James Fairbairn (abt. 1760)

Born about 1760 in Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland [uncertain]

Husband of Agnes (Lindsay) Fairbairn — married about 1785 in Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Descendants

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Biography

James Fairbairn ^[1]

Born about 1760 possibly at Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland^[1]

Family

Husband: James Fairbairn

Wife: Agnes Lindsay

Married abt 1785 possibly at ?Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland^[1]

Children:

Thomas Fairbairn

Alexander Fairbairn

Links

James on the Fairbairn One Name Study pages

DNA

yDNA haplogroup See the evolving versions of the evolving Fairbairn families under the I-BY21376 block of the haplogroup tree of mankind.

Oct 2021 update

The yDNA haplotree continues to evolve, and looks to be going some way to corroborating the y67 STR 67/67 match below.

The latest BigY result from the FTDNA Fairbairn surname DNA project has created a new sub branch, I-FTB47670, for descendants of both James Fairbairn m. Lindsay, and of George Fairbairn m. Paton, which branch is now nearer in time than the previously allocated haplogroup I-BY197862

At this now "Parent SNP level" (I-BY197862) the new BigY results are for the 67/67 match below, who is highly likely to be a descendant of the John and Magdalen (BO) FAIRBAIRN

your challenge is to find where exactly these lines connect!

Dec 2018:

A descendant, Bob (F-34), of James and Agnes (LINDSAY) FAIRBAIRN is an excellent yDNA match (67/67) to believed descendants of John and Magdalen (BO) FAIRBAIRN, but where James "fits" into that tree is completely unknown.

As Alexander is a family name for Bob's line, perhaps there's a link with one of the Alexanders contemporary with the John of Stewart's line, and possibly there is a connection to one of the early Alexanders in Mellerstain, Earlston?

The Alexander married to Betsy NEWTON however is spoken for, as is his son James - who married Agnes BRACK in 1783 at Lauder.

Exploration of a possible AITCHISON link may bear some fruit for a connection between Bob's line and that of another excellent match, F-42.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Birth 7 Dec 1788 Alexr s/o James FAIRBAIRN & Agnes LINDSAY, Par. of Ednam, ROX Dist 788 010 118, Scottish Birth, Marriage, Burial entries (to 1854) ScotlandsPeople
2. ↑ FTDNA Fairbairn surname DNA project: Stewart (F-38), Bob (F-34), (F-42), exact 67/67/ match, extracted from FT DNA Group Admin Pages, Jun 2011

• FAIRBAIRN Surname DNA Project http://dnasurnames.info/lineages
• Source: Fairbairn-775 was created by Lorna Henderson through the import of FBJamesLINDSAYAgnes4WTJun2015.ged on Jun 16, 2015