James Alexander Abercrombie III (abt. 1658 - abt. 1734)

Born about 1658 in Fife, Scotland

Husband of Mary (Gordon) Abercrombie — married about 1705 in Fife, , Scotland

Died about 20 Sep 1734 at about age 76 in Fife, Scotland

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Biography

Sir James Abercrombie, son of Sir Alexander Abercrombie and Elizabeth Baird, was born in 1683 in Fife, Scotland. He was the second Baronet of Birkenbog. In 1720 he emigrated to South Carolina, but he also kept his home in Scotland and visited back and forth. He was British Attorney General in South Carolina in the period 1728-1742, and he was influential in redefining the dividing line between North and South Carolina. From 1736 to 1739 he owned Royal Land Grants. He was one of twelve patriarchs of the First or Scotch Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC.

In 1705 in Fife, Scotland, he married Mary Gordon, who was born in Stralock, Scotland in 1687, daughter of Sir Arthur Gordon.

They were the parents of: Alex Abercrombie (died young) Ludovic Abercrombie (died young) Robert Abercrombie George Abercrombie Anne Abercrombie (married Geroge Stewart) Arthur Abercrombie (died without issue) William Abercrombie (died without issue) John Abercrombie (died without issue) James Alexander Abercrombie Jr. (born 1706 in Scotland, was Scotch officer in service of Holland, died 1781, Laurens County, SC, married first Katherine Thompson, second Hannah Piccard (or Pritchard) Isabel Abercrombie. (born ca 1719, married James Dunbar) (source is listed below) SIR JAMES ABERCROMBY, 2 ND BARONET OF BIRKENBOG, succeeded his father (source listed below) and was served heir general to him on 13 December 1684.37 He m. Mary, daughter of Arthur Gordon, Advocate, son of Robert Gordon of Straloch, (c/m 31 July 1690. 38 She was served heir to her brother, Robert Gordon, Merchant in Aberdeen, on 2 May 173239), d. on 20 September 1734 and was father of : 1. Alexander Abercromby, bap. at Fordyce on 6 December 1692 and served as a Lieutenant in the army. He dsp before 1734 when his brother, Robert, succeeded to their father’s estate. 2. James Abercromby, bap. at Fordyce on 13 December 1693 and d. young. 3. Robert Abercromby, 3rd Baronet of Birkenbog, 4. Lewis Abercromby, bap. at Fordyce on 19 August 1697 and d. young. 5. George Abercombie, bap. at Fordyce on 23 August 1706. He went abroad and wrote a number of letters to his brother Sir Robert which are preserved in the family archive. He was in desperate circumstances by 1764 when he lamented being maintained by a negro wench and two daughters and on 26 May 1774, he wrote to that brother asking for assistance for his son John and telling of his daughter’s destitute condition.40 He m. in Mexico in 1746, Maria Ygnacia, daughter of John Ingleby,41 d. in December of 1776 35 GD185/5/3/5. 36 SRS Register of Edinburgh Apprentices. 37 C22/37/328. 38 GD185/5/7/15. 39 Services of Heirs.40 GD185/6/3. 41 GD185/6/3/10 & 12. Their son, Captain John Abercromby, attempted to claim an estate via his descent from his grandfather John Ingleby. 42 GD185/6/3/6. Letter in which his son John informs Sir Robert Abercromby of his father’s death. Dated at Coruna, Madrid, on 1777. 43 GD185/6/3/4. 44 GD185/6/3/8. Letter by Louisa Abercromby to Sir Robert Abercromby, her uncle, narrating the death of her father and her circumstances as her brothers cannot support her, one being a Friar and the other a Lieutenant in Spain and requesting money

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Edit Source Source Information Title England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 Author Ancestry.com Publisher Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Publisher Date 2014 Publisher Location Provo, UT, USA Edit Repository Repository Information Name Ancestry.com Address http://www.Ancestry.com NameSir James Alexander AbercrombieBirth Date1658Birth PlaceFife, ScotlandDeath Date20 Sep 1734Death PlaceFife, Scotland Citation Information Edit Source Source Information Title Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current Author Ancestry.com Publisher Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Publisher Date 2012 Publisher Location Provo, UT, USA Edit Repository Repository Information Name Ancestry.com Name:James Alexan Abercrombie Gender ; Male Spouse Name: Mary Gordon Number: Pages1 Citation Information Detail Source number: 54.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WWJ Edit Source Source Information Title U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author Yates Publishing Publisher Ancestry.com Operations Inc Publisher Date 2004 Publisher Location Provo, UT, USA Edit Repository Repository Information Name Ancestry.com Name: Sir James Alexander Abercrombie Birth Date:1658 Birth Place: Fife, Scotland Death Date:20 Sep 1734 Death Place: Fife, Scotland Has Bio? Y Father: Alexander Abercrombie 1st Baronet Citation Information Edit Source Source Information Title UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current Author Ancestry.com Publisher Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Publisher Date 2012 Publisher Location Provo, UT, USA Edit Repository Repository Information Name Ancestry.com BIO - from Deep Southern Roots.familytreeguide.com Posted 08 Jun 2014 by pat14297 © Gordon MacGregor: The Red Book of Scotland Project - 2018. www.redbookofscotland.co.uk Page 1 of 16 ABERCROMBY O F P I T M E D D A N & B I R K E N B O G