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Adam of Hailes Earl of Bothwell Sheriff of Berwickshire kt Hepburn 1382 – 1448 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1382

Birth Location: Hailes Castle, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 15 Jun 1448

Death Location: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: Patrick Hepburn

Mother: Beatrice Vaux

Spouse(s): Johanna Borthwick, Janet Borthwick

Children(s): Janet Hepburn, Helen Hepburn, Adam Hepburn, Patrick Hepburn, Agnes Hepburn, William Dunsyre, George Hepburn, John Hepburn, Marie Somerville, William Hepburn, Gregory Hepburn, Margaret Hepburn, Elizabeth Hepburn, Elizabeth Hepburn

The story of Adam of Hailes Earl of Bothwell Sheriff of Berwickshire kt Hepburn began in 1382 in Hailes Castle, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland. Adam of Hailes Earl of Bothwell Sheriff of Berwickshire kt Hepburn married Johanna Borthwick, Janet Borthwick, and had children including Janet Hepburn, Helen Hepburn, Adam Hepburn, Patrick Hepburn, Agnes Hepburn, William Hailes Hepburn of Dunsyre, George Hepburn, John Hepburn, Marie Somerville, William Hepburn, Gregory Hepburn, Margaret Baroness of Lauchope Hepburn, Elizabeth Hepburn, Elizabeth Hepburn. Adam of Hailes Earl of Bothwell Sheriff of Berwickshire kt Hepburn passed away in 1448 in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Adam of Hailes Earl of Bothwell Sheriff of Berwickshire kt Hepburn began in 1382 in Hailes Castle, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Adam of Hailes Earl of Bothwell Sheriff of Berwickshire kt Hepburn married Johanna Borthwick, Janet Borthwick, and had children including Janet Hepburn, Helen Hepburn, Adam Hepburn, Patrick Hepburn, Agnes Hepburn, William Hailes Hepburn of Dunsyre, George Hepburn, John Hepburn, Marie Somerville, William Hepburn, Gregory Hepburn, Margaret Baroness of Lauchope Hepburn, Elizabeth Hepburn, Elizabeth Hepburn.
  • Adam of Hailes Earl of Bothwell Sheriff of Berwickshire kt Hepburn passed away in 1448 in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Hepburn
1338 – 1402
Birth Location: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
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Beatrice Vaux
1345 – 1412
Birth Location: Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Johanna Borthwick
1407 – 1464
Birth Location: Scotland
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Janet Borthwick
1393 – 1446
Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Hepburn
1408 – 1437
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Helen Hepburn
1408 – 1457
Birth Location: Hailes Castle, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
HH
Adam Hepburn
1410 – 1448
Birth Location: Hailes, Midlothian, Scotland
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Patrick Hepburn
1412 – 1482
Birth Location: Hailes Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
PH
Agnes Hepburn
1412 – 1495
Birth Location: Prestonkirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
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William Dunsyre
1414 – 1453
Birth Location: Hailes, Midlothian, , Scotland
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George Hepburn
1419 –
Birth Location: Hailes, Edinburgh, Scotland
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John Hepburn
1423 – 1486
Birth Location: of, Hailes Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
JH
Marie Somerville
1424 – 1542
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Hepburn
1425 –
Birth Location: Hailes, Edinburghshire, Scotland
WH
Gregory Hepburn
1427 –
Birth Location: Prestonkirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
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Margaret Hepburn
1429 – 1542
Birth Location: Prestonkirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Hepburn
1430 – 1468
Birth Location: Hailes Castle, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
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Elizabeth Hepburn
1435 – 1495
Birth Location: Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
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Adam Hepburn's Ancestors

Self
Adam Hepburn
1382 – 1448
Birth Place: Hailes Castle, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Patrick Hepburn
1338 – 1402
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Beatrice (de) Vaux
1345 – 1412
Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Patrick HEPBURN
1322 – 1402
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Agnes (de) Dunbar
1324 – 1378
Dunbar Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
William (De) Veaux
1298 – 1392
Catherine Douglas
1300 –
Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Dunbar
1302 – 1357
Isabel Randolph
1310 – 1361
John Vaux
1270 – 1364
Elizabeth Hastings
1270 – 1330
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Dunbar
1287 – 1351
Marjorie COMYN
1256 – 1296
Thomas Randolph
1293 – 1332
Isobel Stewart
1294 – 1351
Alexander Vaux
Alexander Vaux
1240 –
Henry
1235 – 1269
Joan Cantilupe
1249 – 1271

Adam Hepburn's Descendants

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Adam (of Hailes Earl of Bothwell Sheriff of Berwickshire kt) Hepburn (1 Sep 1382 – 15 Jun 1448) m. Johanna Borthwick (1407 – 1464) m. Janet Borthwick (1393 – Aft 1446)
  1. 1. Janet Hepburn (1408 – 1437) m. Maxwell
  2. 2. Helen Hepburn (1408 – Mar 1457) m. John Somerville (1418 – 11 Nov 1491)
  3. 3. Adam Hepburn (1410 – Aft 13 Jun 1448) m. Adam Hepburn (Abt 1402 – )
  4. 4. Patrick Hepburn (1412 – 12 Jun 1482) m. first (wife) Hepburn ( – Feb 1482)
  5. 5. Agnes Hepburn (1412 – 1495) m. Alexander Livingston (Abt 1407 – 30 Jan 1450) m. James Crichton (1412 – 1495) m. Alexander (III) HOME (Abt 1420 – ) m. Andrew (Glasgow Lanarkshire) Harvie (1442 – 1498)
    1. 1. Christine Livingston (1447 – 1489) m. Robert Logan (1445 – 26 Oct 1498)
      1. 1. Margaret Logan (1460 – 1521) m. Robert Colville (1445 – 9 Sep 1513)
        1. 1. Margaret Colville (1457 – May 1504) m. John Sempill (Bef 1460 – 9 Sep 1513)
        2. 2. Robert Colville (Abt 1465 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Elizabeth Arnot (1450 – 31 Jan 1527)
        3. 3. Catherine Colville (1466 – Jun 1484)
      2. 2. John Logan (1465 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Isabelle Kerr (1469 – 1526) m. Janet Kerr (1470 – 1526)
      3. 3. George Logan (Abt 1468 – )
  6. 6. William (Hailes Hepburn of) Dunsyre (1414 – Mar 1453) m. Elizabeth Touris (Abt 1417 – )
  7. 7. George Hepburn (Abt 1419 – ) m. Janet Malwyn (Abt 1421 – Deceased) m. Janet Malwyn (Abt 1421 – ) m. Janet Hepburn (1495 – Bef 1549) m. Jonat Malvyn (Abt 1405 – )
  8. 8. John Hepburn (Abt 1423 – 1486)
  9. 9. Marie Somerville (1424 – 1542)
  10. 10. William Hepburn (Abt 1425 – Deceased) m. Elizabeth Touris (Abt 1417 – )
  11. 11. Gregory Hepburn (1427 – )
  12. 12. Margaret (Baroness of Lauchope) Hepburn (1429 – 8 Nov 1542) m. Alexander Cunningham (Jan 1425 – 11 Jun 1488) m. Archibald Forester (1453 – 1494) m. John COCKBURN (1450 – 1486) m. Patrick Murray (1360 – 1414) m. Cunningham (Abt 1453 – )
  13. 13. Elizabeth Hepburn (1430 – 12 Mar 1468) m. Alexander Montgomerie (Abt 1428 – 22 Nov 1452) m. Alexander Home (1428 – 1456) m. Alexander Cunyngham ( – 1488)
  14. 14. Elizabeth Hepburn (1435 – Abt 1495) m. Andrew ("Baxter") Harvey (Abt 1430 – Abt 1498)

Adam Hepburn's Timeline

3 Records

1382
1 Sep 1382
Birth of Adam of Hailes Earl of Bothwell Sheriff of Berwickshire kt Hepburn in Hailes Castle, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Hailes Castle, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
1448
15 Jun 1448
Age 66
Death of Adam of Hailes Earl of Bothwell Sheriff of Berwickshire kt Hepburn in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
1448
1448
Age 66
Burial of Adam of Hailes Earl of Bothwell Sheriff of Berwickshire kt Hepburn in Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1382
    Event Place: Hailes Castle, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1448
    Event Place: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1448
    Event Place: Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
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