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James (2nd, of, Abbotshill) Hunter 1559 – 1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1559

Birth Location: Beneberrie Yairds, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1593

Death Location: Shustoke, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Huntar

Mother: Lady Crawford

Spouse(s): Janet )

Children(s): James Hunter, Lady Hunter, Adam Hunter

Born in 1559 in Beneberrie Yairds, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, James (2nd of Abbotshill) Hunter was the child of Sir Robert Huntar and Lady Margaret Crawford. In time, James (2nd of Abbotshill) Hunter married Janet Jean Campbell ( Hunter ), and they raised a family that included James (3rd of Abbotshill) Hunter, Lady Isabella Hunter and Adam Hunter. James (2nd of Abbotshill) Hunter died in Shustoke, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1593.

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Parents

Sir Huntar
1535 – 1600
Birth Location: Hunterston, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Crawford
1540 – 1613
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Janet )
1566 – 1592
Birth Location: Craigdow & Riddingrood Scotland
J)

Children(s)

James Hunter
1590 – 1617
Birth Location: Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland
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Lady Hunter
1590 – 1649
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
LH
Adam Hunter
1592 – 1673
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1559
    Event Place: Beneberrie Yairds, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1593
    Event Place: Shustoke, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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