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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: 17 Apr 1677

Death Location: Stepney, Middlesex

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Elizabeth Maxwell

Spouse(s): Lady Beaumont, Katherine Maxwell, Lucy Douglas

Children(s): James Maxwell, Robert Maxwell, Mary Alexander, William Nithsdale

In 1598, Baron John Robert Herries Maxwell entered the world in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire (Galloway), Dumfriesshire, Scotland, born to John Baron Maxwell And Elizabeth Beaumont Maxwell. Baron John Robert Herries Maxwell married Katherine Heriot Maxwell, Lady Elizabeth Beaumont, Lucy Douglas, and had children including Elizabeth Maxwell, James Maxwell, Mary Matilda Maxwell Alexander, Robert Earl Of Nithsdale Maxwell, William Herries Maxwell Earl Of Nithsdale. Baron John Robert Herries Maxwell passed away in 1677 in Stepney, Middlesex.

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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 Maxwell And Elizabeth Beaumont Maxwell.
  • Baron John Robert Herries Maxwell married Katherine Heriot Maxwell, Lady Elizabeth Beaumont, Lucy Douglas, and had children including Elizabeth Maxwell, James Maxwell, Mary Matilda Maxwell Alexander, Robert Earl Of Nithsdale Maxwell, William Herries Maxwell Earl Of Nithsdale.
  • Baron John Robert Herries Maxwell passed away in 1677 in Stepney, Middlesex.

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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 Maxwell
1580–1630
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Beaumont -) Maxwell
1579–1639
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Baron Maxwell's Descendants

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Baron (John Robert Herries) Maxwell (1598–17 Apr 1677) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Beaumont (1602–1699) m. Katherine (Heriot,) Maxwell (1600–) m. Lucy Douglas (1602–1699 /08 Jan 1713)
  1. 1. James Maxwell 1620–1667 m. Elizabeth Defoe 1612–1699 m. Elizabeth Maxwell 1612–1699
    1. 1. Elizabeth MAXWELL 1648–1714 m. Thomas VERNON 1644–1698
      1. 1. Thomas (Vernon) Sr 1670–1754 m. Elinor Minshall 1648–1720
        1. 1. Issac (Vernon) Sr 1681–1757 m. Lydia (Williams) Ralfe 1674–1774 m. Mary Brown 1689–1765
        2. 2. Jonathan Vernon 1719–1805
        3. 3. Thomas (Gaines) Vernon 1752–1841
        4. 4. James Vernon 1716–1802
        5. 5. Nathaniel Vernon 1714–
        6. 6. Richard Vernon***Rev 1717–1795
        7. 7. Isaac Vernon 1681–1757
        8. 8. Hannah Vernon 1711–
        9. 9. Magdalene Vernon 1727–1757
        10. 10. Rebekah Vernon 1725–
      2. 2. Nathaniel VERNON 1672–
      3. 3. Mary VERNON 1670–1710
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann) VERNON 1671–1734
      5. 5. Joseph Vernon 1671–1747
      6. 6. Hannah Vernon 1667–1732
    2. 2. AGNES Maxwell 1640–
  2. 2. Robert (Earl of Nithsdale) Maxwell 1620–1667
  3. 3. Mary (Matilda MAXWELL) Alexander 1634–1680
  4. 4. William (Herries Maxwell, Earl of) Nithsdale 1676–1744

Baron Maxwell's Timeline

4 Records

1598
1598
Birth of Baron John Robert Herries Maxwell in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire (Galloway), Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire (Galloway), Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1634
26 Jan 1634
Age 36
Baron John Robert Herries Maxwell was baptized in , Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland
, Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland
1677
21 Mar 1677
Age 79
Death of Baron John Robert Herries Maxwell in Southbar, Argyll, Scotland
Southbar, Argyll, Scotland
1677
17 Apr 1677
Age 79
Burial of Baron John Robert Herries Maxwell in Stepney, Middlesex
Stepney, Middlesex

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1634
    Event Place: , Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Southbar, Argyll, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1677
    Event Place: Southbar, Argyll, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1677
    Event Place: Stepney, Middlesex
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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