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James Glen of Barr 1485–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Barr, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1554

Death Location: Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Glen

Mother: Elizabeth 12ggm

Spouse(s): Marion Cunningham

Children(s): James Glen, Alexander Glen, Robert Glen, John Glen, Sir Glen

James Glen of Barr was born in 1485 in Barr, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Bar Glen And Elizabeth Browne 12Ggm. James Glen of Barr married Marion Cunningham, and had children including Alexander Glen, James Bar Glen, John Glen, John Mcgowan Glen, Robert Glen, Sir David Bar Glen. James Glen of Barr passed away in 1554 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • James Glen of Barr was born in 1485 in Barr, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Bar Glen And Elizabeth Browne 12Ggm.
  • James Glen of Barr married Marion Cunningham, and had children including Alexander Glen, James Bar Glen, John Glen, John Mcgowan Glen, Robert Glen, Sir David Bar Glen.
  • James Glen of Barr passed away in 1554 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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James Barr's Ancestors

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James Barr
1485–1554
Birth Place: Barr, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Bar Glen
1436–1506
Barr, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Browne) 12ggm
1460–1506
Cultermayne, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Barr's Descendants

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James (Glen of) Barr (1485–1554) m. Marion Cunningham (1 Jan 1488–1 Dec 1564)
  1. 1. James (Bar) Glen 1510–1578 m. Lady (Mary Janet Muir*) (Glen) 1510–1590
    1. 1. David (Bar) Glenn 1543–1598 m. Lady (Isabella Renfrew Fleming royal blood fix) later 1522–1604 m. Elit Anderson 1535–
      1. 1. John (David Glenn royal) blood 1579–1630 m. Janet Wyse 1583–1590 m. Elizabeth Calder 1569–1606
        1. 1. Thomas ((O'Donnell)) Glenn 1625–1714 m. Jane O'Donnell 1625–
        2. 2. Henrie Glenn 1605–1665
        3. 3. Sir (John) Glenn 1591–1669
        4. 4. Andrew* Glenn 1610–1664
        5. 5. John Glenn 1606–1664
      2. 2. Lindsay Glenn 1584–1629
      3. 3. John (David Glenora) Glenn 1579–1590
      4. 4. Archibald Glenn 1570–1615
      5. 5. Lindsay (Bar Glen) Glenn 1558–1630
      6. 6. James Glenn 1570–1676
      7. 7. John Glynn 1590–1669
      8. 8. Robert Glenn –1598
    2. 2. Lindsay (bar) Glen 1584–1615
    3. 3. Mary Glen 1538–1650
    4. 4. John Glen 1532–1598
    5. 5. Archibald Glen 1570–1615
    6. 6. James GLEN 1540–1554
    7. 7. Patrick (Bar Glen. Burgess of) Edinburgh 1558–1630
    8. 8. Sir (Robert Alexander Bar) Glen 1548–1629
    9. 9. Thomas Glen –1560
    10. 10. Robert (Bar) Glenn 1532–1598
    11. 11. Sir (David Bar) Glen 1543–1598
    12. 12. Archibald Glen 1535–1614
    13. 13. William (Bar) Glen 1530–1598
  2. 2. Alexander Glen 1515–
  3. 3. Robert Glen 1865–
  4. 4. John Glen 1857–
  5. 5. Sir (David Bar) Glen 1543–1598

James Barr's Timeline

2 Records

1485
1485
Birth of James Glen of Barr in Barr, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Barr, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1554
1554
Age 69
Death of James Glen of Barr in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Barr, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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