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James Glen 1510–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1578

Death Location: Scotland

Father: James Barr

Mother: Marion Cunningham

Spouse(s): Janet Glen

Children(s): Sir Glen

James Glen was born in 1510 in Scotland, the child of James Glen Of Barr And Marion Cunningham. James Glen married Janet Glen, and had children including Sir Robert Alexander Bar Glen. James Glen passed away in 1578 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Glen was born in 1510 in Scotland, the child of James Glen Of Barr And Marion Cunningham.
  • James Glen married Janet Glen, and had children including Sir Robert Alexander Bar Glen.
  • James Glen passed away in 1578 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Glen's Ancestors

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James Glen
1510–1578
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
James Glen of Barr
1485–1554
Barr, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Marion Cunningham
1488–1564
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Bar) Glen
1436–1506
Barr, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Browne) 12ggm
1460–1506
Cultermayne, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Bar
1409–1505
Sir IV
1406–1489
Margaret Stokke
1406–1489
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Agnes Stokes
–1465

James Glen's Descendants

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James Glen (1510–1578) m. Janet Glen (1520–1 Apr 1590)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert Alexander Bar) Glen 1548–1629 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Browne 1548–1631
    1. 1. Patrick (Bar Glen. Burgess of) Edinburgh 1558–1630 m. Agnes Young 1566–1588
      1. 1. John (David) Glenn 1579– m. Janet (Webster) Wyse 1585–
        1. 1. Thomas Glenn 1625–1714 m. Jane O'Donnell 1625–1685

James Glen's Timeline

5 Records

1510
1510
Birth of James Glen in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1510
1510
Birth of James Glen in Scotland
Scotland
1540
Abt. 1540
Age 30
James Glen was married in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1578
1578
Age 68
Death of James Glen in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1578
1578
Age 68
Death of James Glen in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1540
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Scotland

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