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Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell 1557–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 January 1557

Birth Location: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 January 1617

Death Location: Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Lord Herries

Mother: Lady Herries

Spouse(s): Sir Requests,

Children(s): Lady Kerr

The story of Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell began in 1557 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell married Sir Mark Kerr Lord Newbottle 1St Earl Lothian Master Of Requests, and had children including Lady Janet Alisoun Andrew Kerr. Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell passed away in 1617 in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell began in 1557 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell married Sir Mark Kerr Lord Newbottle 1St Earl Lothian Master Of Requests, and had children including Lady Janet Alisoun Andrew Kerr.
  • Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell passed away in 1617 in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Herries
1512–1583
Birth Location: Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
LH
Lady Herries
1530–1594
Birth Location: Terregles, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
LH

Spouses(s)

Sir Requests,
1558–1609
Birth Location: Rothes, Elginshire, Schotland
SR

Children(s)

Lady Kerr
1580–1632
Birth Location: Newbattle, Midlothian or Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
LK

Countess Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Countess Maxwell
1557–1617
Birth Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Lord JOHN MAXWELL van Terregales, 4th Lord of Herries
1512–1583
Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (AGNES HERRIES, of Terregles, Baroness) Herries
1530–1594
Terregles, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert (Maxwell, 4th Lord) Maxwell
1493–1546
Carlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Baroness Glamis) Douglas
1498–1537
Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Sir (William 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 (08 January 1557–8 January 1617) m. Sir (Mark Kerr, Lord Newbottle, 1st Earl Lothian, Master of) Requests, (20 February 1558–8 Apr 1609)
  1. 1. Lady (Janet Alisoun Andrew) Kerr 1580–1632 m. * (William Cunningham 8th Earl of) Glencairn 1575–1631
    1. 1. LADY (Alisoun \ Alison Cunninghame (Wilson Wilsone Willson) Wylson) 1600–1635 m. Sir (Edwarde George) Wilsone 1590–1634
      1. 1. SIR (James Henry Cunninghame Wilson Wolsoun Wulson . (*GW-AC)) (1618) 1618–1672
        1. 1. James (Cunningham) Wilson 1668–1740 m. Sarah (Durdin \) Durden 1671–1734

Countess Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1557
08 January 1557
Birth of Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1617
8 January 1617
Age 60
Death of Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell in Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 January 1557
    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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