Born in Rotterdam, Holland, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden
Ancestors 
Son of Charles Stuart
and Lucy Walter
Brother of
Charlotte Jemima Henrietta Maria (FitzRoy) Paston [half], Mary (Walter) Fanshawe [half], Catherine Mary (Stuart) Paulet [half], Charles Fitzcharles [half], Anne (Palmer) Lennard [half], Charles Fitzroy KG [half], Henry Fitzroy [half], Charlotte (Fitzroy) Lee [half], George Fitzroy [half], Charles Beauclerk KG [half], James Beauclerk [half], Charles Lennox [half] and Mary (Tudor) Rooke [half]
Husband of
Anne (Scott) Scott Duchess of Buccleuch
— married
20 Apr 1663 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Charles (Scott) Scott Earl of Doncaster,
James (Scott) Scott Earl of Dalkeith,
Anne Scott,
Henry (Scott) Scott First Earl of Deloraine K.B.,
Francis Scott,
Henrietta (Crofts) Paulet and
Charlotte Scott
Died in Tower Hill, London, England
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Biography
James Crofts was a member of the aristocracy in England.
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
Married in "the Earl of Wemyss House London"[1]
20 June 1685: James (Crofts) Scott, the illegitimate first-born son of King Charles II, declares himself "King of England".[2]
15 July 1685: He was beheaded for treason by Jack Ketch at Tower Hill[3]
Sources
- ↑ Record in "The Peerage" http://thepeerage.com/p10837.htm#i108367
- ↑ Wikipedia: June 20
- ↑ Wikipedia: Jack Ketch
See Also:
- The Scots Peerage : Founded On Wood's Ed. Of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage Of Scotland; Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom : Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931 : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2020. Internet Archive.James and Anne Scott, pps 237-240.
- Wikipedia: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
- Wikipedia: Monmouth Rebellion
- Wikipedia: Battle of Sedgemoor
- Birth and death details taken from wikipedia - click here to see the article [1]
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AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 67 markers, haplogroup RM269, Ancestry member anncsm +
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup RM269, FTDNA kit #900219, MitoYDNA ID T11660 [compare]
- Basil Stewart :
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- Robert Stewart :
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- Angus Stewart :
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- Robert Stewart :
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- Randee (Stewart) Stewart-Clark :
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- Joshua Stewart :
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- Robbin Stewart :
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can we add him as an uncertain son?