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James Bar Glen 1510–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1578

Death Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: James Glenn

Mother: Mary Cunningham

Spouse(s): Mary Muir

Children(s): John Glen, Alexander Glen, David Glen, Archibald Glen, Lindsay Glen

James Bar Glen was born in 1510 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of James Glenn And Mary Cunningham. James Bar Glen married Mary Janet Muir, and had children including Alexander Bar Glen, Archibald Glen, David Bar Glen, John Bar Glen, Lindsay Bar Glen, Mary Glen. James Bar Glen passed away in 1578 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Bar Glen was born in 1510 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of James Glenn And Mary Cunningham.
  • James Bar Glen married Mary Janet Muir, and had children including Alexander Bar Glen, Archibald Glen, David Bar Glen, John Bar Glen, Lindsay Bar Glen, Mary Glen.
  • James Bar Glen passed away in 1578 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Glen's Ancestors

Self
James Glen
1510–1578
Birth Place: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
James Glenn
1486–1544
Barr, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Mary Cunningham
1488–1504
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Bar) Glen
1436–1506
Barr, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Browne
1460–
Cultermayne, Scotland
Adam Cunningham
1455–1506
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Isabel Crawford
1471–
Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Glen
1409–1505
Margaret DeBruan
1420–1447
John Broun
1430–1530
MARGARET Browne
1406–1489
Adam Cuninghame
1410–1460
Catherine Wallace
1425–
Lady Barclay
1445–1499
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John DeLaGlen
1349–1419
Margaret Erskine
1363–1419
John Broun
1415–1442
Agnes
1415–1500

James Glen's Descendants

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James (Bar) Glen (1510–1578) m. Mary (Janet) Muir (Abt 1510–01 Apr 1590)
  1. 1. John (Bar) Glen 1532–
    1. 1. Patrick Glen 1558–1629
      1. 1. James (Anderson) Glenn 1588–
        1. 1. Andrew Glenn 1615–1664 m. Janet Mylne 1610–
  2. 2. Alexander (Bar) Glen 1532–
  3. 3. David (Bar) Glen 1561–1598
  4. 4. Archibald Glen 1570–1614
  5. 5. Lindsay (Bar) Glen 1584–

James Glen's Timeline

4 Records

1510
1510
Birth of James Bar Glen in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1510
1510
Birth of James Bar Glen in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1568
1568
Age 58
Death of James Bar Glen in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1578
1578
Age 68
Death of James Bar Glen in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: A history of the Glen family of South Carolina and Georgia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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