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James, 4th Earl of Moray, Stuart 1608–1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1608

Birth Location: Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Schotland

Death Date: 31 Mar 1681

Death Location: Elgin, Moray, Scotland

Father: James Strathdearn

Mother: Lady Gordon

Spouse(s): Margaret Home..

Children(s): Robert Bothwell, Lady Moray, Mary Campbell, Thomas Stewart, Sir Moray, Hon. Cullello, James Doune, Archibald Stuart, Elizabeth Elphinstone, John STUART, Henry Stewart, Walter Stuart, Margaret Stuart, Henrietta Stuart, Robert Stuart

In 1608, James, 4th Earl of Moray, Stuart entered the world in Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Schotland, born to James Stewart 3Rd Earl Of Moray 3Rd Lord Doune Abernathy Strathdearn And Lady Anne Countess Hunt Gordon. James, 4th Earl of Moray, Stuart married Margaret Lady Countess Of Moray Home, and had children including Archibald Stuart, Elizabeth Elphinstone, Henrietta Stuart, Henry Stewart, Hon Francis Stewart Lord Of Cullello, James Stewart Lord Doune, John Stuart, Lady Anne Stewart Of Moray, Margaret Stuart, Mary Anne Campbell, Robert Stewart 2Nd Earl Of Bothwell, Robert Stuart, Sir Knight Alexander Stewart 5Th Earl Of Moray, Thomas Stewart, Walter Stuart. James, 4th Earl of Moray, Stuart passed away in 1681 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland.

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  • In 1608, James, 4th Earl of Moray, Stuart entered the world in Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Schotland, born to James Stewart 3Rd Earl Of Moray 3Rd Lord Doune Abernathy Strathdearn And Lady Anne Countess Hunt Gordon.
  • James, 4th Earl of Moray, Stuart married Margaret Lady Countess Of Moray Home, and had children including Archibald Stuart, Elizabeth Elphinstone, Henrietta Stuart, Henry Stewart, Hon Francis Stewart Lord Of Cullello, James Stewart Lord Doune, John Stuart, Lady Anne Stewart Of Moray, Margaret Stuart, Mary Anne Campbell, Robert Stewart 2Nd Earl Of Bothwell, Robert Stuart, Sir Knight Alexander Stewart 5Th Earl Of Moray, Thomas Stewart, Walter Stuart.
  • James, 4th Earl of Moray, Stuart passed away in 1681 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James, Stuart's Ancestors

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James, Stuart
1608–1681
Birth Place: Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Schotland
Parents
James Stewart 3rd Earl of Moray, 3rd Lord Doune, Abernathy & Strathdearn
1582–1638
Fife Keith, Moray, Scotland
Lady (Anne, Countess Hunt) Gordon
1590–1674
Huntly, Aberdeen, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Stewart 2nd Lord Doune, 2nd Earl of) Moray
1565–1591
Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth, (2nd Countess of Moray) Stuart
1565–1591
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Doune
1529–1590
Margaret Campbell
1544–1592
James Moray
1531–1570
Agnes Argyll
1530–1588
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James V
1512–1542
Margaret Mar
1513–1572
William Keith
1506–1581

James, Stuart's Descendants

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James, (4th Earl of Moray,) Stuart (25 Jun 1608–31 Mar 1681) m. Margaret (Lady Countess of Moray) Home.. (28 June 1607–Oct 1684)
  1. 1. Robert (Stewart 2nd Earl of) Bothwell 1640–1688
    1. 1. Abigail Stewart 1664–1735 m. Richard Cosier 1660–1712
      1. 1. Thomas Cozier 1713–1800
        1. 1. Lydia Crozier 1740–1776 m. Aaron Knapp 1718–1777
  2. 2. Lady (Anne Stewart of) Moray 1650–1719
    1. 1. William Ross 1698–1754
      1. 1. William Ross 1739–1834
        1. 1. William Ross 1780–1824
  3. 3. Mary (Anne) Campbell 1629–1668 m. Archibald (Campbell VI, 9th Earl of) Argyll 1629–1685
    1. 1. Archibald (Campbell VII, 1st Duke of Argyll, 10th) Earl 1658–1703 m. Elizabeth (Tollemache Campbell Countess Argyll and Lady) Lorne 1659–1735
      1. 1. Lydia (Anne Campbell Stuart Fraser Countess of) Bute 1692–1736
      2. 2. Mary (Margaret Campbell Woods) (Lady) 1690–1742
      3. 3. Archibald (Campbell 1st Earl of Ilay; 3rd Duke of) Argyll 1682–1761
      4. 4. John (Campbell 2nd Duke of Argyll; 1st Duke of Greenwich, Baron) Chatham 1678–1743
      5. 5. Katherine (Campbell of) Argyll 1686–1700
      6. 6. Margaret (Isabel) Campbell 1690–1765
      7. 7. Isobel (Campbell of) Argyll 1690–1742
    2. 2. John Campbell –1729
    3. 3. Jane (Campbell (Lady) Marchioness of) Lothian 1657–1712
    4. 4. John (Campbell of) Mamore –1770
    5. 5. Sir (Archibald (1st Duke of Argyll, 10th Earl of Argyll)) Campbell 1658–1703
      1. 1. John Campbell –1730
    6. 6. Daniel Campbell 1660–1753
    7. 7. Lady (Anne) Campbell 1668–1734
    8. 8. Charles Campbell 1657–1713
    9. 9. James Campbell 1654–1685
    10. 10. John (of Mamore Campbell, Duke of) Argyll 1662–1752
    11. 11. Duncan Campbell 1650–
    12. 12. William Campbell 1661–1710
    13. 13. Harriet (Lindsay) Campbell 1662–1712
    14. 14. Johanna Campbell 1665–1712
    15. 15. Walter, (Sir) Campbell 1659–1724
  4. 4. Thomas Stewart 1631–1699
  5. 5. Sir (Knight Alexander Stewart, 5th Earl of) Moray 1634–1702 m. Emilia (Balfour of) Pitcullo 1601–1683
    1. 1. Catherine Stewart 1671–1757
  6. 6. Hon. (Francis Stewart, Lord of) Cullello 1639–1713
  7. 7. James (Stewart, Lord) Doune 1628–1647
  8. 8. Archibald Stuart 1643–1687
  9. 9. Elizabeth Elphinstone 1673–1758
  10. 10. John STUART 1639–1691
  11. 11. Henry Stewart 1637–1674
  12. 12. Walter Stuart 1635–1672
  13. 13. Margaret Stuart 1644–1696
  14. 14. Henrietta Stuart 1628–1704
  15. 15. Robert Stuart 1643–1707

James, Stuart's Timeline

7 Records

1608
25 Jun 1608
Birth of James, 4th Earl of Moray, Stuart in Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland
Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland
1608
25 Jun 1608
Birth of James, 4th Earl of Moray, Stuart in Edinburgh Parish,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland
Edinburgh Parish,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland
1608
25 Jun 1608
Birth of James, 4th Earl of Moray, Stuart in Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Schotland
Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Schotland
1611
1611
Age 3
Birth of James, 4th Earl of Moray, Stuart in Inverness-shire, Scotland
Inverness-shire, Scotland
1653
4 Mar 1653
Age 45
Death of James, 4th Earl of Moray, Stuart in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
1653
4 Mar 1653
Age 45
Death of James, 4th Earl of Moray, Stuart in Dyke, Moray, Scotland
Dyke, Moray, Scotland
1681
31 Mar 1681
Age 73
Death of James, 4th Earl of Moray, Stuart in Allanton, Berwick, Scotland
Allanton, Berwick, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1608
    Event Place: Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1608
    Event Place: Edinburgh Parish,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1611
    Event Place: Inverness-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1608
    Event Place: Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1653
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1653
    Event Place: Dyke, Moray, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1681
    Event Place: Allanton, Berwick, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elgin, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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