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James Kilgore 1643–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1643

Birth Location: Down, Down, Ireland

Death Date: 7 Mar 1730

Death Location: West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: James Kilgour

Mother: Isabel Steele

Spouse(s): Margaret Low, Janet Whyte

Children(s): John Kilgore, James Kilgore, Samuel Kilgore, Charles Kilgore

James Kilgore was born in 1643 in Down, Down, Ireland, the child of James Kilgour And Isabel Steele. James Kilgore married Janet Whyte, Margaret Low, and had children including Charles Kilgore, James William Kilgore, John Kilgore, Samuel Kilgore. James Kilgore passed away in 1730 in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • James Kilgore was born in 1643 in Down, Down, Ireland, the child of James Kilgour And Isabel Steele.
  • James Kilgore married Janet Whyte, Margaret Low, and had children including Charles Kilgore, James William Kilgore, John Kilgore, Samuel Kilgore.
  • James Kilgore passed away in 1730 in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Kilgour
1603–1700
Birth Location: Balbeggie, Fife, Scotland
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Isabel Steele
1607–1675
Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Low
1654–1730
Birth Location: Down, Ireland
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Janet Whyte
1636–1706
Birth Location: Down,Down,Ireland
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Children(s)

John Kilgore
1660–1730
Birth Location: Down, Down, Ireland
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James Kilgore
1676–1731
Birth Location: Down, Down, Ireland
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Samuel Kilgore
1694–1778
Birth Location: Down, Down, Ireland
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Charles Kilgore
1722–1778
Birth Location: Down, Down, Ireland
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James Kilgore's Ancestors

Self
James Kilgore
1643–1730
Birth Place: Down, Down, Ireland
Parents
James Kilgour
1603–1700
Balbeggie, Fife, Scotland
Isabel Steele
1607–1675
Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (James Douglas) Kilgour
1580–1617
Peeblesshire, Scotland
Janet Thyne
1589–1655
Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Steele
1590–
Great-Grandparents
Sir Douglas
1559–1615
Hon Fleming
1563–1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1520–1572
Margaret Gordon
1542–1603

James Kilgore's Descendants

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James Kilgore (1643–7 Mar 1730) m. Margaret Low (1654–7 Mar 1730) m. Janet Whyte (1636–abt 1706)
  1. 1. John Kilgore 1660–1730 m. Elpeth Howeson 1683–1726
    1. 1. THOMAS ("MOUNTAIN HUNTER") KILGORE 1712–1822 m. LYDIA YATES 1712–1817
      1. 1. Lydia (Ann) Kilgore 1769–1853 m. James Yates 1762–1844
        1. 1. Charles Yates 1795–1867 m. Nancy Purcell 1797–1865
        2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Yates 1787–1865
        3. 3. Mildred (Milly) Yates 1785–1870
        4. 4. May Yates 1803–1830
        5. 5. James Yates 1796–1815
        6. 6. Jane Yates 1794–1860
        7. 7. Susan Yates 1793–
        8. 8. Susan Yates 1784–1816
        9. 9. Phoebe Yates 1784–1816
        10. 10. Jane Yates 1784–1824
        11. 11. James Yates 1784–1815
        12. 12. Louisa Yates 1792–1819
        13. 13. Nancy Yates 1786–1812
        14. 14. Hugh Yates 1786–1871
        15. 15. John Yates 1780–1875
        16. 16. David Yates 1792–1820
        17. 17. Salvey Yates 1795–1825
        18. 18. Tillman Yates 1801–1836
        19. 19. Elizabeth Yates 1794–
        20. 20. Lydia (E) Yates 1798–1850
        21. 21. James (Archibald 2) Yates 1796–1874
      2. 2. THOMAS KILGORE 1759–1857
      3. 3. Charles Kilgore 1740–1823
      4. 4. Hiram KILGORE 1742–1780
      5. 5. William Kilgore 1746–1791
      6. 6. Johnston (Johnson "John") Kilgore 1765–1850
    2. 2. Charles Kilgore 1703–1778
    3. 3. Samuel Kilgore 1725–1778
    4. 4. James (William) Kilgore 1701–1771
    5. 5. Elizabeth Kilgore 1715–
    6. 6. ROBERT KILGORE 1692–1789
  2. 2. James (William) Kilgore 1676–1731
  3. 3. Samuel Kilgore 1694–1778
  4. 4. Charles Kilgore 1722–1778

James Kilgore's Timeline

2 Records

1643
1643
Birth of James Kilgore in Down, Down, Ireland
Down, Down, Ireland
1730
7 Mar 1730
Age 87
Death of James Kilgore in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Down, Down, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1730
    Event Place: West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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