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James Hunter 1635 – 1734 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1635

Birth Location: Hunterston Castle, Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 31 Mar 1734

Death Location: Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica

Father: Robert Castle)

Mother: Lady Crawford

Spouse(s): Margaret Spalding

Children(s): Robert Hunter

In 1635, James Hunter "Bred to the Bar" entered the world in Hunterston Castle, Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Robert Hunter (20th Laird of Hunterston Castle) and Lady Margaret Elizabeth Crawford. James Hunter "Bred to the Bar" married Margaret Spalding, and had children including Robert General Governor Hunter. James Hunter "Bred to the Bar" passed away in 1734 in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica.

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Biography

  • In 1635, James Hunter "Bred to the Bar" entered the world in Hunterston Castle, Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Robert Hunter (20th Laird of Hunterston Castle) and Lady Margaret Elizabeth Crawford.
  • James Hunter "Bred to the Bar" married Margaret Spalding, and had children including Robert General Governor Hunter.
  • James Hunter "Bred to the Bar" passed away in 1734 in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Castle)
1613 – 1679
Birth Location: Hunterston Castle, Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Lady Crawford
1620 – 1679
Birth Location: Auchinames, Renfrew, Strathclyde, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Spalding
1655 – 1734
Birth Location: Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
MS

Children(s)

Robert Hunter
Birth Location: –
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James Hunter's Ancestors

Self
James Hunter
1635 – 1734
Birth Place: Hunterston Castle, Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Hunter (20th Laird of Hunterston Castle)
1613 – 1679
Hunterston Castle, Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Elizabeth) Crawford
1620 – 1679
Auchinames, Renfrew, Strathclyde, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Hunter's Descendants

1.
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James Hunter (1635 – 31 Mar 1734) m. Margaret Spalding (Abt. 1655 – 31 Mar 1734)
  1. 1. Robert (General Governor) Hunter m. Lady (Elizabeth Orby) Grosart (1686 – Aug 1716)
    1. 1. Charles (Orby) Hunter (1709 – 1732)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Hunter (14 June 1709 – )
    3. 3. Catherine (Orby) Hunter (28 August 1712 – )
    4. 4. Thomas (of Croyland Orby) Hunter (1714 – 20 October 1768)
    5. 5. Thomas Hunter (1714 – 1769)
    6. 6. Charlotte Hunter (1714 – )
    7. 7. Henrietta Hunter (1716 – )
    8. 8. Elizabeth (illegitmate) Hunter

James Hunter's Timeline

3 Records

1635
1635
Birth of James Hunter "Bred to the Bar" in Hunterston Castle, Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Hunterston Castle, Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland
1672
14 Mar 1672
Age 37
James Hunter "Bred to the Bar" was married in Kirkmichael, Ayr, Scotland
Kirkmichael, Ayr, Scotland
1734
31 Mar 1734
Age 99
Death of James Hunter "Bred to the Bar" in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica
Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Hunterston Castle, Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1672
    Event Place: Kirkmichael, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1734
    Event Place: Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica
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