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Sir James Thomas Baxter 1586–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 AUG 1586

Birth Location: Hoylehouse, Linthwaite or Shrinston, Scotland

Death Date: 07 Sep 1641

Death Location: Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England or Scotland

Father: James (Barkestare)

Mother: Alicia Baxter

Spouse(s): Lady Montgomery, Alice Waterhouse, Lady Montgomery

Children(s): Lady Baxter, Susanna Baxter, Thomas Baxter, Elizabeth Baxter, Gregory (Barkestare), John Baxter, John (Backestar), James (Barkestare), Maria Baxter, Lady MONTGOMERY, Samuel Baxter, Elizabeth Baxter, Alexander Montgomery, Nathaniel Baxter, Elizabeth Baxter, Nathaniel I, Thomas Baxter, Robert Baxter

In 1586, Sir James Thomas Baxter entered the world in Hoylehouse, Linthwaite or Shrinston, Scotland, born to James Jacobus Baxter Barkestare And Alicia Or Alice Waterhouse Firth Baxter. Sir James Thomas Baxter married Alice Alicia Firth Waterhouse, Lady Agnes Montgomery, and had children including Alexander Montgomery, Elizabeth Lady Baxter, Elizabeth Libbe Peake Baxter, Elizabeth Baxter, Gregory Baxter Barkestare, James Baxter Barkestare, John Baxter, John Baxter Backestar, Lady Elizabeth Baxter, Lady Elizabeth Baxter Montgomery, Maria Baxter, Nathaniel Baxter, Nathaniel Baxter I, Robert Baxter, Samuel Baxter, Susanna Baxter, Thomas Baxter. Sir James Thomas Baxter passed away in 1641 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England or Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1586, Sir James Thomas Baxter entered the world in Hoylehouse, Linthwaite or Shrinston, Scotland, born to James Jacobus Baxter Barkestare And Alicia Or Alice Waterhouse Firth Baxter.
  • Sir James Thomas Baxter married Alice Alicia Firth Waterhouse, Lady Agnes Montgomery, and had children including Alexander Montgomery, Elizabeth Lady Baxter, Elizabeth Libbe Peake Baxter, Elizabeth Baxter, Gregory Baxter Barkestare, James Baxter Barkestare, John Baxter, John Baxter Backestar, Lady Elizabeth Baxter, Lady Elizabeth Baxter Montgomery, Maria Baxter, Nathaniel Baxter, Nathaniel Baxter I, Robert Baxter, Samuel Baxter, Susanna Baxter, Thomas Baxter.
  • Sir James Thomas Baxter passed away in 1641 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England or Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Baxter's Ancestors

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Sir Baxter
1586–1641
Birth Place: Hoylehouse, Linthwaite or Shrinston, Scotland
Parents
James Jacobus Baxter (Barkestare)
1550–1618
Linthwaite,Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Alicia ((or Alice) Waterhouse \ Firth \) Baxter
1550–1618
Linthwaite, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Lord (John of Halifax House) Waterhouse
1523–1584
Northowram, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Giles) Horsefall
1528–1587
Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Waterhouse
1476–1545
Agnes Rishford
1474–1542
William Horsefall
1500–1588
Elizabeth Beckwith
1502–1588
2nd-Great-Grandparents
RICHARD II
1480–1557
Blanche Stanfield
1478–1578

Sir Baxter's Descendants

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Sir (James Thomas) Baxter (7 AUG 1586–07 Sep 1641) m. Lady (Agnes) Montgomery (01 Jan 1580–1645) m. Alice (Alicia Firth) Waterhouse (1582–23 May 1620) m. Lady (Agnes) Montgomery (01 Jan 1580–01 Jan 1645)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Baxter 1606–1679 m. James Montgomerie 1605–1647 m. Sir (John Ii) Montgomerie 1610–1662
    1. 1. Lord (Hugh (Robert)) Montgomerie 1630–1710 m. Lady (Mary Katherine Scott Montgomerie Lady of) Haddington 1635–1734
      1. 1. Captain (John William) Montgomery 1660–1721 m. Isabella Burnett 1650–1750
        1. 1. Elizabeth Montgomery 1691–1751 m. Archibald Currie 1697–1719
      2. 2. Catherine Montgomery 1660–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Montgomery 1660–
      4. 4. James Montgomerie 1653–1742
      5. 5. Margaret Montgomery 1675–1656
      6. 6. Mary (Margaret) Montgomery 1660–1736
      7. 7. Alexander (Hugh) Montgomery 1710–1746
      8. 8. James Montgomery 1665–1720
      9. 9. Katharine Montgomerie 1660–
    2. 2. John (Master of Excise) Montgomery 1640–1689
  2. 2. Susanna Baxter 1613–1638
  3. 3. Thomas Baxter 1612–1675
  4. 4. Elizabeth ((LIbbe) Peake \) Baxter 1627–1725
  5. 5. Gregory (Baxter) (Barkestare) 1606–1659
  6. 6. John Baxter 1618–1654
  7. 7. John (Baxter) (Backestar) 1612–1671
  8. 8. James (Baxter) (Barkestare) 1609–1671
  9. 9. Maria Baxter 1618–1654
  10. 10. Lady (Elizabeth BAXTER) MONTGOMERY 1615–1715
  11. 11. Samuel Baxter 1619–
  12. 12. Elizabeth ((Lady)) Baxter 1610–1648
  13. 13. Alexander Montgomery 1635–1677
  14. 14. Nathaniel Baxter 1600–1676
  15. 15. Elizabeth Baxter 1602–1647
  16. 16. Nathaniel (Baxter) I 1600–1676
  17. 17. Thomas Baxter 1612–1675
  18. 18. Robert Baxter 1616–1654

Sir Baxter's Timeline

2 Records

1586
7 AUG 1586
Birth of Sir James Thomas Baxter in Hoylehouse, Linthwaite or Shrinston, Scotland
Hoylehouse, Linthwaite or Shrinston, Scotland
1641
07 Sep 1641
Age 55
Death of Sir James Thomas Baxter in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England or Scotland
Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England or Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 AUG 1586
    Event Place: Hoylehouse, Linthwaite or Shrinston, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothan: Edinburgh - Parish of Holyroodhouse or Canongate. Register of Marriages, 1564-1800

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Sep 1641
    Event Place: Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England or Scotland

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