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James Forrest \ Forsythe 1617 – 1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1617

Birth Location: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Apr 1679

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: James Fife

Mother: Rachael Weir

Spouse(s): Marione Inglis

Children(s): Elizabeth "Newbiging"

In 1617, James Forrest \ Forsythe entered the world in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, born to James Thomas Forrester, (Forsythe) Nydie of Fife and Rachael Jeane Weir. James Forrest \ Forsythe married Marione Inglis, and had children including Elizabeth "Bessie" Forrest "Wilkie" "Newbiging". James Forrest \ Forsythe passed away in 1679 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1617, James Forrest \ Forsythe entered the world in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, born to James Thomas Forrester, (Forsythe) Nydie of Fife and Rachael Jeane Weir.
  • James Forrest \ Forsythe married Marione Inglis, and had children including Elizabeth "Bessie" Forrest "Wilkie" "Newbiging".
  • James Forrest \ Forsythe passed away in 1679 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Fife
1575 – 1624
Birth Location: St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Rachael Weir
1577 – 1624
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Marione Inglis
1620 – 1719
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth "Newbiging"
1647 – 1682
Birth Location: Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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James Forsythe's Ancestors

Self
James Forsythe
1617 – 1679
Birth Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
James Thomas Forrester, (Forsythe) Nydie of Fife
1575 – 1624
St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Rachael (Jeane) Weir
1577 – 1624
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Alison aka Robert F) Forrest
1550 – 1609
Nydie, Fifeshire, Scotland
Isobel Yule
1550 – 1587
Fife, Scotland
James (Weir (CM 12x) GGp)
1546 – 1601
Stonebyres, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Forsyth
1524 – 1573
Lady Douglas
1525 – 1587
John Yoole
1530 – 1588
Frances Sutton
1530 – 1588
Thomas Weir
1528 – 1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Katherine Levingstoun
1505 – 1533
Lord Howard
1478 – 1538
Yule, Yule
1505 – 1567
Elisabeth Cooper
1510 – 1557
Frederick (Sutton)
1510 – 1560
Sir Blackwood
1500 – 1595
Lady Hamilton
1515 – 1575

James Forsythe's Descendants

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James (Forrest \) Forsythe (27 Nov 1617 – 14 Apr 1679) m. Marione Inglis (15 February,1620 – 1719)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ("Bessie" Forrest "Wilkie") "Newbiging" (17 July, 1647 – Aft. 1682) m. John Newbigging (1650 – Feb 1708)
    1. 1. Jannet Newbiging (21 Apr 1679 – Aft. 1724)
      1. 1. Janet Chapman (27 Nov 1708 – 2 Feb 1776) m. James Chapman (19 Feb 1707 – 04 Sep 1772)
        1. 1. Samuel CHAPMAN (23 Mar 1731 – 01 Mar 1825)

James Forsythe's Timeline

2 Records

1617
27 Nov 1617
Birth of James Forrest \ Forsythe in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
1679
14 Apr 1679
Age 62
Death of James Forrest \ Forsythe in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1617
    Event Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1679
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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