Hello! I am trying to help my wife discover more about her roots back to Scotland.
Her roots go to a John Guthrie, born in PA, son of Robert Guthrie, born at sea en route from Scotland. His father was also a Robert, whose father was also a Robert, born in 1735 in Garvock, Kincardine, Scotland. His father was a David Guthrie, b. 1685 and married to a Margaret Scott.
Almost all records I've found online named this David's father as a David Guthrie, b. 1653, married to a Margaret Arbuthnot.
However - today I came across online memoirs of a Gideon Guthrie, whose brother is supposed to be this same David of 1653, wife Margaret Arbuthnot, but who didn't leave any male descendants according to Gideon's writings.
If true - this leaves the 1685 David Guthrie, who was married to Margaret Scott, without a "father" at this point.
We are coming to Scotland next month (June) and so to be able to have this discrepancy cleared up would be great!
