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James Nisbet 1602–1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1602

Birth Location: Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 21 May 1681

Death Location: Loudon, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Nisbet

Mother: Margaret Lockhart❤️

Spouse(s): Janet Gordon

Children(s): Capt. Nisbet

James Nisbet was born in 1602 in Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Alexander Nisbet And Margaret Lockhart. James Nisbet married Janet Gordon, and had children including Capt John Jamieson The Martyr Nisbet. James Nisbet passed away in 1681 in Loudon, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Nisbet was born in 1602 in Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Alexander Nisbet And Margaret Lockhart.
  • James Nisbet married Janet Gordon, and had children including Capt John Jamieson The Martyr Nisbet.
  • James Nisbet passed away in 1681 in Loudon, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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James Nisbet's Ancestors

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James Nisbet
1602–1681
Birth Place: Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Alexander Nisbet
1580–1660
Margaret Lockhart❤️
1583–1684
Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George (Lockhart of) Barr
1531–1631
Bargour, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marion Hamilton
1530–1595
Ayr, South Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Christine Campbell
1510–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Campbell
1480–1513
Janet Cessnock
1487–

James Nisbet's Descendants

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James Nisbet (1602–21 May 1681) m. Janet Gordon (1602–1643)
  1. 1. Capt. (John Jamieson (The Martyr)) Nisbet 1627–1685 m. Margaret Law 1631–1678
    1. 1. Hugh Nesbitt 1664– m. ?? 1664–
      1. 1. Hugh Nesbitt 1695– m. Mother (of William) Nesbitt 1720–
        1. 1. William Nesbitt 1730–1798 m. Nancy Laird 1745–1800
    2. 2. Margaret Johnston 1652–1893
    3. 3. Allen Nesbitt 1660–1729
    4. 4. Thomas Nesbitt 1663–
    5. 5. James Nisbet 1655–1681
    6. 6. John Nisbet 1670–1728

James Nisbet's Timeline

2 Records

1602
1602
Birth of James Nisbet in Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1681
21 May 1681
Age 79
Death of James Nisbet in Loudon, Ayrshire, Scotland
Loudon, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1681
    Event Place: Loudon, Ayrshire, Scotland

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