James Glen

1644 -

• Name	James Glen
  Birth	Jun 1644	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Baptism	26 Jun 1644	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Witnesses: Robert Glen, James Campbell, David Murray, Johnne Rankin, merchants
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1682	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Bookbinder
  Legal	17 May 1684	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3, 4]
  	Cautioner with Thomas Gordon for bond by George Lockhart to transport prisoners. Penalty of 10,000 merks per prisoner should Lockhart not obtain a certificate of landing from 'the Governour' in the 'Plantations in America' (colony not stated
  Person ID	I46393	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	James Glen
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Beatrix Orr
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31742	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Duff,   b. 1649, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Marriage	11 Oct 1672	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [5]
  Children	1. Margaret Glen,   b. 1682, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Jun 1644 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Baptism - 26 Jun 1644 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Marriage - 11 Oct 1672 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Bookbinder - 1682 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Legal - Cautioner with Thomas Gordon for bond by George Lockhart to transport prisoners. Penalty of 10,000 merks per prisoner should Lockhart not obtain a certificate of landing from 'the Governour' in the 'Plantations in America' (colony not stated - 17 May 1684 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Edinburgh 685/1 50/101. [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Edinburgh 685/1 90/142. [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, VIII, pp709-710. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), PC12/8. [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Edinburgh 685/1 440/138.