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James Abercrombie 1709–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1709

Birth Location: Braufield, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Apr 1781

Death Location: Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: James Abercrombie

Mother: Lady Gordon

Spouse(s): Rebecca Colgan, Hannah Picard

Children(s): Mary Abercrombie, John Abercrombie, Thomas Abercrombie, Mary Abercrombie, Hugh Abercrombie, Isabella Abercrombie, Rebecca Abercrombie, Colville Abercrombie, Alexander Abercrombie, Reuben Abercrombie, Charles Sr, Chrystie Abercrombie

The story of James Abercrombie began in 1709 in Braufield, Fife, Scotland. James Abercrombie married Hannah Picard, Rebecca Jane Colgan, and had children including Alexander Abercrombie, Charles Abercrombie Sr, Chrystie Abercrombie, Colville Abercrombie, Hugh Abercrombie, Isabella Abercrombie, John Joseph Abercrombie, Mary Abercrombie, Rebecca Abercrombie, Reuben Abercrombie, Thomas Abercrombie. James Abercrombie passed away in 1781 in Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Abercrombie began in 1709 in Braufield, Fife, Scotland.
  • James Abercrombie married Hannah Picard, Rebecca Jane Colgan, and had children including Alexander Abercrombie, Charles Abercrombie Sr, Chrystie Abercrombie, Colville Abercrombie, Hugh Abercrombie, Isabella Abercrombie, John Joseph Abercrombie, Mary Abercrombie, Rebecca Abercrombie, Reuben Abercrombie, Thomas Abercrombie.
  • James Abercrombie passed away in 1781 in Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Abercrombie's Ancestors

Self
James Abercrombie
1709–1781
Birth Place: Braufield, Fife, Scotland
Parents
James Abercrombie
1670–1734
Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
Lady (Mary) Gordon
1671–1742
Straloch, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Alexander Abercromby (Abercrombie) II (1st Baronet of Birkenbog and) Forglen)
1604–1684
Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
Arthur (Gordon (of) Straloch)
1625–1680
Newmachar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Catherine Isabella) Menzies
1637–1719
Banff Burgh, Banffshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir I)
1578–1667
Elizabeth (Benton)
1580–1630
Sir Gordontown)
1580–1661
Lady Irvine
1582–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James ABERCROMBIE
1557–1593
Marjorie Ogilvy
1561–1632
Sir Gordon
1547–1594
Isabel Forbes
1548–1622
Alexander Irvine
1570–1629
Marion Douglas
1567–1630

James Abercrombie's Descendants

1.
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James Abercrombie (1709–23 Apr 1781) m. Rebecca (Jane) Colgan (ABT 1700–AFT 1736) m. Hannah Picard (1708–1808)
  1. 1. Mary Abercrombie 1736–1822 m. Thomas Cooper 1731–1798
    1. 1. Alicia Cooper 1770–1849
    2. 2. Armfield Cooper 1768–1811
    3. 3. Duckett Cooper 1775–1869 m. William Stump 1764–1831
      1. 1. Kesia (Cooper) Stump 1814–1896
      2. 2. Rachel (Cooper) Stump 1800–1801 m. Samuel (Forwood) Sr 1799–1892
        1. 1. William (Stump) Forwood 1830–1892 m. Jane (Adeline Alter) Bond 1835–1888 m. Pamila Wilson 1829–1860
        2. 2. Franklin (Pierce) Forwood 1856–
        3. 3. Julia (Ann Elizabeth) Forwood 1836–1845
        4. 4. Samuel Forwood 1838–1838
        5. 5. Susan Forwood 1856–
        6. 6. Henry (Hays) Forwood 1842–1921 m. Mary (Adelle) Coale 1852–1918
        7. 7. John (Amor) Forwood 1839–1852
        8. 8. Walter Forwood 1851–
        9. 9. Amos (Talley) Forwood 1860–1867
        10. 10. Robert (M.) Forwood 1846–1865
      3. 3. Eliza (Cooper) Stump 1802–1889
      4. 4. Hannah (Cooper) Stump 1809–1880 m. John Lilly 1796–1869
        1. 1. Sarah (S) Corrigan 1833–1910 m. Hugh Corrigan 1822–1876
        2. 2. Mary Lilly 1828–
        3. 3. Vergil Lilly 1845–
      5. 5. Susanna (Greene) Ramsey 1812–1901
      6. 6. Thomas (Cooper) Stump 1794–1858
      7. 7. Samuel (Cooper) Stump 1792–1854
      8. 8. Hester (Ann) Stump 1816–1880
      9. 9. Mary Stump 1797–1827
      10. 10. Henry (Cooper) Stump 1807–1872
    4. 4. Stephen (Thomas) Cooper 1777–1855
    5. 5. Isaac Cooper 1798–1799
  2. 2. John (Joseph) Abercrombie 1741–1816
  3. 3. Thomas Abercrombie 1731–1826
  4. 4. Mary Abercrombie 1734–1825
  5. 5. Hugh Abercrombie 1736–
  6. 6. Isabella Abercrombie 1736–1822
  7. 7. Rebecca Abercrombie 1739–1825
  8. 8. Colville Abercrombie 1762–1838
  9. 9. Alexander Abercrombie 1773–1830
  10. 10. Reuben Abercrombie 1730–
  11. 11. Charles (Abercrombie) Sr 1742–1819
  12. 12. Chrystie Abercrombie 1746–1804

James Abercrombie's Timeline

2 Records

1709
1709
Birth of James Abercrombie in Braufield, Fife, Scotland
Braufield, Fife, Scotland
1781
23 Apr 1781
Age 72
Death of James Abercrombie in Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: Braufield, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1781
    Event Place: Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Age:
    71-72

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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