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James Crichton 1568 – 1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1568

Birth Location: Frendaught House, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 February 1620

Death Location: Frendraught, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Fendraught

Mother: Mary Campbell

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mary Crichton-Clanton

In 1568, James Crichton entered the world in Frendaught House, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir James Crichton of Fendraught and Mary Campbell. James Crichton had children including Mary Elizabeth Crichton-Clanton. James Crichton passed away in 1620 in Frendraught, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1568, James Crichton entered the world in Frendaught House, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir James Crichton of Fendraught and Mary Campbell.
  • James Crichton had children including Mary Elizabeth Crichton-Clanton.
  • James Crichton passed away in 1620 in Frendraught, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Fendraught
1541 – 1612
Birth Location: Frandraught, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mary Campbell
1544 – 1592
Birth Location: Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Crichton-Clanton
1603 – 1641
Birth Location: Farr, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Crichton's Ancestors

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James Crichton
1568 – 1620
Birth Place: Frendaught House, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir James Crichton of Fendraught
1541 – 1612
Frandraught, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary Campbell
1544 – 1592
Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir. (William, Knight, Statesman, Chancellor of Scot∣land Crichton of) Frendraught
1510 – 1548
Frendraught Castle, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
LADY (Agnes Abernethy Crichton ( Lady of) Abernethy)
1524 – 1564
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
William Keith
1506 – 1581
Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Margaret Keith
1520 – 1556
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Keith
1483 – 1514
Elizabeth Douglas
1488 – 1527
Sir Keith
1500 – 1522
Janet Baroness
1494 – 1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Crichton's Descendants

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James Crichton (1568 – 10 February 1620)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Crichton-Clanton (4 Jun 1603 – 1641) m. John Clanton (1609 – 1636)
    1. 1. William Clanton (1631 – 1726)
    2. 2. Edward Clanton (abt 1635 – Abt 1680)
    3. 3. Marmaduke Clanton (Jun 1637 – 1664) m. Jane (Gabriel) Morris-Briggs (Jun 1635 – Aft 1662)
      1. 1. Sarah (Briggs) Clanton (1657 – )
      2. 2. Edward (Crighton\Richard Clanton,) I (1658 – 1741) m. Mary (Sarah) Evans (1658 – May 1741)
        1. 1. Sarah Clanton (1679 – )
        2. 2. Thomas CLANTON (1682 – 1735)
        3. 3. Richard Clanton (Abt. 1683 – 1750)
        4. 4. William (Charles) CLANTON (1684 – 21 Sep 1726)
        5. 5. Richard Clanton (1685 – 1750)
        6. 6. Agnes Clanton (1685 – )
        7. 7. Mary Clanton (1685 – )
        8. 8. Ann Clanton (1685 – )
        9. 9. Edward (Crichton Clanton) Jr (1690 – May 1741) m. Sarah EVANS (Abt. 1685 – 6 Oct 1748) m. Sarah Evans (1690 – 28 July 1748)
        10. 10. Benjamin Clanton (1691 – 1781)
        11. 11. John (Wesley) Clanton (1693 – 1781)
        12. 12. Richard Clanton (1696 – 1750)
        13. 13. Charles Clanton (1698 – Sep 1726)
        14. 14. Thomas Clanton (07 Jan 1708 – 1735)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Clanton (Abt. 1658 – MAY 1741)
      4. 4. Benjamin Clanton (1659 – MAY 1741)
      5. 5. Thomas Clanton (Abt 1660 – 22 Sep 1693)
      6. 6. John Clanton\Clantein (1662 – )
      7. 7. Samuel (Briggs) Clanton (About 1662 – 1726)
      8. 8. William Clanton (1664 – 1726)
    4. 4. William Clanton (1640 – 1726)
    5. 5. John Clanton (1641 – )

James Crichton's Timeline

2 Records

1568
1568
Birth of James Crichton in Frendaught House, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Frendaught House, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1620
10 February 1620
Age 52
Death of James Crichton in Frendraught, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Frendraught, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Frendaught House, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 February 1620
    Event Place: Frendraught, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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