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James of Abbotshill & Park Hunter 1608–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Aug 1608

Birth Location: , Inveresk With Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Jul 1672

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: James Hunter

Mother: Katherine Law

Spouse(s): Lady Campbell, Janet Campbell, Lady Campbell

Children(s): Robert Hunter, Robert Ayr, David Hunter, David Hunter, John Hunter, Robert Hunter, Adam Hunter, Margaret Hunter, William Hunter, James Hunter, Jennett Hunter

The story of James of Abbotshill & Park Hunter began in 1608 in , Inveresk With Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. James of Abbotshill & Park Hunter married Janet Or Jane Campbell, Lady Janet Jane Campbell, and had children including Adam Hunter, David Hunter, Ivan Hunter, James Hunter, Jennett Hunter, John Hunter, Margaret Hunter, Robert Hunter, Robert Hunter 1St Of Doglands Provost Of Ayr, Robert Of Dogland Hunter, William Hunter, William Of Broomberry Hunter. James of Abbotshill & Park Hunter passed away in 1672 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James of Abbotshill & Park Hunter began in 1608 in , Inveresk With Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • James of Abbotshill & Park Hunter married Janet Or Jane Campbell, Lady Janet Jane Campbell, and had children including Adam Hunter, David Hunter, Ivan Hunter, James Hunter, Jennett Hunter, John Hunter, Margaret Hunter, Robert Hunter, Robert Hunter 1St Of Doglands Provost Of Ayr, Robert Of Dogland Hunter, William Hunter, William Of Broomberry Hunter.
  • James of Abbotshill & Park Hunter passed away in 1672 in Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Hunter
1587–1617
Birth Location: Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland
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Katherine Law
1585–1635
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
KL

Spouses(s)

Lady Campbell
1615–1671
Birth Location: Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland
LC
Janet Campbell
1615–1671
Birth Location: Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JC
Lady Campbell
1615–1671
Birth Location: Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland
LC

Children(s)

Robert Hunter
1642–1708
Birth Location: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
RH
Robert Ayr
1642–1708
Birth Location: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
RA
David Hunter
1817–
Birth Location: –
DH
David Hunter
1817–1708
Birth Location: Kirkmichael, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
DH
John Hunter
1626–1685
Birth Location: Abbotshill, County Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Robert Hunter
1653–1695
Birth Location: Lunnasting, Shetland, Shetland Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
RH
Adam Hunter
1643–1733
Birth Location: Abbotshill, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
AH
Margaret Hunter
1649–
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
MH
William Hunter
1645–1708
Birth Location: Abbotshill, County Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
WH
James Hunter
1625–1685
Birth Location: Abbotshill, County Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jennett Hunter
1655–1700
Birth Location: Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Hunter's Ancestors

Self
James Hunter
1608–1672
Birth Place: , Inveresk With Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
James (3rd of Abbotshill) Hunter
1587–1617
Abbotshill, County Ayr, Scotland
Katherine Law
1585–1635
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
James ((2nd of Abbotshill)) Hunter
1565–1662
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet (Campbell of Craigdow and) Roddingrood
1566–1632
Craigdow & Riddingrood Scotland
John Law
1546–1607
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Barbara Stewart) (Stuart)
1548–1625
Blair Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Janet Neil
1537–1632
James Spittal
1510–1575
Katherine Davidson
1527–1580
John Athol
1525–1579
Margaret Graham
1536–1586
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Scotland
1501–1521
John Davidson
1500–1556
Katherine Laurence
1503–1570
Sir Jr
1507–1542
Lady Atholl
1511–1542
Malcolm Fleming
1494–1547
Jeanette (illegimate)
1510–1563

James Hunter's Descendants

1.
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James (of Abbotshill & Park) Hunter (17 Aug 1608–10 Jul 1672) m. Lady (Janet (Jane)) Campbell (1615–18 Apr 1671) m. Janet (or Jane) Campbell (1615–18 April 1671) m. Lady (Janet (Jane)) Campbell (1615–18 Apr 1671)
  1. 1. Robert (of Dogland) Hunter 1642–1708 m. Agnes Patersone 1643–1726
    1. 1. Barbara Hunter 1664–1728 m. Robert Fullerton 1650–1706
      1. 1. Robert Fullerton 1687–1757 m. Margaret Wallace 1670–1748
        1. 1. George Fullarton 1720–1791 m. Margt. Pirie 1720–1790
        2. 2. John Fullerton 1716–
        3. 3. Robert Fullerton 1718–
        4. 4. William Fullerton 1720–1783
        5. 5. Adam Fullerton 1722–
        6. 6. Barbara Fullertoun 1714–
    2. 2. Andrew Hunter 1680–1750
    3. 3. Robert Hunter 1662–1726
    4. 4. Janet Hunter 1677–
    5. 5. Jane Hunter 1681–
    6. 6. Yaxley Hunter 1670–1726
    7. 7. Jane Hunter 1681–
    8. 8. John Hunter 1668–1685
    9. 9. Robert Hunter, 1665–1726
    10. 10. Robert Hunter 1665–1726
    11. 11. William (of Ayr) Hunter 1670–1726
    12. 12. William Hunter 1670–
    13. 13. Elizabeth Hunter 1675–1761
    14. 14. James Hunter 1662–1726 m. Jean Wallace 1679–1761
      1. 1. William Hunter 1694–1755 m. Janet Gebbie 1714–1808
        1. 1. Jean ((Janet) Hunter) (Huntar) 1743– m. George Findlay 1735–1794 m. George Findlay 1735–1794
  2. 2. Robert (Hunter, 1st of Doglands Provost of) Ayr 1642–1708 m. Agnes Paterson 1638–1690
    1. 1. James Hunter 1672–
    2. 2. Yaxley Hunter 1676–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Hunter 1675–
    4. 4. John Hunter 1668–
    5. 5. Janet Hunter 1677–
    6. 6. Barbara Hunter 1664–
    7. 7. Robert Hunter 1665–1716
    8. 8. Andrew Hunter 1680–
  3. 3. David Hunter 1817–
  4. 4. David Hunter 1817–1708
  5. 5. John Hunter 1626–1685
  6. 6. Robert Hunter 1653–1695
  7. 7. Adam Hunter 1643–1733
  8. 8. Margaret Hunter 1649–
  9. 9. William Hunter 1645–1708
  10. 10. James Hunter 1625–1685
  11. 11. Jennett Hunter 1655–1700

James Hunter's Timeline

10 Records

1607
1607
Birth of James of Abbotshill & Park Hunter in Abbotshill, Scotland, United Kingdom
Abbotshill, Scotland, United Kingdom
1608
17 Aug 1608
Birth of James of Abbotshill & Park Hunter in , Inveresk With Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
, Inveresk With Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1629
1629
Age 21
James of Abbotshill & Park Hunter was married
None
1633
Abt. 1633
Age 25
James of Abbotshill & Park Hunter was married in Argyll, Scotland
Argyll, Scotland
1643
16 Oct 1643
Age 35
James of Abbotshill & Park Hunter was married in Lanarkshire, Stirling, & Clackmannan: Commissariot Record of Lanark, Register of Testaments, 1595-1800 and Commissariot Record of Stirling, 1607-1800
Lanarkshire, Stirling, & Clackmannan: Commissariot Record of Lanark, Register of Testaments, 1595-1800 and Commissariot Record of Stirling, 1607-1800
1657
bef 1657
Age 49
James of Abbotshill & Park Hunter was married in Scotland
Scotland
1661
20 Aug 1661
Age 53
James of Abbotshill & Park Hunter was married in , Straiton, Ayr, Scotland
, Straiton, Ayr, Scotland
1671
18 April 1671
Age 63
Death of James of Abbotshill & Park Hunter in Abbotshill, Scotland, United Kingdom
Abbotshill, Scotland, United Kingdom
1671
18 Apr 1671
Age 63
Death of James of Abbotshill & Park Hunter in Abbotshill, Ayrshire, Scotland
Abbotshill, Ayrshire, Scotland
1672
10 Jul 1672
Age 64
Burial of James of Abbotshill & Park Hunter in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Abbotshill, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1608
    Event Place: , Inveresk With Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1629

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1633
    Event Place: Argyll, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1643
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Stirling, & Clackmannan: Commissariot Record of Lanark, Register of Testaments, 1595-1800 and Commissariot Record of Stirling, 1607-1800

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: bef 1657
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1661
    Event Place: , Straiton, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Irvine, Ayr, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 April 1671
    Event Place: Abbotshill, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, Yorkshire Parish Register Section; Leeds, England, United Kingdom; Yorkshire: East Rounton Parish Register, 1595-1837
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1671
    Event Place: Abbotshill, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1672
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, Yorkshire Parish Register Section; Leeds, England, United Kingdom; Yorkshire: East Rounton Parish Register, 1595-1837
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