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Adam John Laird Braidstane Montgomery 1530–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Beith, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 5 May 1602

Death Location: Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Adam (Montgomery)

Mother: Elizabeth Colquhoun

Spouse(s): Margaret Hessilhead

Children(s): Margaretha Eglinton

In 1530, Adam John Laird Braidstane Montgomery entered the world in Beith, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Adam John 4Th Laird Of Braidstane Son Of Robert Montgomerie Montgomery And Elizabeth Of Luss Colquhoun. Adam John Laird Braidstane Montgomery married Margaret Montgomery Of Hessilhead, and had children including Margaretha Montgomery Gravin Van Eglinton. Adam John Laird Braidstane Montgomery passed away in 1602 in Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1530, Adam John Laird Braidstane Montgomery entered the world in Beith, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Adam John 4Th Laird Of Braidstane Son Of Robert Montgomerie Montgomery And Elizabeth Of Luss Colquhoun.
  • Adam John Laird Braidstane Montgomery married Margaret Montgomery Of Hessilhead, and had children including Margaretha Montgomery Gravin Van Eglinton.
  • Adam John Laird Braidstane Montgomery passed away in 1602 in Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Adam Montgomery's Ancestors

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Adam Montgomery
1530–1602
Birth Place: Beith, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Adam John 4th Laird of Braidstane (Son of Robert) Montgomerie (Montgomery)
1515–1576
Braistane, Beith, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (of Luss) Colquhoun
1516–1570
Luss, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Patrick Colquhoun
1484–1536
Colquhoun, Luss, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (of Ochiltree Colville) Ochiltree
1493–1591
Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Adam Montgomery's Descendants

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Adam (John Laird Braidstane) Montgomery (1530–5 May 1602) m. Margaret (Montgomery of) Hessilhead (1530–1570)
  1. 1. Margaretha (Montgomery Gravin van) Eglinton 1560–1624 m. Robert (Seton Earl van) Winton 1550–1602
    1. 1. Earl (Alexander 6th Eglington) Seton 1588–1660 m. Anne Livingston 1593–1632
      1. 1. Hugh (Seton Montgomerie, 7th Earl of) Eglinton 1613–1669 m. Mary Leslie 1618–1659
        1. 1. Earl (Alexander 8th Eglinton) Montgomerie 1638–1701

Adam Montgomery's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Adam John Laird Braidstane Montgomery in Beith, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Beith, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1602
5 May 1602
Age 72
Death of Adam John Laird Braidstane Montgomery in Braidstane, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Braidstane, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Beith, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1602
    Event Place: Braidstane, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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