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The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Sir James Hume Baron and Marjorie Scott Johnston Family

• Male Sir James Hume Baron

  
  

  Birth	1639	Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
  Death	1682	Onboard ship Caledonia, Atlantic Ocean, Ontario Canada
  Burial		In 1682, JAMES HUME took his wife Marjorie Scott Johnson and their daughter Barbara on the ship Caledonia to immigrate to America. The family was Quaker and James had been imprisoned at Scotland and most of the family’s property was confiscated for refusing to change his religious beliefs. “James Hume was one of two brothers, men of wealth and standing, who differed on the great questions of the day. One of the brothers conformed, the other, James, was true to the Kirk and the Covenant..He was imprisoned and most of his property confiscated, but through the influence of his brother was released on condition of his immigrating to America. Sir James Hume's father was a knight and a Baron and nearly allied to the House of Stuart, thus tracing back to Robert Bruce.” The ship “Caledonia” was bound for Perth Amboy, New Jersey, but both James and Marjorie died aboard ship of disease and were buried at sea They had apparently befriended William Hogue aboard ship, and he acted as a guardian of their
  Marriage	Abt 1669	Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland
  Father	George Hume | F1009 Group Sheet
  Mother	Katherine Morison | F1009 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Marjorie Scott Johnston

  
  

  Birth	1648	Haddington East Lothian, Scotland
  Death	1682	on the Ship Caldonia going to America
  Burial		In 1682, JAMES HUME took his wife Marjorie Scott Johnson and their daughter Barbara on the ship Caledonia to immigrate to America. The family was Quaker and James had been imprisoned at Scotland and most of the family’s property was confiscated for refusing to change his religious beliefs. “James Hume was one of two brothers, men of wealth and standing, who differed on the great questions of the day. One of the brothers conformed, the other, James, was true to the Kirk and the Covenant..He was imprisoned and most of his property confiscated, but through the influence of his brother was released on condition of his immigrating to America. Sir James Hume's father was a knight and a Baron and nearly allied to the House of Stuart, thus tracing back to Robert Bruce.” The ship “Caledonia” was bound for Perth Amboy, New Jersey, but both James and Marjorie died aboard ship of disease and were buried at sea They had apparently befriended William Hogue aboard ship, and he acted as a guardian of their
  Father	William Johnston | F1010 Group Sheet
  Mother	Isabel Maitland | F1010 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female + Barbara Hume

  
  

  Birth	1 Jan 1670	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
  Death	11 Oct 1745	Kernstown, Frederick, Virginia
  Burial
  Spouse	William Hoge | F1006
  Marriage	1687