Some family trees have the Soldier, James Noble (1772) as James “Henry” Noble. Henry does not appear in original sources.
In “Kilmorack’s Fiery Cross – The Soldiers of the Parish” by the Kilmorack Heritage Association p 84 on Am Baile – Highland History and Culture there is a description of Private James Noble’s “…service in France only 1799 to July 1802…” which is taken from this note on his Discharge Papers (at the National Archives, Kew and online at Findmypast) and is cited in a number of family trees online. These years cover his service in the Fraser Fencibles who at that time were in Ireland (and the Napoleonic Wars did not start until 1803) The note actually states “Fraser” not France.

James Noble is recorded in his Discharge Papers as 42 in 1814, so born c 1772. He is also recorded therein as born in Kilmorack. There are births in Kilmorack from 1765 to 1785 in Scotland’s People, with James Noble and John Noble as fathers. The birth of the soldier, James, is not recorded. James Noble married in Kilmorack and settled there after his discharge, working as a labourer.
In “The Village of Beauly – Parish of Kilmorack”, also by the the Kilmorack Heritage Association, p 39 (AmBaile) on Bridgend (now part of Beauly) “Around the middle of the Eighteenth Century the names James Noble and Rory Maclean each occur in the OPRs”.

In “The Braes – Parish of Kilmorack Part 1” (AmBaile) p 135 Chapter 7 “Ruisaurie and Balloan…the Eighteenth Century and earlier…Balloan, Belloan, Ballalone, Ballaloane, Balalone, Balloin…The Lovat Estate Rental of 1768…James Noble was at Balalone around twenty years later.”

In “More about the Aird of Lovat” on Ambaile dating from 1804/6 “James Noble in Balloan, 60, 24 years since he left Bridgend”. That would place his birth around 1744-6, and either the Uncle or Father of the Soldier.
There is a gap of thirty years in Scotland’s People between the first recorded birth of (no Forename) Noble to James Noble in 1765 from the previous birth of Jannet Noble to James Noble in 1735. There is no record of the birth of James Noble in Kilmorack or in wider Inverness 1744-46.
There is a record of the birth of James Noble in 1772 in Urquhart and Glenmoriston in 1772, parents Donald Noble and Christian McIntosh. Donald and Christian were married in Urquhart and Glenmoriston on 31st August 1754. There is no record of Donald’s or Christian’s birth there.
The Jacobite Database of 1745
Urquhart and Glenmoriston; Olden Times in a Highland parish 1914
p. 499 “Report of the Cattle and other Effects taken by the Army from the Country of Urquhart in 1746…carried off by a partie of the Duke of Kingston’s Light Horse…”

p. 501 Donald Noble in Belimacan* had taken from him—
8 Cows at £1 5 Ster. Each … … … £10 0}
90 Sheep at 0 4 Ster. Each … … … 18 0} 28 0 0
* Balmacaan
We believe our Noble family served with Lady Mackintosh’s Regiment 1745-1746. There were two Nobles (Sept of Clan Mackintosh) recorded as serving in the Regiment, one, was Donald Noble, Moy (surrendered 1746) in the “Muster Roll of Prince Charles Edward Stuart’s Army 1745-46”, Aberdeen University Press 1984