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James Moffat 1677–1737 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1677

Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfries County, Uk., Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1737

Death Location: Inveresk, Midlothian County, Uk., Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Moffat

Mother: Susannah Carlisle

Spouse(s): Margaret Moodie

Children(s): Robert Moffat

James Moffat was born in 1677 in Dumfries, Dumfries County, Uk., Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Moffat And Susannah Carlisle. James Moffat married Margaret Moodie, and had children including Robert Moffat. James Moffat passed away in 1737 in Inveresk, Midlothian County, Uk., Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • James Moffat was born in 1677 in Dumfries, Dumfries County, Uk., Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Moffat And Susannah Carlisle.
  • James Moffat married Margaret Moodie, and had children including Robert Moffat.
  • James Moffat passed away in 1737 in Inveresk, Midlothian County, Uk., Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Moffat
1649–1712
Birth Location: Hoilhous, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Susannah Carlisle
1654–1726
Birth Location: Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Moodie
1680–
Birth Location: Glamis, Angus County, Uk., Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Robert Moffat
1709–
Birth Location: Old Monkland, Lanark County, Uk., Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Moffat's Ancestors

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James Moffat
1677–1737
Birth Place: Dumfries, Dumfries County, Uk., Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Moffat
1649–1712
Hoilhous, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Susannah Carlisle
1654–1726
Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Moffat's Descendants

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James Moffat (1677–1737) m. Margaret Moodie (1680–)
  1. 1. Robert Moffat 1709– m. Janet Menzies 1716–1817
    1. 1. Janet MOFFAT 1735–
      1. 1. Elizabeth Park 1770–1839 m. Walter (Glendinning) 🧬 1770–1827
        1. 1. Margaret GLENDINNING 1819–1861 m. Andrew Bertram 1813–
    2. 2. Andrew Moffat 1754–
    3. 3. James Moffat 1749–1781 m. Janet Craig 1746–
      1. 1. James Moffat 1772–1827
        1. 1. James Moffat 1803– m. Elizabeth Moffat 1801–
    4. 4. John Moffat 1737–
    5. 5. Margaret Moffat 1739–
    6. 6. Mary Moffat 1752–
    7. 7. Robert Moffat 1744–
    8. 8. William Moffat 1742–

James Moffat's Timeline

2 Records

1677
1677
Birth of James Moffat in Dumfries, Dumfries County, Uk., Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dumfries, Dumfries County, Uk., Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1737
1737
Age 60
Death of James Moffat in Inveresk, Midlothian County, Uk., Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Inveresk, Midlothian County, Uk., Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1677
    Event Place: Dumfries, Dumfries County, Uk., Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: Inveresk, Midlothian County, Uk., Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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