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James George Paton 1550–1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 30 Jan 1604

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothia, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: George Patoun

Mother: Janet Stevenson

Spouse(s): Margaret Drysdale

Children(s): Margaret Patoun

James George Paton was born in 1550 in Scotland, the child of George Patoun And Janet Stevenson. James George Paton married Margaret Drysdale, and had children including Margaret Patoun. James George Paton passed away in 1604 in Edinburgh, Midlothia, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • James George Paton was born in 1550 in Scotland, the child of George Patoun And Janet Stevenson.
  • James George Paton married Margaret Drysdale, and had children including Margaret Patoun.
  • James George Paton passed away in 1604 in Edinburgh, Midlothia, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Patoun
1525–1604
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Janet Stevenson
1530–1604
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Drysdale
1550–1615
Birth Location: Muckhart, Perthshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Patoun
1574–1638
Birth Location: Kinross, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Paton's Ancestors

Self
James Paton
1550–1604
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
George Patoun
1525–1604
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet Stevenson
1530–1604
Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George Seton
1508–1549
Cunninghame, Ayrshire, (Seton, East Lothian), Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Hay
1510–1538
Culross, Fife, Scotland
JAMES STEVENSON
1505–1555
Nethermains, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JANET PATERSON
1504–1555
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Paton's Descendants

1.
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James (George) Paton (1550–30 Jan 1604) m. Margaret Drysdale (1550–26 Apr 1615)
  1. 1. Margaret Patoun 1574–1638 m. Andrew Rankins 1570–1616 m. Andrew Rankins 1570–1616
    1. 1. Janet Rankin 1586–1650 m. James Brown 1583–1684
      1. 1. John Brown 1620–1698 m. Margrat Blair 1641–
        1. 1. Janet (Stevenson) Brown 1665–1708 m. Archibald (Moses) Stuart 1668–1713
    2. 2. James Rankin 1540–1600 m. Jane (Elizabeth) Phelps 1542–1600
      1. 1. Andrew Rankins 1570–1616 m. Margaret Patoun 1574–1638
    3. 3. James Rankin 1595–1667 m. Marion (Lindsay) Steadman 1604–1659 m. Issobell (LOUCK) SHERRAR 1590–
      1. 1. Lt. (Alexander) Rankin 1635–1703 m. Maria (Agnes) Reid 1633–1659
        1. 1. Martha Rankin 1662–1695 m. Rufus (Otha) Nealey 1660–1756

James Paton's Timeline

3 Records

1550
1550
Birth of James George Paton in Scotland
Scotland
1604
30 Jan 1604
Age 54
Death of James George Paton in Edinburgh, Midlothia, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothia, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1605
13 Feb 1605
Age 55
Death of James George Paton in Edinburgh, Midlothia, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothia, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1605
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothia, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1604
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothia, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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