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About Thomas Bruce, of Portsoy
THOMAS BRUCE
BRUCE
THOMAS
JAMES BRUCE/
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06/11/1664
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Biography
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bruce-1394
Thomas Bruice, son of James, was born in Scotland. His birth date is said to have been circa 1658, November 6, 1664, circa 1660-65. Based on the christening date of his probable first child, he was likely born in the 1660s, probably in Aberdeen, Scotland.[1]
His wife may have been Mary Christian. He resided in Portsoy, Fordyce Parish, Banffshire, Scotland. All of his children were christened in Portsoy, Fordyce Parish, Scotland.[2]
Children:
- 1. Margaret was christened on March 24, 1688, and died young. A later child was named Margaret, which was common.
- 2. John was christened on September 7, 1690, and died in Virginia 24 Sep 1748.
- 3. Margaret was christened on September 22, 1692 or born on October 22, 1692.
- 4. Helen was born on April 2, 1694, christened on April 21, 1694.
- 5. Elizabeth was christened on July 17, 1696.
- 6. Christian (female) was christened on February 9, 1697/98.
- 7. Grisell “Grace” was christened on August 28, 1702.
- 8. Peter was christened in 1704
Bruce Family History (dead link)
Some Ancestry Trees assume William Bruce (b ca 1688) of Grange, Banff is of this family, but this is not justified. More likely, William was born in Banff in 1684. Grange is 18km SW of Portsoy, Fordyce.
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Surname has also been reported to be Bruice.
Given name has also been reported to be Thomas.
Origins
Online trees give his wife as Tabitha Mustain. The children of James Bruce, Sr. baptised at Fordyce were: Family at Fordyce[3]:
- 1. William 19/4/1657
- 2. John 31/10/1658
- 3. Thomas 1664
- 4. Janet 5/7/1670
References
- 1. Scotland's Peple Birth Index: Name: BRUCE, THOMAS; Father: JAMES BRUCE/; Sex: M; Date: 06/11/1664; Ref: 218/ 10 48; Place: Longside
- 2. Bruce Family History (dead link)
- https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/142357/I30986/thomas-bruice/individual (dead link)
- https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/GKN1-J17
- Wikitree
- MyHeritage
- Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: May 10 2019, 15:31:15 UTC
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsoy Portsoy (Scottish Gaelic: Port Saoidh)[2] is a small town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Historically, Portsoy was in Banffshire until 1975.
- https://www.scottish-places.info/parishes/parhistory195.html FORDYCE, a parish, in the county of Banff; containing the villages of Sandend and New Mills, and the town of Portsoy, 2½ miles (W. S. W.) from Portsoy.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longside is a village located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, consisting of a single main street. It lies seven miles inland from Peterhead and two miles from Mintlaw on the A950. Its population in 2001 was 721.[2] The River Ugie flows through it. It lies in the centre of what was the ancient parish of Longside, which was established in 1641 and covered an extensive area.
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Thomas Bruce, of Portsoy's Timeline
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November 6, 1664
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Banffshire, Scotland
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November 6, 1664
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Longside, Banffshire, Scotland
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September 7, 1690
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Fordyce Parish, Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland
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April 21, 1694
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Portsoy, Fordyce Banff Parish, Scotland
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1695
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Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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July 17, 1696
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Portsoy, Fordyce Banff Parish, Scotland
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February 9, 1698
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Portsoy, Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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August 28, 1702
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Portsoy, Fordyce Banff Parish, Scotland
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