James Magruder (abt. 1658 - 1685)

Born about 1658 in Calvert County, Maryland

Ancestors

Died 23 Dec 1685 at about age 27 in Calvert County, Maryland

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Biography

1658 Birth

James Magruder was born in 1658 in Calvert County, Maryland ^[1]

Parentage

He was the son of Alexander Magruder and his first wife Sarah. ^[1]

Saunders, following MacKenzie, believes that James' mother was a Margaret Braithwaite. ^[2]

However, increasingly available documententation suggests that Margaret Braithwaite was a legend, and the actual mother of James was Sarah Unknown.

1677 Inheritance

James is named in the will of his father Alexander, made 20 Feb 1676 and proved 25 July 1676. ^[3] A codicil states that James, Samuel, and John, are his eldest sons. ^[2]

By the terms of his father's will ^[4] James with his brother John was to receive 900 acres in two tracts, Alexandria and Dumblain, on the Patuxent River. James was a witness to the will.

Marriage and Children

The Clan Gregor society materials indicate that James and John Magruder, sons of Alexander, Immigrant, died without issue ^[5]

However, Saunders believes that while the name of the woman James married is unknown, a son, Hugh, resulted from the union. ^[2]

Death

James Magruder died 23 Dec 1685 in Calvert County, Maryland ^[1]

James was born about 1644. James Magruder ... He passed away in 1685. ^[6]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck. http://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I008229&tree=Tree1. Accessed August 25, 2016
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Jan and Kate Saunders. Hill - Jordan - Klages Families and Related Lines. Based on "Magruder Family Data" -- Mackenzie's "Colonial Families of the United States," 1:348 ff.; Compiled mainly by Mrs. John H. Williams, with additonal notes added by Robert Barnes. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cjhill&id=I06395. Accessed August 25, 2016
3. ↑ Md. Cal. Wills 1:193, cited by Saunders.
4. ↑ Prince Georges County, 20 Feb 1676-25 July 1677. Cited at Early Colonial Settlers.
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6. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Robert VanDyne, Sunday, August 3, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Ila Barnett for creating WikiTree profile McGruder-55 through the import of Wrenn.ged on Jan 23, 2013.

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