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James Abernathy 1454 – 1505 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1454

Birth Location: Haddington, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1505

Death Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: Laurence Abernathy

Mother: Margaret Stewart

Spouse(s): Margaret Stewart, Margaret Borthwick

Children(s): Helen Abernathy, Janet Abernethy, Matthew Abernethy, Robert Abernethy, William Abernethy, Alexander Abernethy, James Abernethy

James Abernathy was born in 1454 in Haddington, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Laurence Abernathy and Margaret Albany Stewart. James Abernathy married Margaret Stewart, Margaret Borthwick, and had children including Helen Abernathy, Janet Abernethy, Matthew Abernethy, Robert Abernethy, William Abernethy, Alexander Abernethy, James Abernethy. James Abernathy passed away in 1505 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Abernathy was born in 1454 in Haddington, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Laurence Abernathy and Margaret Albany Stewart.
  • James Abernathy married Margaret Stewart, Margaret Borthwick, and had children including Helen Abernathy, Janet Abernethy, Matthew Abernethy, Robert Abernethy, William Abernethy, Alexander Abernethy, James Abernethy.
  • James Abernathy passed away in 1505 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.

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James Abernathy's Ancestors

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James Abernathy
1454 – 1505
Birth Place: Haddington, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Laurence Abernathy
1402 – 1461
Upper Town of Saltoun, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Albany) Stewart
– 1465
East Saltoun, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Abernathy
1360 – 1420
Saltoun, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Mary Stewart
1368 – 1420
Falkland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Alan Stewart
1387 – 1439
Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catherine Seton
1410 – 1478
East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
George Abernethy
1339 – 1388
Abernethy
1343 –
Robert Stewart
1340 – 1420
Margaret Menteith
1334 – 1380
John Stewart
1365 – 1429
Elizabeth Lennox
1373 – 1429
William Seton
1393 – 1424
Janet March
1390 – 1434
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Saltoun
1309 – 1368
Alicia Wishart
1318 –
Robert Stewart
1316 – 1390
Elizabeth Mure
1320 – 1355
Robert III
1337 – 1406
Annabella Scotland
1350 – 1401
Duncan Stewart
1345 – 1425
Helena Campbell
1358 – 1445
George March
1338 – 1420
Isabella Randolph
1325 –

James Abernathy's Descendants

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James Abernathy (1454 – 1505) m. Margaret Stewart (ABT 1455 – 1520) m. Margaret Borthwick (ABT 1396 – )
  1. 1. Helen Abernathy (ABT 1478 – ABT 1578) m. Thomas Urquhart (1476 – 1557)
  2. 2. Janet Abernethy (1480 – 1540) m. Alexander Ogilvy (ABT 1470 – 9 SEP 1513)
    1. 1. Marjorie Ogilvy (1500 – 1570)
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Findlater) Ogilvey (1503 – 1580) m. Alexander Irvine (1500 – 9 SEP 1547) m. William Irvine (1504 – 9 SEP 1547)
    3. 3. Margaret Ogilvie (ABT 1522 – 23 AUG 1550) m. William MackIntosh (1521 – 23 AUG 1550) m. James Gordon (1495 – ABT 1555)
      1. 1. William MacIntosh (ABT 1541 – ABT 1552)
      2. 2. Margaret Mackintosh (1542 – AFT 1604) m. Duncan Grant (1540 – 19 FEB 1581)
        1. 1. Duncan Grant (AFT 1568 – ) m. Katherine Macdonell (ABT 1577 – )
        2. 2. Elizabeth Grant (AFT 1568 – ) m. Alexander Cumming (ABT 1629 – )
        3. 3. James Grant (ABT 1569 – 1623) m. Grizel Menzies (1580 – 1597) m. Catherine Rose (1581 – 10 SEP 1658)
        4. 4. Patrick Grant (ABT 1572 – BEF 8 AUG 1640) m. Margaret Innes (ABT 1574 – )
        5. 5. John Grant (1573 – 2 SEP 1622) m. Lilias Murray (1579 – 30 DEC 1643)
        6. 6. Robert Grant (ABT 1574 – JUN 1634) m. Catherine Stewart (ABT 1579 – AFT 1662)
        7. 7. Margaret Grant (1578 – )
        8. 8. Beatrix Grant (1585 – )
      3. 3. Lachlan (Mor) MacKintosh (1543 – 1606) m. Agnes Mackenzie (1550 – 1609)
      4. 4. Donald Mackintosh (ABT 1545 – )
      5. 5. Margaret Mackintosh (ABT 1550 – ABT 1580) m. William (Alexander Dallas,) II (8 JAN 1546 – 1597)
  3. 3. Matthew Abernethy (ABT 1480 – )
  4. 4. Robert Abernethy (ABT 1482 – )
  5. 5. William Abernethy (ABT 1484 – )
  6. 6. Alexander Abernethy (1485 – 1 JUN 1527) m. Margaret (Jane) Stewart (1482 – AFT 1530)
  7. 7. James Abernethy (ABT 1485 – AFT 1500)

James Abernathy's Timeline

2 Records

1454
1454
Birth of James Abernathy in Haddington, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Haddington, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1505
1505
Age 51
Death of James Abernathy in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1454
    Event Place: Haddington, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

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