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James Paterson 1629 – 1709 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1629

Birth Location: Alloa, , Clack, Scotland

Death Date: 1709

Death Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Paterson

Mother: Katherine Meiklejohn

Spouse(s): Elspeth Moris

Children(s): Janet Paterson

James Paterson was born in 1629 in Alloa, , Clack, Scotland, the child of Alexander Paterson and Katherine Meiklejohn. James Paterson married Elspeth (Elizabeth) Moris, and had children including Janet 'Jean' 'Jane' Paterson. James Paterson passed away in 1709 in Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Paterson was born in 1629 in Alloa, , Clack, Scotland, the child of Alexander Paterson and Katherine Meiklejohn.
  • James Paterson married Elspeth (Elizabeth) Moris, and had children including Janet 'Jean' 'Jane' Paterson.
  • James Paterson passed away in 1709 in Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Paterson
1607 – 1693
Birth Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
AP
Katherine Meiklejohn
1611 – 1691
Birth Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
KM

Spouses(s)

Elspeth Moris
1629 – 1676
Birth Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, , Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Paterson
1654 – 1690
Birth Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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James Paterson's Ancestors

Self
James Paterson
1629 – 1709
Birth Place: Alloa, , Clack, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Paterson
1607 – 1693
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Katherine Meiklejohn
1611 – 1691
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Paterson
1587 – 1651
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Ramsay
1587 – 1648
England
Alexander Micklejohn\Micklejohns
1590 –
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, , Scotland
Cecelia Osborne
1590 –
Jamaica
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Patterson
1568 – 1631
John Ramsay
1560 – 1625
Janet MacGibbon
1560 – 1618
Robert Micklejohn
1563 – 1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Paterson
1535 – 1570
Isobell Moncreiffe
1535 – 1601
Lady Maxwell
1520 – 1590
Bessie Baxter
1546 – 1592

James Paterson's Descendants

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James Paterson (15 Feb 1629 – 1709) m. Elspeth ((Elizabeth)) Moris (8 Mar 1629 – 18 Oct 1676)
  1. 1. Janet ('Jean' 'Jane') Paterson (24 Dec 1654 – 1690) m. Robert Blair (6 Mar 1653 – 3 Jan 1690)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Emma) Blair (1681 – 1788) m. William (R) McMAHON (1690 – 1749)
      1. 1. MARGARET (ANN) McMAHON (20 May 1724 – 1796) m. JAMES BRUCE (20 May 1720 – 30 Aug 1795)
        1. 1. James Bruce (2 Apr 1735 – 10 Feb 1819)

James Paterson's Timeline

2 Records

1629
15 Feb 1629
Birth of James Paterson in Alloa, , Clack, Scotland
Alloa, , Clack, Scotland
1709
1709
Age 80
Death of James Paterson in Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1629
    Event Place: Alloa, , Clack, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: Ayrshire, Scotland
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