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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

The story of James (2nd of Abbotshill) Hunter began in 1559 in Beneberrie Yairds, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom. James (2nd of Abbotshill) Hunter married Janet Jean Campbell ( Hunter ), and had children including James (3rd of Abbotshill) Hunter, Lady Isabella Hunter, Adam Hunter. James (2nd of Abbotshill) Hunter passed away in 1593 in Shustoke, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of James (2nd of Abbotshill) Hunter began in 1559 in Beneberrie Yairds, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • James (2nd of Abbotshill) Hunter married Janet Jean Campbell ( Hunter ), and had children including James (3rd of Abbotshill) Hunter, Lady Isabella Hunter, Adam Hunter.
  • James (2nd of Abbotshill) Hunter passed away in 1593 in Shustoke, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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James Hunter's Ancestors

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James Hunter
1559 – 1593
Birth Place: Beneberrie Yairds, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Robert Huntar
1535 – 1600
Hunterston, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret) Crawford
1540 – 1613
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Hunter's Descendants

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James ((2nd of Abbotshill)) Hunter (1559 – 1593) m. Janet (Jean Campbell ( Hunter) ) (1566 – 1592)
  1. 1. James ((3rd of Abbotshill)) Hunter (2 July 1590 – 18 Apr 1617) m. Katherine Law (28 Mar 1585 – about 1635)
    1. 1. James (of Abbotshill & Park) Hunter (17 Aug 1608 – 18 Apr 1671) m. Lady (Janet (Jane)) Campbell (1615 – 18 Apr 1671)
      1. 1. Cuthbert (Augustus) Hunter (ABT 1640 – 04 Jul 1679) m. Jane Stephenson (1643 – abt 1730)
        1. 1. William Hunter (19 Feb 1666 – ) m. Jane (Jean) Stephenson (1661 – 1687)
  2. 2. Lady (Isabella) Hunter (1590 – 1649)
  3. 3. Adam Hunter (1592 – 1673)

James Hunter's Timeline

2 Records

1559
1559
Birth of James (2nd of Abbotshill) Hunter in Beneberrie Yairds, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Beneberrie Yairds, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1593
1593
Age 34
Death of James (2nd of Abbotshill) Hunter in Shustoke, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Shustoke, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

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

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

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