James Rainstrope

Maleabout 1650–4 October 1700

Brief Life History of James

James Rainstrope was born about 1650, in London, England. He married Mrs. Rainstrope about 1675, in United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 4 October 1700, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 51, and was buried in Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Rainstrope
1650–1700
Mrs. Rainstrope
1652–
Marriage: about 1675
Esther Rainstorpe
1676–1755

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  • James Ranstorp, "BillionGraves Index"
  • James Ranstorp, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1675United States
  • Children (1)

    World Events (1)

    1688 · Glorious Revolution

    Age 38

    The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.

    Name Meaning

    form of the name borne in the New Testament by two of Christ's disciples, James son of Zebedee and James son of Alphaeus. This form comes from Late Latin Iacomus, a variant of Iacobus, Latin form of Greek Iakobos. This is the same name as Old Testament Jacob (Hebrew Yaakov), but for many centuries now they have been thought of in the English-speaking world as two distinct names. In Britain, James is a royal name that from the beginning of the 15th century onwards was associated particularly with the Scottish house of Stewart: James I of Scotland ( 1394–1437 ; ruled 1424–37 ) was a patron of the arts and a noted poet, as well as an energetic ruler. King James VI of Scotland ( 1566–1625 ; reigned 1567–1625 ) succeeded to the throne of England in 1603 . His grandson, James II of England ( 1633–1701 ; reigned 1685–8 ) was a Roman Catholic, deposed in 1688 in favour of his Protestant daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange. From then on he, his son (also called James), and his grandson Charles (‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’) made various unsuccessful attempts to recover the English throne. Their supporters were known as Jacobites (from Latin Iacobus), and the name James became for a while particularly associated with Roman Catholicism on the one hand, and Highland opposition to the English government on the other. Nevertheless, it has since become one of the most perennially popular boys' names.

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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