BALFOUR, James of Denmylne and Kinnaird, Baronet, Sir ¹

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James married Anna AITON.¹ (Anna AITON was born about 1610 and died on 26 August 1644 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Sir James (Balfour) .... married: 1st, to Anna Aiton, by whom he had three sons and six daughters, and who died August 26th, 1644"

from Biographical Dictionary ¹

James next married Jean DURHAM, daughter of Sir James DURHAM 4th of Pitkerro and Janet DURHAM, after 26 August 1644.¹ (Jean DURHAM was born about 1618 and died on 19 July 1645 ^{1 2}.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Sir James (Balfour) .... married .... 2d, to Jean Durham, daughter of the laird of Pitarrow, his own cousin, who died without issue only eleven months subsequent to the date of his first wife's death"

from Biographical Dictionary




"DURHAME
JEANE
11 / 11 / 1646
DAME, SOMETIME SPOUSE TO SIR JAMES BALFOUR OF KINNAIRD, KNIGHT
TESTAMENT TESTAMENTAR AND INVENTORY
EDINBURGH COMMISSARY COURT
CC8/8/62"

from Wills and Testaments ^{1 3}

James next married Margaret ARNOT after 19 July 1645.^{1 2} (Margaret ARNOT was born about 1620.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Sir James (Balfour) .... married ....3d, to Margaret Arnot, only daughter of Sir James Arnot of Fernie, by whom he had three sons and three daughters"

from Biographical Dictionary ¹

James next married Janet AUCHINLECK, daughter of Sir William AUCHINLECK of Balmanno and Unknown.¹ (Janet AUCHINLECK was born about 1625.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Sir James (Balfour) concluded an industrious, and, it would appear, a most blameless life, in February, 1657, when he must have been about sixty years of age. He had been four times married: 1st, to Anna Aiton .... 2d, to Jean Durham ....3d, to Margaret Arnot .... 4th, to Janet Auchinleck, daughter of Sir William Auchinleck of Balmanno, by whom he had two daughters."

from Biographical Dictionary ¹