James was born on December 20th, 1726. James' father was William Boyd and his mother is Anne Livingstone. His maternal grandfather was James Livingstone and his maternal grandmother is Margaret Hay. He was an only child. He died at the age of 51 on July 3rd, 1778.
General Notes
Adopted the name HAY on succeeding to the earldom of Erroll. SOURCES: "Ancestors/Descendants of Royal Lines" (Contributors: Manuel Abranches de Soveral, Reynaud de Paysac, F.L. Jacquier <Justin Swanstrom>, H.R. Moser <Burke Peerage/Scottish Nation>, L. Orlandini, O.Guionneau, L.B. de Rouge, E. Polti, A.Terlinden <Genealogy of the existing British Peerage, 1842>, L. Gustavsson, C. Cheneaux, E. Lodge, and S. Bontron <Brian Tompsett>) http://geneastar.org.