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James Nisbet 1602–1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1602

Birth Location: Hardhill, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 May 1681

Death Location: Grassmarket, Scotland

Father: Alexander Nisbet

Mother: Margaret Lockhart

Spouse(s): Janet Gordon

Children(s): John Nisbet, James Nesbitt, Mary Nisbet

James Nisbet was born in 1602 in Hardhill, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Nisbet And Margaret Lockhart. James Nisbet married Janet Gordon, and had children including James Nesbitt, John Nisbet, Mary Nisbet. James Nisbet passed away in 1681 in Grassmarket, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Nisbet was born in 1602 in Hardhill, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Nisbet And Margaret Lockhart.
  • James Nisbet married Janet Gordon, and had children including James Nesbitt, John Nisbet, Mary Nisbet.
  • James Nisbet passed away in 1681 in Grassmarket, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Nisbet's Ancestors

Self
James Nisbet
1602–1681
Birth Place: Hardhill, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Nisbet
1570–1660
Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Lockhart
1583–1684
Scotland
Grandparents
Murdoch Nisbet
1470–1558
Hardhill Farm, Parish of Loudon, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Nisbet
–1478
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Nisbet
1400–1424
Margaret Wedderburn
1360–1420

James Nisbet's Descendants

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James Nisbet (1602–21 May 1681) m. Janet Gordon (1600–1643)
  1. 1. John Nisbet 1627–1685 m. Margaret Law 1631–1678
    1. 1. Alexander Nisbet 1671–
      1. 1. Moses Nesbitt 1740–1779 m. Elizabeth McClelland 1740–1778
        1. 1. Ross Nesbitt 1770–1833 m. Isabella Brown 1776–1855
        2. 2. Esther Nesbitt 1778–
        3. 3. Samuel Nesbitt 1778–
        4. 4. John (Maxwell) Nesbitt 1775–1820
        5. 5. Thomas Nesbitt 1775–
        6. 6. Stephenson Nesbitt 1774–
        7. 7. William Nesbitt 1769–1852
    2. 2. James Nisbet 1667–1728
    3. 3. Hugh Nisbet 1664–
    4. 4. Allen Nesbitt 1660–1729
    5. 5. James Nisbet 1667–
  2. 2. James Nesbitt 1625–1684
  3. 3. Mary Nisbet 1623–

James Nisbet's Timeline

2 Records

1602
1602
Birth of James Nisbet in Hardhill, Ayrshire, Scotland
Hardhill, Ayrshire, Scotland
1681
21 May 1681
Age 79
Death of James Nisbet in Grassmarket, Scotland
Grassmarket, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Hardhill, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Greenholme Galston, Ayr, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1681
    Event Place: Grassmarket, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

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