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James Pinkerton 1680–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1680

Birth Location: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Aug 1758

Death Location: Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: John Pinkerton

Mother: Jonet Dunlope

Spouse(s): Janet (Lochead)

Children(s): Robert Pinkerton

James Pinkerton was born in 1680 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John Pinkerton And Jonet Dunlope. James Pinkerton married Janet Pinkerton Cochran Lochead, and had children including Robert Buchanan Pinkerton. James Pinkerton passed away in 1758 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Pinkerton was born in 1680 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John Pinkerton And Jonet Dunlope.
  • James Pinkerton married Janet Pinkerton Cochran Lochead, and had children including Robert Buchanan Pinkerton.
  • James Pinkerton passed away in 1758 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Pinkerton's Ancestors

Self
James Pinkerton
1680–1758
Birth Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
John Pinkerton
1652–1707
Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Jonet Dunlope
1656–1693
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David (Pinkerton-Pincartoun I) *10
1630–1703
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Effie (McKertone\Pinkertoune) *10
1630–1704
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George *11
1605–1650
Marion Wood
1612–1637
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander *
1585–1605
Helene *12
1585–1605

James Pinkerton's Descendants

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James Pinkerton (4 Dec 1680–20 Aug 1758) m. Janet (Pinkerton (Cochran)) (Lochead) (28 Sep 1689–1789)
  1. 1. Robert (Buchanan) Pinkerton 1727–1765 m. Agnes Cunningham 1732–
    1. 1. Gavin Pinkerton 1758–1815 m. Elizabeth Barr 1764–1827
      1. 1. Robert Pinkerton 1782–1840 m. Elizabeth Gordon 1779–1873
        1. 1. Robert Pinkerton 1811–1888 m. Cathrine Stevenson 1807–1897

James Pinkerton's Timeline

3 Records

1680
4 Dec 1680
Birth of James Pinkerton in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1710
16 Mar 1710
Age 30
James Pinkerton was married in Abbey Paisley,Renfrew,Scotland
Abbey Paisley,Renfrew,Scotland
1758
20 Aug 1758
Age 78
Death of James Pinkerton in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1680
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1710
    Event Place: Abbey Paisley,Renfrew,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Abbey Paisley, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1758
    Event Place: Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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