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James Stuart, 4th Earl van Moray, Lord Provosts of Edinburgh 1608–1652 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1608

Birth Location: Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Schotland

Death Date: 4 Mar 1652

Death Location: Dyke, Morayshire, Schotland

Father: Lord Moray

Mother: Anna Gordon

Spouse(s): Anna Hope

Children(s): Robert Stuart, Sir Coltness, Margaret Stuart, James Stewart, Lady Argyll

The story of James Stuart, 4th Earl van Moray, Lord Provosts of Edinburgh began in 1608 in Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Schotland. James Stuart, 4th Earl van Moray, Lord Provosts of Edinburgh married Anna Hope, Lady Margaret Home, and had children including James Stewart, Lady Mary Ann Stewart Countess Of Argyll, Margaret Stuart, Robert Stewart Stuart, Sir Thomas Stuart 1St Baronet Of Coltness. James Stuart, 4th Earl van Moray, Lord Provosts of Edinburgh passed away in 1652 in Dyke, Morayshire, Schotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Stuart, 4th Earl van Moray, Lord Provosts of Edinburgh began in 1608 in Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Schotland.
  • James Stuart, 4th Earl van Moray, Lord Provosts of Edinburgh married Anna Hope, Lady Margaret Home, and had children including James Stewart, Lady Mary Ann Stewart Countess Of Argyll, Margaret Stuart, Robert Stewart Stuart, Sir Thomas Stuart 1St Baronet Of Coltness.
  • James Stuart, 4th Earl van Moray, Lord Provosts of Edinburgh passed away in 1652 in Dyke, Morayshire, Schotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Moray
1582–1638
Birth Location: Elgin, Moray, Scotland
LM
Anna Gordon
1590–1674
Birth Location: Huntly Castle, , Aberdeen, Scotland
AG

Spouses(s)

Anna Hope
1608–1649
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
AH

Children(s)

Robert Stuart
1643–1707
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
RS
Sir Coltness
1631–1691
Birth Location: Coltness, Lanarkshire, Scotland
SC
Margaret Stuart
1644–1700
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
MS
James Stewart
1628–1647
Birth Location: Elgin, Moray, Scotland
JS
Lady Argyll
1629–1668
Birth Location: Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland
LA

James Edinburgh's Ancestors

Self
James Edinburgh
1608–1652
Birth Place: Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Schotland
Parents
Lord James Stewart, 3rd Earl of Moray
1582–1638
Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Anna Gordon
1590–1674
Huntly Castle, , Aberdeen, Scotland
Grandparents
James ("The Bonnie Earl" Stuart, 2nd Earl of Doune &) Moray
1568–1592
Eday Island, Orkney, Scotland
Elizabeth (Stewart, 2nd Countess of) Moray
1565–1591
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
George (Gordon, 1st Marquess of) Huntly
1562–1636
Huntly Castle, , Aberdeen, Scotland
Henrietta (Stewart Marchioness of) Huntly
1573–1642
Aubigny sur Nère, , Centre, France
Great-Grandparents
James Doune
1529–1590
Lady Campbell
1545–1572
Sir Moray
1529–1570
Lady Aargyll
1530–1588
George Scots
1535–1576
Lady Chatellerault
1541–1574
Esmé Aubigny
1542–1583
Lady Balsac
1547–1631
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Doune
1506–1544
Margaret Lindsay
1500–1577
Archibald Argyll
1508–1558
Margaretha Graham
1522–1558
James heir
1512–1542
Margaret V
1515–1572
George Moray
1513–1562
Lady Keith
1515–1562
Sir Lennox
1516–1571
Margaret Lennox
1515–1578

James Edinburgh's Descendants

1.
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James (Stuart, 4th Earl van Moray, Lord Provosts of) Edinburgh (25 Jun 1608–4 Mar 1652) m. Anna Hope (1608–1649)
  1. 1. Robert (Stewart) Stuart 1643–1707 m. Helen Cockburn 1673–1750 m. Jane Gilmour 1641–1701
    1. 1. Andrew (Stuart, 7th Baron Castle) Stewart 1672–1715 m. Eleanor (Dallway) (Dailway) 1678–1730
      1. 1. Andrew (Stewart, Scottish) Covenanter 1700–1774 m. Mary Dinwiddie 1707–1772
        1. 1. Rev (John Stuart, Missionary translated Bible to Mohawk, Loyalist, Presbyterian who became Anglican) pastor 1740–1811 m. Jane (O'Kill) (Stuart) 1747–1821
        2. 2. Andrew (Stuart, distinguished jurist and solicitor general of Lower Canada, president of the Literary and Historical Society of) Quebec 1742–1827
        3. 3. James Stuart 1742–
        4. 4. Mary Stuart 1744–
        5. 5. Charles Stuart 1755–1834
        6. 6. Elizabeth Stuart 1751–1773
        7. 7. Eleanor Stuart 1753–1830
      2. 2. Archibald (Stewart Stuart, Scot Presbyterian, part of a rebellious movement against religious prosecution by the English and was forced to) leave 1697–1761 m. Janet Brown 1705–1775
        1. 1. Major (Alexander Stewart (Stuart) War for Independence: Battle of Guilford) Courthouse 1734–1823 m. Mary (Moore) (Paxton) 1736–1805
        2. 2. Eleanor Stuart 1726–1802
        3. 3. Thomas Stuart 1727–1788
        4. 4. Benjamin Stuart 1736–1808
      3. 3. Robert (Stewart, de jure 8th Baron Castle) Stewart 1700–1742 m. Margaret Edwards 1701–
        1. 1. Eleanor Stewart 1710–1806
        2. 2. Andrew (Thomas Stewart, 1st Earl Castle Stewart 9th Baron 8th) Baronet 1725–1809 m. Sarah (Lill, Countess Castle) Stuart 1754–1843
        3. 3. Cairns (Stuart Stewart, Ulster) Scot 1723–1737
        4. 4. Margaret Stuart 1727–
        5. 5. Olivia Stuart 1731–
      4. 4. John Stuart 1710–1769 m. Mary Shaw 1710–1788
        1. 1. John (Stuart, US War for) Independence 1740–1831
        2. 2. Alexander Stewart 1761–1836
      5. 5. Alexander Stuart 1703– m. Mary Kennedy 1700–
        1. 1. Rev (Hugh) Stewart 1732–
        2. 2. John Stuart 1729–
        3. 3. James (Milton) Stewart 1730–
      6. 6. Archibald (Moses) Stuart 1696–1761
      7. 7. Col (David) Stuart 1710–1767 m. Margaret (Jane) Lynn 1704–1763
        1. 1. David (Stuart) Sr. 1745–1823
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Stuart 1746–1767
        3. 3. Col (John Stuart, US War for Independence, Battle of Point Pleasant, founder of Greenbrier) County 1749–1823 m. Agatha Lewis 1753–1836
        4. 4. Sabina (Tabitha) Stuart 1750–1813
        5. 5. Caroline Stuart 1726–1746
    2. 2. John (James) Stuart 1685–1753
  2. 2. Sir (Thomas Stuart, 1st Baronet of) Coltness 1631–1691
  3. 3. Margaret Stuart 1644–1700
  4. 4. James Stewart 1628–1647
  5. 5. Lady (Mary Ann Stewart, Countess of) Argyll 1629–1668 m. Archibald (Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, chief of Clan Campbell, Royalist) supporter 1629–1685
    1. 1. Archibald (Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll, Scottish peer, Scottish Covenaters, 10th Earl of) Argyll 1658–1703 m. Lady (Lorne Elizabeth Tollemache, Countess) Argyll 1659–1735
      1. 1. Lady (Anne Campbell, Countess of) Bute 1692–1736 m. James (Stuart, 2nd Earl of Rothsay) Bute 1693–1723 m. Alexander (Fraser, 7th of) Strichen –1775
        1. 1. John (Patrick Crichton Stuart, Prime Minister of Great Britain (1762–1763), 3rd Earl of) Bute 1713–1792 m. Mary (Wortley Pierrepont, Countess of) Bute 1718–1794
        2. 2. Alexander (Fraser, 8th of) Strichen 1735–1794
      2. 2. Sir. (John) Campbell 1680–1743
      3. 3. Archibald (1st Earl of Ilay Campbell, 3rd Duke of) Argyll 1682–1761

James Edinburgh's Timeline

2 Records

1608
25 Jun 1608
Birth of James Stuart, 4th Earl van Moray, Lord Provosts of Edinburgh in Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Schotland
Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Schotland
1652
4 Mar 1652
Age 44
Death of James Stuart, 4th Earl van Moray, Lord Provosts of Edinburgh in Dyke, Morayshire, Schotland
Dyke, Morayshire, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1608
    Event Place: Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Schotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1652
    Event Place: Dyke, Morayshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index
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