James Finley (1583 - abt. 1662)

Born 25 Oct 1583 in Cuper Angus, Fife, Scotland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Barbara (Huntar) Finley — married 14 Jul 1603 in Balchristie, Fife, Scotland

Descendants

Died about 1662 at about age 78 in Fife, Scotland

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Biography

James Finley was born in Scotland.

James Finley was baptized October 25, 1583, at St. Andrew's Church, Balchristie, Fife, Scotland; died at Inchervie, Fife, Scotland between December 23, 1619, the date of his will, and April 1620, the date of probate. Some online trees have his dod about 1620. His name is mentioned in different rentals between 1596 and 1616. He married in St. Andrew's Church, July 14, 1603, Barbara Huntar, daughter of William and Grizelda (Traill) Huntar, of Newton Rires. The eldest son of James and Barbara (Huntar) Findley was: Thomas Finley, married Agnes Goodlate.^[1]

James Finley, son of James Finley and Elizabeth Warrender

James was born in 1583. He passed away about 1620 or 1662.

Sources

1. ↑ Torrence and allied families; Robert McIlvaine Torrence; Philadelphia; 1938; page 191

Stout, Herald F. The Clan Finley: a Condensed Genealogy of the Finley Family At Home And Abroad. (Dover: The Eagle press, 1940). Online at HathiTrust, "Ancestry Abroad" 3-1-1"

• p. 9 ‘ The Clan Finley’ Second Edition, Volume One. Revised and corrected 1956. Compiled and Edited by Herald F. Stout, Rear Admiral, U. S. Navy ( Retired ).

• Appears in rental book, Newburn Parish (folio 92) up to 1614.

• www.scotlandspeople.govt.uk. “Finley James ( Old Parish Registers Marriages 451/ 10 98 Newburn ) Page 98 of 490 04/01/1648”.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/251397484/james-finley: accessed 23 October 2023), memorial page for James Finley (1583–1620), Find A Grave: Memorial #251397484; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Linda C. Driscoll (contributor 46824024).
  • bio has Married Barbara Hunter (dau/of William Hunter of Balcarrows and Grizelda [Traill]) : 14 July 1603 at St. Andrew Church, Balchristie, Fife, Scotland.