THIRD GENERATION

9. James Stirling was born on 1 Nov 1679 in Keir, Stirling, Scotland.⁽¹⁵⁾ He was baptized on 2 Nov 1679 in Lecrop Church, Keir, Stirling, Scotland. ⁽¹⁶⁾ Baptized by Mr. William Weems, Minister of Lecrop. He died on 25 Feb 1748/49 in Cawder, Scotland. ⁽¹⁷⁾

James was accused of being implicated in the attempt made on behalf of the Stuart family to invade Britain in the year 1708. Along with the Lairds of Garden, Kippendavie, Touch, and Newton, James Stirling was tried for high treason, in the Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh, on 15th November 1708. One of the charges in the indictment against them is, that 'you did openly drink to the good health of your master as you called him, who could be none else but the said Pretender.' (Editors Note: "The Pretender was the Father of Bonnie Prince Charlie"]

To this Keir and the others answered, that the charge was 'no ways relevant, 1mo. "Because the drinking any persons's health is not a crome, there being no law against it. 2do. There is no person named whose health is said to be drunk, and therefore cannot infer any crime; and the gloss put there-upon, that it could be no other but the Pretender, isnot only a conjecture and uncertain inference of the pursuers, which can be no ways sufficient to fix a crime upon ohters, who can only be answerable for what is clearly expressed and declaired by them by plain words, writes, or deeds.

In a memorandum of onterrogatories for exculpatory evidence, one of the points to be proved was, that 'it is usuall and ordinar (sic) for highlandmen, gentlemen's servants in the highlands, to carry fusees or gunns upon all occasions, even to the church. After several adjournments of the trial, James Stirling and his friends were acquitted, and dismissed from the bar on the 23rd of November.

James Stirling was attainted in 1715, for his having been at Sheriffmuir, and his estates were forfeited.

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He was married to Marione Stuart (daughter of Alexander Stuart and Anne Hamilton) on 24 Feb 1703/4 in Cardonald, Scotland. ⁽¹⁸⁾ Marione Stuart died on 20 Mar 1770 in Cawder, Scotland.⁽¹⁹⁾ James Stirling and Marione Stuart had the following children:

14 i. John Stirling was born on 18 Nov 1704 in Erskine, Scotland. ⁽²⁰⁾ He died on 7 Jul 1757 in Edinburgh, Scotland. @NI07@
+15 ii. Ann Stirling.
16 iii. Lilias Stirling was born on 6 Feb 1706/7 in Edinburgh, Scotland. She died about 1775 in Cawder, Scotland.
+17 iv. Frances Stirling.
18 v. Alexander Stirling was born on 11 Sep 1709 in Keir, Stirling, Scotland. ⁽²¹⁾
+19 vi. Archibald Stirling.
20 vii. Walter Stirling was born on 30 Aug 1711 in Keir, Stirling, Scotland.
21 viii. Charles Stirling was born on 1 Oct 1712 in Keir, Stirling, Scotland.
22 ix. William Stirling was born on 8 Sep 1713 in Keir, Stirling, Scotland.
23 x. James Stirling was born on 17 Sep 1714 in Keir, Stirling, Scotland. ⁽²²⁾ He resided Kingston, Jamaica in 1734 in Kingston, Jamaica.⁽²³⁾ He died on 9 Aug 1773 in Monkrigg, Haddington, Scotland.⁽²⁴⁾ @NI13@
24 xi. Robert Stirling was born on 14 Sep 1715 in Keir, Stirling, Scotland. ⁽²⁵⁾ He resided Kingston, Jamaica between 1734 and 1748 in Kingston, Jamaica.⁽²⁶⁾ He was a Merchant between 1734 and 1748 in Kingston, Jamaica. ⁽²⁷⁾ He was living on 25 Dec 1735 in Kingston, Jamaica. ⁽²⁸⁾

James Stirling, the Venetian, writes to James Stirling of Keir (Robert's Father) "Your sons in Jamaica are both in good health and good esteem according to all accounts, but particularly Roby." He died in 1760 in Kingston, Jamaica. ⁽²⁹⁾ @NI14@
25 xii. Elizabeth Stirling was born on 7 Jan 1717/18 in Edinburgh, Scotland. @NI29@
26 xiii. Henry Stirling was born on 22 Nov 1718 in Keir, Stirling, Scotland. He died before 1 Nov 1748 in India. @NI15@
27 xiv. Helen Stirling was born on 10 Oct 1719 in Keir, Stirling, Scotland. She died before 1771. @NI30@
+28 xv. Margaret Stirling.
29 xvi. Charles Stirling was born on 8 Mar 1721/22 in Cawder, Scotland. He died on 7 Feb 1739/40 in Manchester.
30 xvii. Hugh Stirling was born on 26 Feb 1722/23 in Cawder, Scotland. He died on 7 Apr 1749 in Fort St. Davids, East Indies, India. @NI17@
31 xviii. Magdalen Stirling died in Feb 1798 in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was born 29 Feb 1723/24 in Cawder, Scotland.
32 xix. William Stirling was born on 5 Jun 1725 in Cawder, Scotland.
33 xx. Lewis Stirling was born on 30 Nov 1726 in Cawder, Scotland. He died in Jamaica.
34 xxi. Henriett Stirling was born on 20 Mar 1727/28 in Cawder, Scotland.
35 xxii. Alexander Stirling was born on 4 Dec 1729 in Glasgow, Scotland.

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