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James Macdonald 1665 – 1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1665

Birth Location: Sleat, Isle of Skye, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Death Date: 1723

Death Location: Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Father: Sir MacDonald

Mother: Lady Douglas

Spouse(s): Janet MacLeod

Children(s): Malcolm Macdonald, Donald MacDonald, Mary Macdonald, Donald MacDonald, Margaret MacLeod, Isabel MacDonald, Mary MacDonald, Janet Mcdonald, Janet MacDonald, Alexander MacDonald, Alexander Macdonald, Margaret MACDONALD, James MacDonald

James Macdonald was born in 1665 in Sleat, Isle of Skye, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, the child of Sir Donald MacDonald and Lady Mary Douglas. James Macdonald married Janet MacLeod, and had children including Malcolm Macdonald, Donald MacDonald, Mary Macdonald, Donald MacDonald, Margaret Talisker MacLeod, Isabel MacDonald, Mary MacDonald, Janet Mcdonald, Janet Sleat MacDonald, Alexander MacDonald, Alexander Baronet Macdonald, Margaret MACDONALD, James MacDonald. James Macdonald passed away in 1723 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Macdonald was born in 1665 in Sleat, Isle of Skye, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, the child of Sir Donald MacDonald and Lady Mary Douglas.
  • James Macdonald married Janet MacLeod, and had children including Malcolm Macdonald, Donald MacDonald, Mary Macdonald, Donald MacDonald, Margaret Talisker MacLeod, Isabel MacDonald, Mary MacDonald, Janet Mcdonald, Janet Sleat MacDonald, Alexander MacDonald, Alexander Baronet Macdonald, Margaret MACDONALD, James MacDonald.
  • James Macdonald passed away in 1723 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir MacDonald
1634 – 1695
Birth Location: –
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Lady Douglas
1625 – 1678
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Janet MacLeod
1669 – 1753
Birth Location: Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Malcolm Macdonald
1680 – 1750
Birth Location: Uig, ISLE OF LEWIS Scottish Islands Scotland
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Donald MacDonald
1690 – 1748
Birth Location: Alvie, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Mary Macdonald
1693 – 1779
Birth Location: of, Sleat, Inverness, Scotland
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Donald MacDonald
1697 – 1720
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Margaret MacLeod
1708 –
Birth Location: Oransay, , , Scotland
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Isabel MacDonald
1709 –
Birth Location: Oransay, Scotland
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Mary MacDonald
1710 – 1779
Birth Location: Isle isley, Argyle, Scotland
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Janet Mcdonald
1710 – 1743
Birth Location: Steat Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Janet MacDonald
1710 – 1743
Birth Location: Sleat, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Alexander MacDonald
1711 – 1746
Birth Location: Sleat, Ornasay, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Alexander Macdonald
1711 – 1746
Birth Location: Sleat, Ornasay, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Margaret MACDONALD
Birth Location: –
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James MacDonald
Birth Location: –
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James Macdonald's Ancestors

Self
James Macdonald
1665 – 1723
Birth Place: Sleat, Isle of Skye, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Parents
Sir Donald MacDonald
1634 – 1695
Lady (Mary) Douglas
1625 – 1678
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Macdonald's Descendants

1.
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James Macdonald (1665 – 1723) m. Janet MacLeod (1669 – 1753)
  1. 1. Malcolm Macdonald (ABT 1680 – ABT 1750)
  2. 2. Donald MacDonald (1690 – 1748)
  3. 3. Mary Macdonald (Abt. 1693 – 1779)
  4. 4. Donald MacDonald (1697 – 1720)
  5. 5. Margaret (Talisker) MacLeod (1708 – )
  6. 6. Isabel MacDonald (1709 – )
  7. 7. Mary MacDonald (1710 – 1779)
  8. 8. Janet Mcdonald (1710 – 1743)
  9. 9. Janet (Sleat) MacDonald (1710 – Apr 1743)
  10. 10. Alexander MacDonald (1711 – 23 November 1746) m. Lady (Margaretha) Montgomerie (19 Feb 1723 – 30 April 1799) m. Lady (Anne (Lady of Sleat Barroness of Sleat)) Erskine (02 Feb 1709 – 27 Nov 1735) m. Anne (MacDonald) Erskine (1700 – 27 Nov 1735)
    1. 1. William (Donald) MacDonald (abt 1730 – Aug 1792)
    2. 2. Isabella MacDonald (1735 – 1761) m. Donald Martin (1711 – 1786)
      1. 1. John Martin (ABT – )
      2. 2. Doctor (Alexander) Martin (ABT 1730 – 18 Mar 1780)
      3. 3. Jane Martin (Abt 1749 – 20 Oct 1869)
      4. 4. Rev (Donald Noted Violinist) Martin (1750 – 24 Jan 1838)
      5. 5. Betsy (Janet) Martin (ABT 1750 – )
      6. 6. Margaret (Martin) MacQueen (1757 – 1837) m. Alexander MacQueen (19 Dec 1766 – 17 Dec 1812)
        1. 1. Angus MacQueen (1780 – 1858) m. Margaret Campbell (1780 – 1858)
        2. 2. Donald ((Col) () McQueen (1783 – 23 Jul 1867)
        3. 3. Alexander (J) McQueen (1787 – 1849)
        4. 4. Martin MacQueen (Abt. 1789 – Jan 23, 1867)
        5. 5. Angus McQueen (abt 1791 – )
        6. 6. Flora (McQueen) Fairley (abt 1797 – 4 Nov 1874)
        7. 7. Flora (McQueen) Fairley ( – 4 Nov 1874)
      7. 7. Anne Martin (1758 – )
      8. 8. Martin Martin ( – 1732)
      9. 9. Rev. (Angus) Martin ( – 1813)
      10. 10. Laughlin Martin
    3. 3. Sir (Archibald (1st Baronet)) MacDonald (1739 – 1826)
    4. 4. Susan MacDonald (1739 – 1755)
    5. 5. Catherine MacDonald (1739 – 25 Jul 1829)
    6. 6. James Macdonald (26 Dec 1741 – 26 Jul 1766)
    7. 7. James Macdonald (26 Dec 1741 – 26 Jul 1796)
    8. 8. Somerled MacDonald (abt 1742 – )
    9. 9. James Thbt (abt 1742 – 26 July 1766)
    10. 10. Alexander Macdonald (1744 – 12 Sep 1795) m. Elizabeth (Diana) Bosville (1742 – 18 Oct 1789) m. Elizabeth (Diana) Bosville (25 July 1748 – 18 October 1789)
      1. 1. Diana (Jane Elizabeth) Macdonald (28 September 1769 – 22 APR 1845)
      2. 2. Annabella MacDonald (1771 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth MacDonald (24 Jan 1773 – )
      4. 4. Alexander (Wentworth Macdonald) MacDonald (9 December 1773 – 19 June 1824)
      5. 5. Godfrey (Bosville) Macdonald (14 Oct 1775 – 13 Oct 1832)
      6. 6. Hon. (Archibald) Macdonald (21 May 1777 – 05 Feb 1861)
      7. 7. James Macdonald (29 January 1783 – 9 March 1814)
      8. 8. Dudley (Stewart Erskine) Macdonald (14 February 1786 – 26 August 1840)
      9. 9. William MacDonald (1789 – BEF 1813)
      10. 10. Diana (Jane Elizabeth) Macdonald (28 September 1769 – 22 April 1845)
      11. 11. Annabella MacDonald (1771 – )
      12. 12. Elizabeth MacDonald (24 Jan 1773 – )
      13. 13. Alexander (Wentworth Macdonald) MacDonald (9 December 1773 – 19 June 1824)
      14. 14. Godfrey (Macdonald) Bosville (14 Oct 1775 – 13 Oct 1832)
      15. 15. Hon. (Archibald) Macdonald (21 May 1777 – 5 Feb 1861)
      16. 16. James Macdonald (1783 – 1814)
      17. 17. Dudley (Stewart Erskine) Macdonald (14 Feb 1786 – 26 August 1840)
      18. 18. John Macdonald (abt 1787 – )
      19. 19. John (Sinclair) MacDonald (11 March 1788 – August 1825)
      20. 20. William Macdonald (1789 – 1813)
    11. 11. Alexander MacDonald (1744 – 12 Sept 1795)
    12. 12. 1ST (BARON, 16TH LORD ALEXANDER MACDONALD OF) SLEAT (1744 – 12 Sept 1795)
    13. 13. Susan Macdonald (abt 1744 – 1755)
    14. 14. James (Mc) Donald (1745 – 01 Jun 1820)
    15. 15. Archibald (Bart) MacDonald (1746 – 18 May 1826)
    16. 16. Donald MacDonald (Abt. 1730 – 13 Sep 1759)
    17. 17. Donald MacDonald (1734 – 1735)
  11. 11. Alexander (Baronet) Macdonald (1711 – 23 Nov 1746) m. Margaretha Montgomerie (19 Feb 1723 – 30 April 1799) m. Anne Erskine (02 Feb 1709 – 27 Nov 1735) m. Anne (MacDonald) Erskine (1700 – 27 Nov 1735)
    1. 1. Isabella MacDonald (1735 – )
    2. 2. James Macdonald (26 Dec 1741 – 26 Jul 1766)
    3. 3. James Macdonald (26 Dec 1741 – 26 Jul 1796)
    4. 4. Somerled MacDonald (abt 1742 – )
    5. 5. Susan Macdonald (abt 1744 – 1755)
    6. 6. Bart MacDonald (1746 – 18 May 1826)
    7. 7. William (Donald) MacDonald
    8. 8. Donald MacDonald (Abt. 1730 – 13 Sep 1759)
    9. 9. James (Mc) Donald
  12. 12. Margaret MACDONALD
  13. 13. James MacDonald

James Macdonald's Timeline

2 Records

1665
1665
Birth of James Macdonald in Sleat, Isle of Skye, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Sleat, Isle of Skye, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
1723
1723
Age 58
Death of James Macdonald in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland
Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Sleat, Isle of Skye, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Forres, Morayshire, Scotland
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