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Countess of Cassillis, Lady Katharine Kennedy 1543–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Mar 1593

Death Location: Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Father: * Calzian)

Mother: Janet Cassells

Spouse(s): Sir Smithfield

Children(s): Archibald Hay, John Smithfield, Sir Hay, John Hay

Countess of Cassillis, Lady Katharine Kennedy was born in 1543 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Sir David Kennedy 1St Earl Of Calzian And Janet Cassells. Countess of Cassillis, Lady Katharine Kennedy married Sir Thomas Hay Liard Van Smithfield, and had children including Archibald Hay, David Hay, John Hay, John Hay Liard Van Smithfield, Sir Thomas Hay, William Hay. Countess of Cassillis, Lady Katharine Kennedy passed away in 1593 in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.

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  • Countess of Cassillis, Lady Katharine Kennedy was born in 1543 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Sir David Kennedy 1St Earl Of Calzian And Janet Cassells.
  • Countess of Cassillis, Lady Katharine Kennedy married Sir Thomas Hay Liard Van Smithfield, and had children including Archibald Hay, David Hay, John Hay, John Hay Liard Van Smithfield, Sir Thomas Hay, William Hay.
  • Countess of Cassillis, Lady Katharine Kennedy passed away in 1593 in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.

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Countess Kennedy's Ancestors

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Countess Kennedy
1543–1593
Birth Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
* Sir David Kennedy (1st. Earl of Calzian)
1517–1582
Culzean Castle, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
Janet Cassells
1521–1593
Daljedburgh, Barr (Ayrshire) Scotland
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Countess Kennedy's Descendants

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Countess (of Cassillis, Lady Katharine) Kennedy (1543–14 Mar 1593) m. Sir (Thomas Hay Liard van) Smithfield (1535–1570)
  1. 1. Archibald Hay 1564–1598
  2. 2. John (Hay Liard van) Smithfield 1565–1628
  3. 3. Sir (Thomas) Hay 1560–1628 m. Margaret (Hamilton Kennedy **** daughter of Gilbert Kennedy (4th Earl of Cassillis) and Margaret Lyon (Lady of) Glamis). 1568–1658 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Stuart 1597–1648 m. Janet Macdowell 1565–1625
    1. 1. Margaret (Jean) Hay 1601–1695 m. John (Earl of Cassillis) Kennedie 1595–1668
      1. 1. Mary Kennedy 1655–1676
      2. 2. Jean Kerr 1633–
      3. 3. Anne (Roxburghe) Ker 1638–1673
      4. 4. James Kennedy 1623–1663
      5. 5. John Kennedy 1653–1701
      6. 6. Catherine Kennedy 1635–1700
      7. 7. Jeane Kennedy 1630–1675
    2. 2. Johne Hay 1595–1653
    3. 3. Thomas Hay 1590–1633
    4. 4. Alexander Hay 1608–1636
  4. 4. John Hay –1628

Countess Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1543
1543
Birth of Countess of Cassillis, Lady Katharine Kennedy in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
1593
14 Mar 1593
Age 50
Death of Countess of Cassillis, Lady Katharine Kennedy in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1593
    Event Place: Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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