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Baron John Robert Herries Maxwell 1598–1677 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1598

Birth Location: Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire (Galloway), Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Mar 1677

Death Location: Southbar, Argyll, Scotland

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Lady Beaumont

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Beaumont

Children(s): James Maxwell

In 1598, Baron John Robert Herries Maxwell entered the world in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire (Galloway), Dumfriesshire, Scotland, born to John Baron Herries Maxwell And Lady Mary Elizabeth Beaumont. Baron John Robert Herries Maxwell married Elizabeth Beaumont, and had children including James Maxwell. Baron John Robert Herries Maxwell passed away in 1677 in Southbar, Argyll, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1598, Baron John Robert Herries Maxwell entered the world in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire (Galloway), Dumfriesshire, Scotland, born to John Baron Herries Maxwell And Lady Mary Elizabeth Beaumont.
  • Baron John Robert Herries Maxwell married Elizabeth Beaumont, and had children including James Maxwell.
  • Baron John Robert Herries Maxwell passed away in 1677 in Southbar, Argyll, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Maxwell
1580–1630
Birth Location: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Lady Beaumont
1579–1630
Birth Location: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Beaumont
1602–1699
Birth Location: Douglas, Argyll, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Maxwell
1620–1667
Birth Location: England
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Baron Maxwell's Ancestors

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Baron Maxwell
1598–1677
Birth Place: Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire (Galloway), Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Parents
John Baron Herries Maxwell
1580–1630
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Mary Elizabeth) Beaumont
1579–1630
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Maxwell, 5th Herries, Master of Maxwell, Lord Herries of) Terregles
1555–1604
Terregles, Kirkcudbrighshire, Scotland
Lady (Catherine) Kerr
1555–1602
Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Catherine Beaumont) Farnham
1551–1621
Bedworth, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Terregles
1512–1583
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Baron Maxwell's Descendants

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Baron (John Robert Herries) Maxwell (1598–21 Mar 1677) m. Elizabeth Beaumont (1602–1699)
  1. 1. James Maxwell 1620–1667 m. Elizabeth Defoe 1612–1699
    1. 1. Elizabeth Maxwell 1648–1714 m. Thomas (Vernon) Sr 1639–1698
      1. 1. Elizabeth Vernon 1660–1730 m. Nathaniel Ring 1650–1720
        1. 1. Martin (Hinrich II Ringe\Range) Lutheran 1687–1740 m. Elizabeth Holley\Holloway 1672–1740

Baron Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1598
1598
Birth of Baron John Robert Herries Maxwell in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire (Galloway), Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire (Galloway), Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1677
21 Mar 1677
Age 79
Death of Baron John Robert Herries Maxwell in Southbar, Argyll, Scotland
Southbar, Argyll, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire (Galloway), Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1677
    Event Place: Southbar, Argyll, Scotland
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