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Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell 1548–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1548

Birth Location: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 January 1617

Death Location: Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Lord Terregales

Mother: Lady Terregles)

Spouse(s): Mark Lothian

Children(s): Lady Kerr, Lady Yester, Helen Lawrie, Jean Lindsay, Mary Kerr, Elizabeth Kerr, Margaret Robertson, Mark Kerr, Lady Crawford, Johanna Kerr, James Ker, Jeanette Kerr, Isabel Kerr, John Kerr, William Lothian, Sir Lothian, George Kerr, Sir Ker,, Lady Kerr

In 1548, Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell entered the world in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Lord John Maxwell Van Terregales And Lady Agnes Baroness Herries Of Terregles. Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell married Mark Ii Kerr Lord Newbattle 1St Earl Of Lothian, and had children including Elizabeth Kerr, George Kerr, Helen Lawrie, Isabel Kerr, James Robert Ker, Jean Lindsay, Jeanette Kerr, Johanna Kerr, John Kerr, Lady Janet Alisoun Andrew Kerr, Lady Jean Kerr Countess Of Crawford, Lady Lilias Kerr, Lady Margaret Kerr Countess Hay Of Yester, Margaret Kerr Robertson, Mark Kerr, Mary Kerr, Sir Henry Ker, Sir James Kerr Of Lothian, William Kerr Of Blackhope Earl Of Lothian. Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell passed away in 1617 in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1548, Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell entered the world in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Lord John Maxwell Van Terregales And Lady Agnes Baroness Herries Of Terregles.
  • Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell married Mark Ii Kerr Lord Newbattle 1St Earl Of Lothian, and had children including Elizabeth Kerr, George Kerr, Helen Lawrie, Isabel Kerr, James Robert Ker, Jean Lindsay, Jeanette Kerr, Johanna Kerr, John Kerr, Lady Janet Alisoun Andrew Kerr, Lady Jean Kerr Countess Of Crawford, Lady Lilias Kerr, Lady Margaret Kerr Countess Hay Of Yester, Margaret Kerr Robertson, Mark Kerr, Mary Kerr, Sir Henry Ker, Sir James Kerr Of Lothian, William Kerr Of Blackhope Earl Of Lothian.
  • Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell passed away in 1617 in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Countess Maxwell's Ancestors

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Countess Maxwell
1548–1617
Birth Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Lord John Maxwell van Terregales
1512–1583
Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Agnes Baroness Herries (of) Terregles)
1534–1594
Terregles, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
BARON (ROBERT MAXWELL, 4TH LORD) MAXWELL
1493–1546
Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Baroness Glamis) Douglas
1498–1537
Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
William ('Sir.' Herries, 3rd Lord Herries of) Terregles
1501–1543
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Catherine (Kennedy, 3rd Lady) Herries
1510–1593
Maybole, Ayrshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Stewart
1472–1513
Lady Terregales
1485–1537
James Iv
1473–1513
Agnes Stewart
1489–1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Countess Maxwell's Descendants

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Countess (Margaret Fergusson) Maxwell (8 Jan 1548–8 January 1617) m. Mark (II Kerr, Lord Newbattle, 1st Earl of) Lothian (20 Feb 1558–8 Apr 1609)
  1. 1. Lady (Janet Alisoun Andrew) Kerr 1580–1632 m. Alexander (5th of Corsehill) Cunningham 1584–1667 m. Willem (Cunningham Earl van) Glencairn 1585–1631
    1. 1. William (9th Earl of Glencairn) Cunningham 1610–1664 m. Lady (Anne (Anna)) Ogilvy 1616–1665
      1. 1. Alexander (10th Earl of Glencairn Cuningham* 10th Earl of) Kilmaurs 1636–1670 m. Lady (Nichola Kirkhill Stewart Countess of Kirkhill and) Strathbrock 1641–1742
        1. 1. Countess (Margaret) Cunningham 1662–1742 m. John (Maitland (Lauderdale), 5th Earl of) Lauderdale 1653–1710
      2. 2. Anne Cunningham 1639–1692
      3. 3. John (Earl of Glencairn) Cunningham 1643–1703
      4. 4. William (Cunningham Jr) Jr 1631–1653
      5. 5. Lady (Margaret) Cuninghame 1640–1692
      6. 6. Jean (Alexander) Cunningham 1636–1670
      7. 7. Penuel Cunningham 1627–1679
      8. 8. George Cunningham 1638–1680
      9. 9. Robert Cunningham 1635–
      10. 10. Johanna Cunningham 1640–1692
      11. 11. Willem (I Lord Boyd Earl van) Kilmarnock 1638–1692
      12. 12. Baron (James Kilmaurs) Cunningham 1638–1663
      13. 13. Lord (Willem Boyd I Earl van) Kilmarnock 1638–1692
      14. 14. Elizabeth Cunningham 1643–
      15. 15. William Cunningham 1631–1654
      16. 16. Penuel Cunningham 1627–1679
      17. 17. George Cunningham 1638–1680
      18. 18. Robert Cunningham 1635–
      19. 19. James (Baron Kilmaurs) Cunningham 1636–1664
      20. 20. Jean (Alexander) Cunningham 1636–1670
    2. 2. Robert Cunningham 1612–1670
    3. 3. William Cunyngham –1661
    4. 4. John (or Jonathan) Cunningham 1609–1705
    5. 5. David Cunningham 1593–1671
    6. 6. Alisoun Cunninghame 1608–1635
    7. 7. Alexander Cunningham 1598–1662
    8. 8. Margaret CUNNINGHAM 1605–1673
    9. 9. Elizabeth Cunningham 1610–1664
    10. 10. Jean Cunningham 1617–1664
    11. 11. Ann Cunyngham 1630–1700
    12. 12. Marion (CUNNYNGHAME) 11 1610–1661
    13. 13. Thomas Cunningham 1601–1678
    14. 14. Martha (Cunningham) Montgomery 1605–1664
    15. 15. Andrew Cunningham 1608–1710
  2. 2. Lady (Margaret Kerr, Countess Hay of) Yester 1570–1645
  3. 3. Helen Lawrie 1580–1644
  4. 4. Jean Lindsay 1582–1632
  5. 5. Mary Kerr 1578–1628
  6. 6. Elizabeth Kerr 1580–1632
  7. 7. Margaret (Kerr) Robertson 1576–1644
  8. 8. Mark Kerr 1580–1663
  9. 9. Lady (Jean Kerr, Countess of) Crawford 1577–1632
  10. 10. Johanna Kerr 1575–1630
  11. 11. James (Robert) Ker 1577–1645
  12. 12. Jeanette Kerr 1580–1632
  13. 13. Isabel Kerr 1574–1628
  14. 14. John Kerr 1580–
  15. 15. William (Kerr of Blackhope, Earl of) Lothian 1580–1650
  16. 16. Sir (James Kerr of) Lothian 1584–1625
  17. 17. George Kerr 1589–1650
  18. 18. Sir (Henry) Ker, 1599–1642
  19. 19. Lady (Lilias) Kerr 1587–1659

Countess Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1548
8 Jan 1548
Birth of Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1617
8 January 1617
Age 69
Death of Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1548
    Event Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 January 1617
    Event Place: Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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