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James Robertson 1655 – 1705 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1655

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1705

Death Location: Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Rev Robertson

Mother: Eleanor Pitcairn-Robertson

Spouse(s): Jean Robertson

Children(s): James Robertson

James Robertson was born in 1655 in Scotland, the child of Rev William Robertson and Eleanor Dreghorn Pitcairn-Robertson. James Robertson married Jean Jenet Robertson, and had children including James Robertson. James Robertson passed away in 1705 in Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Robertson was born in 1655 in Scotland, the child of Rev William Robertson and Eleanor Dreghorn Pitcairn-Robertson.
  • James Robertson married Jean Jenet Robertson, and had children including James Robertson.
  • James Robertson passed away in 1705 in Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Robertson's Ancestors

Self
James Robertson
1655 – 1705
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Rev William Robertson
1624 – 1708
West Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Eleanor (Dreghorn) Pitcairn-Robertson
1634 – 1708
Dreghorn, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
William Robertson
1602 – 1677
Ann (Marie) Mitchell
– 1644
David Pitcairn
1610 – 1710
Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary (Ann Anderson) Pitcairn
1613 – 1709
Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Robertson
Isabel Petrie
Alexander Pitcairne
1580 – 1676
Janet Clarke
1583 – 1670
James Anderson
1578 – 1690
Elizabeth Watson
1590 – 1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Robertson
Innes
Alexander Pitcairn
1555 – 1634
Elizabeth Sinclair
1560 – 1650
Andrew Clark
1558 – 1620
Robert Andersone
1548 – 1642

James Robertson's Descendants

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James Robertson (1655 – 1705) m. Jean (Jenet) Robertson (1657 – )
  1. 1. James Robertson (1 October 1685 – June 1752) m. Rebeckah Royston (9 February 1689 – 1784)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Hadden (17 March 1713 – 1759)
    2. 2. James Robertson (1729 – 1754) m. Elizabeth (Mae) Crawford-Robinson (1723 – 8 Aug 1759)
      1. 1. Ann Johnston (20 May 1742 – 25 August 1818) m. Zachariah Johnston (1742 – 7 January 1800)
        1. 1. Margaret Johnson (12 April 1781 – 16 July 1843) m. Robert (Irvine) White (17 September 1775 – 5 September 1851)

James Robertson's Timeline

2 Records

1655
1655
Birth of James Robertson in Scotland
Scotland
1705
1705
Age 50
Death of James Robertson in Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave™ Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave™ Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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