon, gives birth to a son, John Witherspoon in Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland. | Born | |||||
| 1768/00/00 | John Witherspoon home from 1768 through 1779. | Home | President's House | Princeton | |||
| 1770/04/23 | Dr Witherspoon, the President of the College of New Jersey, payes David Rittenhouse 300 pounds for the newly completed Orrery. | Buyer | Princeton's Rittenhouse Orrery | Rittenhouse Farmhouse | Norristown, PA | ||
| 1773/00/00 | Tusculum is built for the Reverend John Witherspoon, 6th President of Princeton University | Home | Tusculum | Princeton | |||
| 1776/08/02 | Most delegates sign the Declaration of Independence | Signer, Representing New Jersey | US Declaration of Independence | American Colonies Declare Independence from Great Britain | |||
| 1794/11/15 | John Witherspoon dies at home, Princeton, New Jersey | Died | Tusculum | Princeton |
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