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James Robert Bruce 1760 – 1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 April 1760

Birth Location: Brucetown, Frederick, Virginia,USA

Death Date: 5 January 1835

Death Location: Bruce Cemetary, Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana

Father: James Bruce

Mother: Margaret McMAHON

Spouse(s): Mary Runyan

Children(s): James Bruce

In 1760, James Robert Bruce II entered the world in Brucetown, Frederick, Virginia,USA, born to James Robert Bruce and Margaret McMAHON. James Robert Bruce II married Mary Runyan, and had children including James Robert Bruce. James Robert Bruce II passed away in 1835 in Bruce Cemetary, Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana.

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Biography

  • In 1760, James Robert Bruce II entered the world in Brucetown, Frederick, Virginia,USA, born to James Robert Bruce and Margaret McMAHON.
  • James Robert Bruce II married Mary Runyan, and had children including James Robert Bruce.
  • James Robert Bruce II passed away in 1835 in Bruce Cemetary, Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Bruce
1720 – 1799
Birth Location: Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret McMAHON
1729 – 1796
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Frederick, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Runyan
1761 – 1836
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
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Children(s)

James Bruce
1794 – 1863
Birth Location: Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
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James Bruce's Ancestors

Self
James Bruce
1760 – 1835
Birth Place: Brucetown, Frederick, Virginia,USA
Parents
James Robert Bruce
1720 – 1799
Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret McMAHON
1729 – 1796
Spotsylvania, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John-Robert Bruce
1690 – 1748
Portsoy, Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sarah (Coles) Parrell
1690 – 1748
Fordyce, Banff, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
William McMechan
1690 – 1749
Scotland
Elizabeth McMachen
1700 – 1788
Wales
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bruice
Lady (Bruce)
1665 – 1725
John Parrell
Sarah Parrell
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bruce's Descendants

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James (Robert) Bruce (2 April 1760 – 5 January 1835) m. Mary Runyan (3 May 1761 – 4 February 1836)
  1. 1. James (Robert) Bruce (4 Jul 1794 – 8 Feb 1863) m. Sarah Davis (14 Dec 1805 – 24 Oct 1839)
    1. 1. John (Milton) BRUCE (DEC 1816 – AFT 1880)
    2. 2. James Bruce (14 October 1820 – 25 October 1877) m. Nancy Phar (abt 1817 – Abt. 1857) m. Sarah (Jane) Phar (December 1828 – 14 February 1868) m. Mary (Jane) Akers (16 Nov 1836 – 12 Feb 1881) m. Nancy Phar (abt 1817 – Abt. 1857)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Bruce (abt 1843 – Abt 1872)
      2. 2. Sarah (J.) Bruce (18 Mar 1846 – 28 Dec 1929)
      3. 3. James (R.) Bruce (30 May 1850 – 16 Apr 1921)
      4. 4. Nancy (Margaret) Bruce (14 Aug 1852 – 8 Jun 1925)
      5. 5. Amanda Bruce (abt 1854 – )
      6. 6. John Bruce (abt 1854 – ) m. Sibbie Higginson (27 Sep 1862 – 19 Apr 1952) m. Sibbie Higginson (27 Sep 1862 – 19 Apr 1952)
        1. 1. Lavada Bruce (Oct 1878 – )
        2. 2. Lavada Bruce (1878 – )
      7. 7. Joseph (Austin) Bruce (Oct 18,1860 – Feb 27, 1938)
      8. 8. Margaret Bruce (Abt. 1862 – )
      9. 9. Mary Bruce (abt 1864 – )
      10. 10. William (Beechum) Bruce (Sep 1869 – Sept 1, 1950)
      11. 11. Mattie Bruce (1872 – )
      12. 12. Ellen Bruce (Jan 1872 – 12 Feb 1933)
      13. 13. Lydia Bruce (26 Apr 1876 – 7 July 1918)
      14. 14. Uriah Bruce (about 1856 – ) m. Mae Lovellete (about 1861 – )
        1. 1. Alta Bruce (27 September 1883 – 17 September 1974) m. Valentine Schnipper (4 February 1876 – 9 March 1955)
        2. 2. Charles Bruce (23 Aug 1885 – 04 Dec 1961) m. Hattie Sharp (19 May 1895 – 20 Mar 1961)
    3. 3. Uriah Bruce (abt 1821 – )
    4. 4. Julia (Anne) Bruce (22 Oct 1822 – bef 1870)
    5. 5. Nancy (Ann) Bruce (02 May 1824 – 09 Aug 1900)
    6. 6. Joseph (R) Bruce (1827 – 1900)
    7. 7. William Bruce (21 Apr 1831 – 5 Nov 1880)
    8. 8. George (Washington) Bruce (3 May 1837 – 1900)
    9. 9. Francis (Marion) Bruce (Dec 1839 – 04 Mar 1917)

James Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1760
2 April 1760
Birth of James Robert Bruce II in Brucetown, Frederick, Virginia,USA
Brucetown, Frederick, Virginia,USA
1835
5 January 1835
Age 75
Death of James Robert Bruce II in Bruce Cemetary, Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana
Bruce Cemetary, Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 April 1760
    Event Place: Brucetown, Frederick, Virginia,USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 January 1835
    Event Place: Bruce Cemetary, Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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