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James (3rd of Abbotshill) Hunter 1590 – 1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 July 1590

Birth Location: Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland

Death Date: 18 Apr 1617

Death Location: Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland

Father: James Hunter

Mother: Janet )

Spouse(s): Katherine Law

Children(s): James Hunter

James (3rd of Abbotshill) Hunter was born in 1590 in Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland, the child of James (2nd of Abbotshill) Hunter and Janet Jean Campbell ( Hunter ). James (3rd of Abbotshill) Hunter married Katherine Law, and had children including James of Abbotshill & Park Hunter. James (3rd of Abbotshill) Hunter passed away in 1617 in Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James (3rd of Abbotshill) Hunter was born in 1590 in Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland, the child of James (2nd of Abbotshill) Hunter and Janet Jean Campbell ( Hunter ).
  • James (3rd of Abbotshill) Hunter married Katherine Law, and had children including James of Abbotshill & Park Hunter.
  • James (3rd of Abbotshill) Hunter passed away in 1617 in Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland.

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James Hunter's Ancestors

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James Hunter
1590 – 1617
Birth Place: Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland
Parents
James (2nd of Abbotshill) Hunter
1559 – 1593
Beneberrie Yairds, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet (Jean Campbell ( Hunter) )
1566 – 1592
Craigdow & Riddingrood Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Huntar
1535 – 1600
Hunterston, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret) Crawford
1540 – 1613
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Hunter's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. John Hunter (Abt. 1687 – 1747) m. Ann Dodd (Abt. 1678 – 1747)

James Hunter's Timeline

3 Records

1587
1587
Birth of James (3rd of Abbotshill) Hunter in Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland
Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland
1590
2 July 1590
Birth of James (3rd of Abbotshill) Hunter in Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland
Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland
1617
18 Apr 1617
Age 27
Death of James (3rd of Abbotshill) Hunter in Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland
Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 July 1590
    Event Place: Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1617
    Event Place: Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland

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