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James Erskine 1500 – 1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Dec 1592

Death Location: Culross, Fife, Scotland

Father: Robert Erskine

Mother: Isabella Campbell

Spouse(s): Lady Stirling

Children(s): Adam Erskine, Alexander Erskine, James Erskine, Robert Erskine, John Erskine, Jean Erskine, William Erskine, Alexander Shielfield

The story of James Erskine began in 1500 in Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland. James Erskine married Lady Christian Stirling, and had children including Adam Erskine, Alexander Erskine, James Erskine, Robert Erskine, John Erskine, Jean Erskine, William Erskine, Alexander Erskine Laird van Shielfield. James Erskine passed away in 1592 in Culross, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Erskine began in 1500 in Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland.
  • James Erskine married Lady Christian Stirling, and had children including Adam Erskine, Alexander Erskine, James Erskine, Robert Erskine, John Erskine, Jean Erskine, William Erskine, Alexander Erskine Laird van Shielfield.
  • James Erskine passed away in 1592 in Culross, Fife, Scotland.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Erskine's Ancestors

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James Erskine
1500 – 1592
Birth Place: Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Erskine
1458 – 1513
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabella Campbell
1474 – 1518
Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Erskine
1436 – 1508
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Christian Crichton
1431 – 1475
Sanquhar Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
George (Campbell of Loudon Sheriff of) Ayr
1444 – 1492
Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland
Catherine (Agnes "Kate") Kennedy
1445 – 1533
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Erskine
1410 – 1493
Janet Douglas
1415 – 1490
Robert Crichton
1409 – 1478
Christiana Erskine
1406 – 1479
George Campbell
1420 – 1491
Elizabeth Stewart
1427 – 1491
Gilbert Kennedy
1405 – 1479
Catherine Maxwell
1408 – 1484
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Erskine
1372 – 1452
Elizabeth Lindsay
1381 – 1452
James Douglas
1395 – 1457
Elizabeth Gifford
1402 – 1456
Robert Crichton
1376 – 1478
Elizabeth Erskine
1385 – 1412
Nicholas Erskine
1338 – 1406
Jean Cameron
1356 – 1402
George Campbell
1390 – 1485
Katherine Campbell
1400 – 1460
Alan Stewart
1406 – 1439
Catherine Seton
1410 – 1478
James Kennedy
1376 – 1408
Mary Stewart
1378 – 1447

James Erskine's Descendants

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James Erskine (1500 – 8 Dec 1592) m. Lady (Christian) Stirling (1510 – Sep 1582)
  1. 1. Adam Erskine (1534 – )
  2. 2. Alexander Erskine (1536 – Bef 20 Jan 1580) m. Elizabeth Halyburton (1540 – 1559)
  3. 3. James Erskine (1537 – Aft Jul 1605)
  4. 4. Robert Erskine (1545 – Bef 1597) m. Margaret Blackadder (1535 – )
  5. 5. John Erskine (1546 – ) m. Unkown
  6. 6. Jean Erskine (1550 – Nov 1591) m. James Preston (1549 – Aug 1583)
    1. 1. John Preston (1574 – 6 Jan 1612) m. Grizel Colville (1578 – 1629)
      1. 1. John Preston (1594 – ) m. Elizabeth Lummesys (Abt 1596 – )
      2. 2. Mary Preston (Abt 1596 – ) m. George Bruce (1566 – 1643)
      3. 3. Lady (Catherine) Preston (Aug 1605 – 22 May 1651) m. Robert (de) Bruce (1595 – 26 Jan 1639) m. Robert Bruce (Abt 1573 – Bef 1639) m. Robert Dempster (1601 – )
      4. 4. Ann Preston (Abt 1607 – ) m. William Monteath (1602 – )
      5. 5. James Preston (Abt 1608 – )
      6. 6. Elizabeth Preston (1610 – 1670) m. George Buchanan (1600 – 1651)
        1. 1. Anne Buchanan (1621 – Unknown)
        2. 2. George (Seaton) Buchanan (1624 – 1662)
        3. 3. Thomas Buchanan (1626 – 1662)
        4. 4. Andrew Buchanan (1628 – )
        5. 5. Helen Buchanan (1628 – ) m. John (Mc) Farlane (1561 – ) m. John McFarland
        6. 6. John Buchanan (Abt 1628 – 1682) m. Jean Drummond (Abt 1622 – ) m. Mary Erskine (22 Apr 1628 – Abt 1675) m. Jean Pringle (Abt 1655 – )
        7. 7. Duncan Bohannon (14 Feb 1637 – 9 Oct 1704) m. Sisley Collmore (1640 – 6 Jan 1688) m. Janet Arthur (Abt 1683 – )
        8. 8. Agnes Buchanan (1638 – ) m. James Stuart (Abt 1620 – )
        9. 9. Jean (C) Buchanan (1641 – 1679) m. John (Caldwell) Leckie (2 Dec 1624 – 1671)
        10. 10. William Buchanan (1650 – )
    2. 2. James Preston (Abt 1575 – Jul 1596) m. James Preston (Abt 1575 – )
    3. 3. Preston (1576 – )
  7. 7. William Erskine (1555 – 12 Feb 1639) m. Joana Erskine (1544 – 1630)
  8. 8. Alexander (Erskine Laird van) Shielfield

James Erskine's Timeline

3 Records

1500
1500
Birth of James Erskine in Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland
Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland
1592
8 Dec 1592
Age 92
Death of James Erskine in Culross, Fife, Scotland
Culross, Fife, Scotland
1592
Dec 1592
Age 92
Burial of James Erskine in Culross, Fife, Scotland
Culross, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1592
    Event Place: Culross, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Dec 1592
    Event Place: Culross, Fife, Scotland

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