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James E Law 1630 – 1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1630

Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1655

Death Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Father: JAMES BRUTON

Mother: Agnes Durrie

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hunter

Children(s): John Law

In 1630, James E Law entered the world in Dysart, Fife, Scotland, born to JAMES LAW OF BRUTON and Agnes Durrie. James E Law married Elizabeth Hunter, and had children including John Walter** Law. James E Law passed away in 1655 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1630, James E Law entered the world in Dysart, Fife, Scotland, born to JAMES LAW OF BRUTON and Agnes Durrie.
  • James E Law married Elizabeth Hunter, and had children including John Walter** Law.
  • James E Law passed away in 1655 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

JAMES BRUTON
1591 – 1641
Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
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Agnes Durrie
1592 – 1641
Birth Location: Anstruther Wester, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hunter
1634 –
Birth Location: Dumfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Law
1653 – 1728
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
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James Law's Ancestors

Self
James Law
1630 – 1655
Birth Place: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Parents
JAMES LAW OF BRUTON
1591 – 1641
Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Agnes Durrie
1592 – 1641
Anstruther Wester, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
*Rev. (Dr. James William Law, Archbishop of Glasgow, Church of Scotland, Bishop of Orkney, Favorite of King James) VI.
1560 – 1632
Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dame (Grissel) Boswell
1565 – 1618
Balmuto, Fife, , Scotland
Rev. (Robert\Robbert) Durie\Dury
1555 – 1616
Dunfermline, Fife, England
Elizabeth (Sarah) Ramsey
1570 – 1605
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Spittal
1520 – 1612
MARGARET Balcaskie
1535 – 1585
Boswell, Boswell
1542 – 1610
Isabel Sandilands
1538 – 1590
Sir Dalhousie
1543 – 1580
Lady Clatty
1552 – 1586
2nd-Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM Lawes
1500 – 1557
Lady Stewart
1501 – 1521
William Balcaskie
1513 – 1580
Boswell, Boswell
1520 – 1547
Elizabeth Boswell
1525 – 1568
James Jamesson
1510 – 1585
Elizabeth Meldrum
1511 – 1567
Sir Ramsey
1520 – 1620
Katherine, Carnegie
1536 – 1563

James Law's Descendants

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James (E) Law (25 May 1630 – 1655) m. Elizabeth Hunter (25 Oct 1634 – )
  1. 1. John (Walter**) Law (24 Jun 1653 – 22 Jan 1728) m. *Elizabeth Key (18 Dec 1650 – abt 1708)
    1. 1. Margaret Law\Carruth (13 December 1679 – 11 April 1729)
      1. 1. Adam Carruth (1704 – 9 Feb 1782) m. Elizabeth Beattie (1706 – 1782)
        1. 1. Rev. (Robert) Carruth (10 Aug 1746 – 15 May 1815) m. Elizabeth Anderson (1755 – 21 Jul 1815)

James Law's Timeline

2 Records

1630
25 May 1630
Birth of James E Law in Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Dysart, Fife, Scotland
1655
1655
Age 25
Death of James E Law in Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1630
    Event Place: Dysart, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
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