James
Kirkland
Born in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of Hugh Kirkland
and Marion (McGie) Kirkland
Brother of
Hugh Kirkland, Thomas Kirkland, Jean (Kirkland) McCrone, Agnes (Kirkland) Anderson and Margaret Kirkland
Husband of
Ann (McCracken) Kirkland
— married
2 Feb 1812 in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died about
at about age 65
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Apr 2016
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Biography
This profile is part of the Kirkland Name Study.
His parents aren't proven. There are multiple James Kirklands in Sorn, Ayrshire in this timeframe. He is possibly the son of Hugh Kirkland and Marion McGee, per a christening record of a James Kirkland on 4 Feb 1770 in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland.[1]
Marriage record of James Kirkland and Anne McCracken - 2 Feb 1812 in Sorn, Ayrshire.[2]
The baptismal records are on record for his sons Hugh and Thomas, who both immigrated to the United States and lived and died in Michigan.[3][4][5]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY31-FHM
- ↑ Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. FHL Film Number: 1041467
- ↑ Scotland birth records,
- ↑ US census records
- ↑ Michigan death certificates
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~1.56%
Dennis Barnes
:
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~0.78%
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