1. JAMES1 MELROSE was born June 21, 1718 in Peebles, Scotland, and died May 18, 1783 in at 11 a.m.. He married MARY THOMPSON. She was born July 15, 1724 in 7 miles from Carlisle, Cumberland County, England, and died March 10, 1806 in at 10 a.m. probably in Somerset County, New Jersey.
Notes for JAMES MELROSE:
Legend has it that James was kidnapped in Scotland at age twelve by a seaman and brought to the New World in 1730. (A History of Wood County)
James Melrose has been accepted as a patriot by the Daughters of the American Revoloution, based on proof supplied by Lois (Headley) Harper of Albion, Illinois. (A History of Wood County)
Child of JAMES MELROSE and MARY THOMPSON is:
