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James (John) Bruce 1634 – 1699 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 FEB 1634

Birth Location: Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 3 SEP 1699

Death Location: Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Bruce

Mother: Isobell Black

Spouse(s): Tabitha Mustain

Children(s): William Bruce, John Bruce, Thomas Bruce, Janet Bruce

James (John) Bruce was born in 1634 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Sir William Bruce and Isobell Black. James (John) Bruce married Tabitha Mustain, and had children including William Bruce, John Bruce, Thomas Bruce, Janet Bruce. James (John) Bruce passed away in 1699 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James (John) Bruce was born in 1634 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Sir William Bruce and Isobell Black.
  • James (John) Bruce married Tabitha Mustain, and had children including William Bruce, John Bruce, Thomas Bruce, Janet Bruce.
  • James (John) Bruce passed away in 1699 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Bruce
1603 – 1690
Birth Location: Earlshall. Fife, Scotland
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Isobell Black
1610 – 1700
Birth Location: Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Tabitha Mustain
1638 – 1701
Birth Location: Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

William Bruce
1657 – 1725
Birth Location: Fordyce Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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John Bruce
1658 – 1732
Birth Location: Fordyce Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Thomas Bruce
1664 – 1725
Birth Location: Portsoy, Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Janet Bruce
1670 –
Birth Location: Fordyce Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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James Bruce's Ancestors

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James Bruce
1634 – 1699
Birth Place: Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Bruce
1603 – 1690
Earlshall. Fife, Scotland
Isobell Black
1610 – 1700
Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Elizabeth Wood
1573 – 1613
Largo, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Wood
1545 – 1617
Janet Duddingston
1548 – 1618
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Wood
1515 – 1615
Deborah HENDERSON
1515 – 1600

James Bruce's Descendants

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James ((John)) Bruce (13 FEB 1634 – 3 SEP 1699) m. Tabitha Mustain (1638 – 1701)
  1. 1. William Bruce (19 APR 1657 – 1725)
  2. 2. John Bruce (31 OCT 1658 – 1732)
  3. 3. Thomas Bruce (6 NOV 1664 – 5 AUG 1725) m. Mary Christian (1665 – 5 AUG 1725)
    1. 1. William Bruce (1688 – 19 DEC 1762)
    2. 2. Margaret Bruce (24 MAR 1688 – 1692)
    3. 3. John Bruce (7 SEP 1690 – 23 SEP 1748) m. Sarah (Coles) Parrell (1690 – 23 SEP 1748)
      1. 1. George (G.) Bruce (1713 – 1797)
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Bruce-Albin (3 JUN 1715 – 1765)
      3. 3. James (Robert) Bruce (1720 – 1799)
      4. 4. Ann Bruce (1724 – 4 FEB 1808) m. James (Thomas) McCoy (1720 – 30 SEP 1801)
        1. 1. William (Rev) McCoy (31 MAR 1754 – 1 SEP 1813) m. Elizabeth Royce (21 MAY 1758 – 21 MAY 1834)
    4. 4. George Bruce (19 SEP 1692 – 6 DEC 1722)
    5. 5. Helen Bruce (2 APR 1694 – 1695)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Bruce (17 JUL 1696 – ABT 1750)
    7. 7. Christian Bruce (9 FEB 1698 – 1752)
  4. 4. Janet Bruce (5 JUL 1670 – )

James Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1634
13 FEB 1634
Birth of James (John) Bruce in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1699
3 SEP 1699
Age 65
Death of James (John) Bruce in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 FEB 1634
    Event Place: Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 SEP 1699
    Event Place: Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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