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James Baronet Macdonald 1605 – 1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1605

Birth Location: Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Death Date: Dec 08, 1678

Death Location: Isle Skye, Scotland

Father: Donald Macdonald

Mother: Janet Mackenzie

Spouse(s): Margaret Mackenzie, Mary Macleod

Children(s): Marion MacDonald, Catherine McDonald, Florence MacDonald, Roderick Macdonald, Somerled Macdonald, John Macdonald, Donald Macdonald, Hugh Macdonald, Mary Macdonald

In 1605, James Baronet Macdonald entered the world in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, born to Donald Gorm Macdonald and Janet Mackenzie. James Baronet Macdonald married Margaret Mackenzie, Mary Macleod, and had children including Marion MacDonald, Catherine McDonald, Florence MacDonald, Roderick I Macdonald, Somerled I Macdonald, John Macdonald, Donald Macdonald, Hugh Macdonald, Mary Macdonald. James Baronet Macdonald passed away in 1678 in Isle Skye, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1605, James Baronet Macdonald entered the world in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, born to Donald Gorm Macdonald and Janet Mackenzie.
  • James Baronet Macdonald married Margaret Mackenzie, Mary Macleod, and had children including Marion MacDonald, Catherine McDonald, Florence MacDonald, Roderick I Macdonald, Somerled I Macdonald, John Macdonald, Donald Macdonald, Hugh Macdonald, Mary Macdonald.
  • James Baronet Macdonald passed away in 1678 in Isle Skye, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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James Macdonald's Ancestors

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James Macdonald
1605 – 1678
Birth Place: Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Parents
Donald Gorm Macdonald
1575 – 1643
Sleat, Skye, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
Janet Mackenzie
1588 –
Kintail, Ross, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Macdonald's Descendants

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James (Baronet) Macdonald (1605 – Dec 08, 1678) m. Margaret Mackenzie (1610 – 1710) m. Mary Macleod
  1. 1. Marion MacDonald (1611 – 8 Dec 1678)
  2. 2. Catherine McDonald (1635 – ) m. Norman ((Sir) (1st of Bernera)) Macleod (1614 – Mar 03, 1705)
    1. 1. Marian ((of Bernera)) Macleod (1526 – 1568)
    2. 2. Alexander ((Alasdair Mor)) MacLeod (1580 – AFT 1720)
    3. 3. Norman ((Captain)) Macleod (1614 – 3 Mar 1705)
    4. 4. John MacLeod (1646 – 1726)
    5. 5. Marian Macleod (1658 – 1982)
    6. 6. Catherine MacLeod (1660 – )
    7. 7. William McLeod (1661 – Feb 18, 1738)
    8. 8. James McLeod (1668 – )
      1. 1. John McLeod (1690 – 1796) m. Jane Carr (ABT 1694 – AFT 1744)
        1. 1. James MCLEOD (1742 – 1812)
        2. 2. John McLeod (1744 – 3 Feb 1825) m. Alice HARRINGTON (22 Oct 1747 – 20 Jun 1829)
        3. 3. Robert MCLEOD
        4. 4. William MCLEOD
    9. 9. Katherine MacLeod (1671 – )
    10. 10. Isabel McLeod
  3. 3. Florence MacDonald (1639 – )
  4. 4. Roderick (I) Macdonald (1644 – 1693)
  5. 5. Somerled (I) Macdonald (1654 – 1700)
  6. 6. John Macdonald (1661 – 1713)
  7. 7. Donald Macdonald (1859 – 05 FEB 1695)
  8. 8. Hugh Macdonald
  9. 9. Mary Macdonald

James Macdonald's Timeline

3 Records

1605
1605
Birth of James Baronet Macdonald in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
1661
24 Feb 1661 01 Mar 1661
Age 56
James Baronet Macdonald was married
None
1678
Dec 08, 1678
Age 73
Death of James Baronet Macdonald in Isle Skye, Scotland
Isle Skye, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1661 01 Mar 1661
    Record Source: Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 08, 1678
    Event Place: Isle Skye, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothia, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records

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