Individual Details

James was christened on May 20, 1720, in Leochel-Cushney, Aberdeen, Scotland (Church of Scotland records), and died in 1799 in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky. He married Margaret McMahon circa 1744 in Frederick County, Virginia. Margaret died in 1796 or 1799 in Nelson County, Kentucky. She is said to have been the daughter of Colonel William McMahan and Elizabeth (Blair?).

Birth	20 May 1720	Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Christen	24 Aug 1720	Church of Scotland, Leochel Cushnie, Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
Marriage	10 Jun 1744	Winchester, Fredricks, Virginia Colony - Margaret Ann MCMACHEN
Military	From 1776 to 1782	during the Revolutionary War
Death	30 Aug 1800	Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Burial	Sep 1800	Nelson, Kentucky, United States

Spouse	Margaret Ann MCMACHEN (1727 - 1796)
Child	William A. BRUCE (1745 - 1818)
Child	Mary Sarah Elizabeth BRUCE (1748 - 1806)
Child	Sgt. John BRUCE Sr. (1748 - 1827)
Child	Rebeckah BRUCE (1750 - )
Child	Margaret BRUCE (1751 - 1808)
Child	Rachael BRUCE (1752 - )
Child	Jane BRUCE (1752 - 1816)
Child	Nancy BRUCE (1756 - 1805)
Child	Ann BRUCE (1758 - 1800)
Child	George BRUCE (1760 - )
Child	James Robert BRUCE II ( - )
Child	Sara Sally BRUCE (1761 - 1861)
Child	Sally BRUCE (1762 - 1839)

Father	John Robert BRUCE I (1690 - 1748)
Mother	Sarah PARRELL (1691 - 1749)
Sibling	Robert BRUSE ( - )
Sibling	Margaret BRUCE (1714 - )
Sibling	Jannet BRUCE (1714 - )
Sibling	Mary Elizabeth BRUCE (1715 - 1765)
Sibling	David BRUCE (1720 - )
Sibling	John BRUCE (1722 - )
Sibling	Anne BRUCE (1725 - )
Sibling	George G. BRUCE (1729 - 1748)

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