James (Lockhart) Lockhart Xth of Lee (abt. 1596 - abt. 1674)

Born about 1596 in Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Elspeth Fairlie — married before 20 Dec 1617 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland [uncertain]

Husband of Martha (Douglas) Douglas Lady Lee — married about 1620 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 10 Mar 1674 at about age 78 in Scotland [uncertain]

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Biography

James (Lockhart) Lockhart Xth of Lee is Notable.

James (Lockhart) Lockhart Xth of Lee was born in Scotland.

James (Lockhart) Lockhart Xth of Lee is a member of Clan Lockhart.

This profile is part of the Lockhart Name Study.

James Lockhart was born about 1596 to Sir James Lockhart of Lee and his second wife, Isabel Weir of Stonebyres, Lanarkshire.

He married Elspeth Fairlie, a granddaughter of Rev. John Knox, in 1617.^[1] They had one son:

1. James

Elspeth died soon after their son was born and James remarried to Martha Douglas.^[2] They had issue:

1. Sir William, of Lee, ambassador to France, m. Robina Sewster^[2]
2. Sir John, of Castlehill, m. Katherine Thomson^[2]
3. Robert
4. Sir George, of Carnwath,^[2] m1. Barbara Gilmour, m2. Philadelphia Wharton
5. Anne, m. George Lockhart of Torbreicks^[2]
6. A daughter, who m. William Lindsay of Covington

James died in March, 1674.^[3]

Research Notes

James sat in Parliament in 1630 and were one to assume he was of full age, it follows that he was born prior to 1609.

Sources

1. ↑ H.M. General Register House Edinburgh. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland: 1609-1620. 1892. p. 742.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Collins, David, "Peerage of England: Genealogical, Biographical, and Historical", London: T. Bensley, 1812, Vol. VIII, Archive.org, p. 382
3. ↑ Lauder, Sir John. Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall. 1900. p. 223.

• The upper ward of Lanarkshire described and delineated. The archæological and historical section by G.V. Irving. The statistical and topographical section by A. Murray. Vol. 2. 1864. p. 298.

See also:

• Wikipedia: James Lockhart of Lee

• Wikidata: Item Q16202277, en:Wikipedia

• National Biography: James Lockhart

• The Peerage: James Lockhart

• "Ancestral File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/M47K-S15 : accessed 2013-07-06), entry for James (William) LOCKHART ;[Lord Lee].