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James Laird Todd, Lord of Dunbar 1639–1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1639

Birth Location: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1679

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Robert Dunbar

Mother: Elizabeth Parker-Todd

Spouse(s): Isabella (1635-1720)

Children(s): John Dunbar"

In 1639, James Laird Todd, Lord of Dunbar entered the world in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, born to Robert Smith Todd Laird Of Dunbar And Elizabeth Parker Todd. James Laird Todd, Lord of Dunbar married Isabella Parker Todd 1635 1720, and had children including John The Fox Todd The Young Laird Of Dunbar. James Laird Todd, Lord of Dunbar passed away in 1679 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1639, James Laird Todd, Lord of Dunbar entered the world in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, born to Robert Smith Todd Laird Of Dunbar And Elizabeth Parker Todd.
  • James Laird Todd, Lord of Dunbar married Isabella Parker Todd 1635 1720, and had children including John The Fox Todd The Young Laird Of Dunbar.
  • James Laird Todd, Lord of Dunbar passed away in 1679 in Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Dunbar's Ancestors

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James Dunbar
1639–1679
Birth Place: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Robert Smith Todd, Laird of Dunbar
1610–1638
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Parker-Todd
1609–1669
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Andrew Todd
1560–1610
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaret Gordon
1564–1638
Stirling, Scotland
Henry (Parker, 12 Baron Morley, 5th Baron) Monteagle
1600–1655
Philippa Caryll
1600–1660
Bentons Place, Shipley, West Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Laird Stirling
1534–1560
Isabella Hamilton
1532–1565
William Morley
1575–1622
Elisabeth Tresham
1573–1648
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Todd
1482–1534
Edward Morley
1550–1618
Elisabeth Monteagle
1555–1585
Sir Monteagle
1543–1605
Muriel Tresham
–1615

James Dunbar's Descendants

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James (Laird Todd, Lord of) Dunbar (1639–1679) m. Isabella (Parker - Todd) (1635-1720) (1635 1639–1720 1667)
  1. 1. John ("The Fox" Todd, The "Young Laird of) Dunbar" 1660–1716 m. Rose (Cornell -) Todd 1664–1775
    1. 1. Robert (Samuel) Todd 1697–1775 m. Isabelle (Bodley) Hamilton 1697–1775
      1. 1. William Todd 1730–1795
        1. 1. Andrew Todd 1760–1801 m. Elizabeth Sipes-Todd 1761–1820

James Dunbar's Timeline

6 Records

1639
22 Jan 1639 or 11 Dec 1638
Birth of James Laird Todd, Lord of Dunbar in Tanersline, Fenwick, Ayrshire or Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Tanersline, Fenwick, Ayrshire or Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
1639
1639
Birth of James Laird Todd, Lord of Dunbar in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
1639
11 Dec 1639
James Laird Todd, Lord of Dunbar was baptized in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1679
22 Jun 1679
Age 40
Death of James Laird Todd, Lord of Dunbar in Deerness, Orkney Islands, Scotland (loaded on "The Crown" with 250 other prisoners to be shipped to WEst INdies & sold as slaves after Batt;le of Bothwell Bridge, Glasgow, Scotland, ship sank aft Battle of Bothwell Bridge Scotland)
Deerness, Orkney Islands, Scotland (loaded on "The Crown" with 250 other prisoners to be shipped to WEst INdies & sold as slaves after Batt;le of Bothwell Bridge, Glasgow, Scotland, ship sank aft Battle of Bothwell Bridge Scotland)
1679
1679
Age 40
Death of James Laird Todd, Lord of Dunbar in Scotland
Scotland
1836
23 Feb 1836
Age 197
James Laird Todd, Lord of Dunbar was baptized in Kendal, Westmorland, England
Kendal, Westmorland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1639 or 11 Dec 1638
    Event Place: Tanersline, Fenwick, Ayrshire or Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scottish Covenanters Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1639
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1836
    Event Place: Kendal, Westmorland, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1679
    Event Place: Deerness, Orkney Islands, Scotland (loaded on "The Crown" with 250 other prisoners to be shipped to WEst INdies & sold as slaves after Batt;le of Bothwell Bridge, Glasgow, Scotland, ship sank aft Battle of Bothwell Bridge Scotland)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1679
    Event Place: Scotland

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