James Hamilton 
James was born on August 12th, 1575 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. James' father was Claud Hamilton and his mother was Margaret Seton. His paternal grandparents were James Hamilton and Margaret Douglas; his maternal grandparents were George Seton and Isabel Hamilton. He had five brothers and two sisters, named George, John, Alexander, Anthony, Frederick, Marion and Margaret. He was the oldest of the eight children. He died at the age of 42 on March 23rd, 1618 in Monkton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was buried on April 29th, 1618 in Church, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.General Notes
REFN: 4548AN
REFN: P4549
James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn1 (M)
b. 12 August 1575, d. 2 3 March 1618, #110225
Pedigree
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James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn was the son of Claud Hamilton,
1st Lord Paisley and Margaret Seton.1 He was born on 12 August 1575.2 He
married Marion Boyd, daughter of Thomas Boyd, 6th Lord Boyd and Margaret
Campbell.3 H e died on 23 March 1618 at age 42 at Monkton,vp.1 He was
buried on 29 April 1 618 at Abbey Church, Paisley, Renfrewshire,
Scotland.1 His will (dated 7 June 1616) was probated on 26 June 1624.1
He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P .C.) [Scotland].3 He held
the office of M.P. for Linlithgow [Scotland] in 159 7.3 He held the office
of Sheriff of Linlithgow in 1600.3 He was created 1st Lord Abercorn, co.
Linlithgow [Scotland] on 5 April 1603.3 In 1604 he served on the
commission which treated for a proposed union of Scotland with England .3
He was created 1st Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcashell and Kirkpatrick
[Scotland] on 10 July 1606.3 He was created 1st Earl of Abercorn
[Scotland] o n 10 July 1606.3 He held the office of one of the Council of
the province of Munster on 20 May 1615.3 He held the office of Gentleman
of the Bedchamber to King James VI.3
Children of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn and Marion B oyd:
Lady Anne Hamilton b. b 1595
James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn+ b . c 1604, d. c 1670
Hon. Sir William Hamilton, 1st and last Bt. b. c 1605, d . c Jun 1680
Claud Hamilton, 2nd Lord Hamilton+ b. c 1606, d. 14 Jun 1638
H on. Sir George Hamilton, 1st Bt.+ b. c 1607, d. 1679
Lady Lucy Hamilton b. b 1618
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoff rey H. White,
Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard De Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage
of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom,
Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint
in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I,
page 3. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The C omplete Peerage, volume X, page 292.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Pe erage, volume I, page 2.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1517 in Brodick Castle, Arran, Scotland d.22 Jan 1575 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- b.Sep 1543 in Hamilton, Lanarkshrire, Scotland d.1621 in Scotland
- b.1441 in Scotland d.1493
- b.~ 1459 in Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.~ 1512 in Scotland
- b.1431 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland d.>16 Oct 1486 in Scotland
- b.~ 1487 in Scotland d.Dec 1548
- b.1461 in Cranstound, Midlothian, Scotland d.1540 in Scotland
- b.~ 1520 in Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.>24 May 1579 in Scotland
- b.~ 1491 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d.>05 Jul 1554 in Scotland
- b.12 Aug 1575 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d.23 Mar 1618 in Monkton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- b.1470 in Seton, East Lothian, Scotland d.09 Sep 1513 in Flodden Field, Braxton, Northumberland, England
- b.~ 1496 in Seton, East Lothian, Scotland d.1559
- b.1450 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland d.18 Oct 1508
- b.1475 in Borthwell, Scotland d.1539 in Scotland
- b.1459 in Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.21 Feb 1490
- b.1531 in Seton, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland d.08 Jan 1586
- b.1500 in Yester, Scotland d.1563
- b.~ 1550 in Seton, East Lothian, Scotland d.<10 Feb 1616
- b.~ 1506 in Sanquhar, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.> 1581
- b.1530 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d.13 Nov 1604 in Scotland
- b.~ 1489 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland d.Aug 1527 in Pow, Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1510 in Cassilis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
- b.1466 in Lochowe, Argyll, Scotland d.09 Sep 1513 in Flodden Field, Northumberland, England
- b.~ 1489 in Scotland d.> 1529 in Scotland
- b.1460 in Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Details of James' family with Marion Boyd
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