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James Black 1690 – 1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1690

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 24 October 1750

Death Location: Angus, Scotland

Father: James Black

Mother: Eleanor Sharp

Spouse(s): Girsill Black, Isobel Paterson

Children(s): John Black, Thomas Black, Thomas Black, John Black

James Black was born in 1690 in Scotland, the child of James Black and Eleanor Sharp. James Black married Girsill Thomson Black, Isobel Paterson, and had children including John Black, Thomas Black, Thomas Black, John Black. James Black passed away in 1750 in Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Black was born in 1690 in Scotland, the child of James Black and Eleanor Sharp.
  • James Black married Girsill Thomson Black, Isobel Paterson, and had children including John Black, Thomas Black, Thomas Black, John Black.
  • James Black passed away in 1750 in Angus, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Black
1674 – 1751
Birth Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland
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Eleanor Sharp
1674 – 1731
Birth Location: Cowall, Argyll, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Girsill Black
1690 –
Birth Location: –
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Isobel Paterson
1690 –
Birth Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Black
1713 –
Birth Location: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
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Thomas Black
1719 –
Birth Location: Leuchars, Fife, Scotland
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Thomas Black
1721 –
Birth Location: Leuchars, Fife, Scotland
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John Black
Birth Location: –
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James Black's Ancestors

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James Black
1690 – 1750
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
James Black
1674 – 1751
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Eleanor Sharp
1674 – 1731
Cowall, Argyll, Scotland
Grandparents
Faith Bridges
1640 – 1721
Birlingham, Worcestershire, England
James Creig
1652 – 1703
Livingston, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jonet Lumbsdaill
1659 – 1703
Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Manwaring
1620 – 1664
Robert CRAIG
1630 – 1748
Ritchard Lumbsdaill
1631 – 1700
Heline Cush
1631 – 1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Manwaring
1599 – 1671
Katherine Manwaring
1577 – 1636
Dr. Craig
1592 – 1655
Mary Deane
1596 – 1656

James Black's Descendants

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James Black (about 1690 – 24 October 1750) m. Girsill (Thomson) Black (1690 – ) m. Isobel Paterson (28 Jun 1690 – )
  1. 1. John Black (1713 – ) m. Jean Steuart (1717 – )
    1. 1. Robert Black (02 Mar 1733 – )
    2. 2. John Black (16 Jun 1745 – Unknown) m. Barbara McEachran (1748 – )
      1. 1. Barbara Black (6 Jul 1775 – 2 Oct 1860) m. Donald Sinclair (28 Jan 1779 – Bef 1841)
        1. 1. Barbara Sinclair (28 May 1803 – 01 Dec 1880) m. Hugh Muir (1802 – 11.03.1881)
    3. 3. James Black (16 Nov 1748 – )
    4. 4. Mary Black
    5. 5. Margaret Black
    6. 6. Mary Black
  2. 2. Thomas Black (11 Jan 1719 – )
  3. 3. Thomas Black (Abt. 1721 – )
  4. 4. John Black

James Black's Timeline

2 Records

1690
about 1690
Birth of James Black in Scotland
Scotland
1750
24 October 1750
Age 60
Death of James Black in Angus, Scotland
Angus, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1690
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 October 1750
    Event Place: Angus, Scotland
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