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James Hunter 3rd of Abbotshill & Roddingrood, Provost Ayr 1585–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland

Death Date: 1617

Death Location: Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland

Father: James Hunter

Mother: Janet )

Spouse(s): Katherine Law

Children(s): James Hunter

In 1585, James Hunter 3rd of Abbotshill & Roddingrood, Provost Ayr entered the world in Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland, born to James 2Nd Of Abbotshill Hunter And Janet Jean Campbell Hunter. James Hunter 3rd of Abbotshill & Roddingrood, Provost Ayr married Katherine Law, and had children including James 4Th Of Abbotshill Hunter. James Hunter 3rd of Abbotshill & Roddingrood, Provost Ayr passed away in 1617 in Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1585, James Hunter 3rd of Abbotshill & Roddingrood, Provost Ayr entered the world in Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland, born to James 2Nd Of Abbotshill Hunter And Janet Jean Campbell Hunter.
  • James Hunter 3rd of Abbotshill & Roddingrood, Provost Ayr married Katherine Law, and had children including James 4Th Of Abbotshill Hunter.
  • James Hunter 3rd of Abbotshill & Roddingrood, Provost Ayr passed away in 1617 in Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland.

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James Ayr's Ancestors

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James Ayr
1585–1617
Birth Place: Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland
Parents
James (2nd of Abbotshill) Hunter
1559–1593
Beneberrie Yairds, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet (Jean Campbell ( Hunter) )
1566–1592
Craigdow & Riddingrood Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Campbell of Craigdow) Riddingrood
1530–1566
Riddingrood, Duncow, Parish of Kirkmahoe, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ayr's Descendants

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James (Hunter 3rd of Abbotshill & Roddingrood, Provost) Ayr (1585–1617) m. Katherine Law (28 Mar 1585–about 1635)
  1. 1. James ((4th of Abbotshill)) Hunter 1612–1671 m. Janet ((Jane) Campbell) (Hunter) 1615–1665
    1. 1. Robert (Hunter of Lunna First Chamberlain of the Lordship of) Zetland 1635–1695 m. Margaret Leslie 1658–1695
      1. 1. Thomas Hunter 1680–1718 m. Grizel (of Sumburgh & Symbister) Bruce 1684–1746
        1. 1. Robert Hunter 1710–1777 m. Ursilla Bruce 1702–1746

James Ayr's Timeline

2 Records

1585
1585
Birth of James Hunter 3rd of Abbotshill & Roddingrood, Provost Ayr in Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland
Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland
1617
1617
Age 32
Death of James Hunter 3rd of Abbotshill & Roddingrood, Provost Ayr in Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland
Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland

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