Corporal
James
Rea
Born about in Scotland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Margaret (Rea) Mackay
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
He is noticed in Ferguson's work[1] in the Marriage Register of the Scots Brigade when he appears, as the father of the bride, in a contract of marriage, 15 December 1747, at Den Bommel, South Holland, Netherlands, between George Mackay, stated to be a soldier of Captain Macalister's Company, and Margaret Rea, stated to be his daughter. He is stated to be a Corporal in Captain Gordon's Company.
Footnotes
- ↑ #S-1 Ferguson; James; Vol 3, page 156
Sources
- Source S-1 Ferguson; James. Papers illustrating the history of the Scots brigade in the service of the United Netherlands, 1572-1782. Edinburgh: Constable, 1809. archive.org
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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:
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