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James William Buchanan 1703–1751 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1703

Birth Location: Ramelton, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 1751

Death Location: Charles, Maryland, USA

Father: DR. Tyrone

Mother: Rebecca Sayers

Spouse(s): Helen Russell

Children(s): Alexander Buchanan, John Buchanan

James William Buchanan was born in 1703 in Ramelton, Ulster, Ireland, the child of Dr Willem Buchanan Van Tyrone And Rebecca Jean Sayers. James William Buchanan married Helen Jane Russell, and had children including Alexander Buchanan, John Buchanan. James William Buchanan passed away in 1751 in Charles, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • James William Buchanan was born in 1703 in Ramelton, Ulster, Ireland, the child of Dr Willem Buchanan Van Tyrone And Rebecca Jean Sayers.
  • James William Buchanan married Helen Jane Russell, and had children including Alexander Buchanan, John Buchanan.
  • James William Buchanan passed away in 1751 in Charles, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

DR. Tyrone
1672–1756
Birth Location: Deroran, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Rebecca Sayers
1674–1754
Birth Location: Deroran, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Helen Russell
1705–1763
Birth Location: , Donegal, , Ireland
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Children(s)

Alexander Buchanan
1736–1815
Birth Location: Callander, Perthshire, Scotland / Holland
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John Buchanan
1731–1763
Birth Location: Ramelton, Donegal, Ireland
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James Buchanan's Ancestors

Self
James Buchanan
1703–1751
Birth Place: Ramelton, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
DR. Willem Buchanan van Tyrone
1672–1756
Deroran, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Rebecca (Jean) Sayers
1674–1754
Deroran, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George (William Andrew Buchanan Sir Knight 2nd Laird van) Blairlusk
1648–1680
Blairlush, Ulster, Ierland
Elisabeth (Dorothy Fulton Mayne Maine Meyne Lady Baroness Countess) Dame
1650–1681
Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
William Sayers
1649–1749
Tyrone, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth Grier
1650–1765
Ireland, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Johne Blairlusk
1629–1662
Dame Forrester
1620–1655
John Grier
1620–1691
Elizabeth Perkins
1620–1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Hibben
1580–
Elizabeth Cooper
1580–1628
John Perkins
1600–1691

James Buchanan's Descendants

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James (William) Buchanan (1703–1751) m. Helen (Jane) Russell (1705–1763)
  1. 1. Alexander Buchanan 1736–1815 m. Margaret Oswell 1736–
    1. 1. James (Alexander) Buchanan 1752–1824 m. Rachel ((Vanscoyoc)) VanSchaick 1752–1827
      1. 1. Benjamin (John) Buchanan 1790–1855 m. Elizabeth Cunnigham 1790–1870
        1. 1. James (Monroe) Buchanan 1821–1880 m. Mary (Ann "Poly") Samples 1830–1904
      2. 2. Ann Buchanan 1784–1812
      3. 3. Jacob Buchanan 1773–1820
      4. 4. Jane Buchanan 1776–1833
      5. 5. Joseph Buchanan 1775–1819
      6. 6. Levi Buchanan 1779–1864
      7. 7. Martha Buchanan 1781–1795
      8. 8. Mary (Ann) Buchanan 1787–1844
      9. 9. Nancy Buchanan 1786–1875
      10. 10. Rachel Buchanan 1784–1852
      11. 11. Reuben Buchanan 1778–1803
      12. 12. Simeon Buchanan 1789–1863
      13. 13. Simeon Buchanan 1782–1789
  2. 2. John Buchanan 1731–1763

James Buchanan's Timeline

2 Records

1703
1703
Birth of James William Buchanan in Ramelton, Ulster, Ireland
Ramelton, Ulster, Ireland
1751
1751
Age 48
Death of James William Buchanan in Charles, Maryland, USA
Charles, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1703
    Event Place: Ramelton, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1751
    Event Place: Charles, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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