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Dame Grissell Boswell 1565–1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: Balmuto, Fife, , Scotland

Death Date: July 1618

Death Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Boswell, Boswell

Mother: Isabel Sandilands

Spouse(s): *Rev. VI.

Children(s): Johne Law

Dame Grissell Boswell was born in 1565 in Balmuto, Fife, , Scotland, the child of Boswell John Wemyss Elizabeth Boswell And Isabel Elizabeth Sandilands. Dame Grissell Boswell married Rev Dr James William Law Archbishop Of Glasgow Church Of Scotland Bishop Of Orkney Favorite Of King James Vi, and had children including Johne Law. Dame Grissell Boswell passed away in 1618 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Dame Grissell Boswell was born in 1565 in Balmuto, Fife, , Scotland, the child of Boswell John Wemyss Elizabeth Boswell And Isabel Elizabeth Sandilands.
  • Dame Grissell Boswell married Rev Dr James William Law Archbishop Of Glasgow Church Of Scotland Bishop Of Orkney Favorite Of King James Vi, and had children including Johne Law.
  • Dame Grissell Boswell passed away in 1618 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Boswell, Boswell
1542–1610
Birth Location: Balmuto, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Isabel Sandilands
1538–1590
Birth Location: St. Monance, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
IS

Spouses(s)

*Rev. VI.
1560–1632
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
*V

Children(s)

Johne Law
1578–1649
Birth Location: –
JL

Dame Boswell's Ancestors

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Dame Boswell
1565–1618
Birth Place: Balmuto, Fife, , Scotland
Parents
Boswell, John Wemyss, Elizabeth Boswell
1542–1610
Balmuto, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabel (Elizabeth) Sandilands
1538–1590
St. Monance, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Boswell, (Captain David Guthrie, Bessie Boswell, of Glassmont, 2nd of) Boswell
1520–1547
Balmuto Castle, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth (Wemyss Boswell) Sinclair
1525–1568
Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland
James (of Cruvie Logie Sandilands) Jamesson
1510–1585
Cruvie Castle, Logie, Fifeshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Meldrum
1511–1550
Guard Bridge, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
David Balmuto
1510–1582
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Ramsay
1475–1513

Dame Boswell's Descendants

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Dame (Grissell) Boswell (1565–July 1618) m. *Rev. (Dr. James William Law, Archbishop of Glasgow, Church of Scotland, Bishop of Orkney, Favorite of King James) VI. (1560–12 November 1632)
  1. 1. Johne Law 1578–1649 m. Elspeth Mathesone 1586–
    1. 1. Agnes Law 1605– m. Robert Hetherwick 1605–
      1. 1. Johnne Hederwick 1626–1659 m. Elsbet (Elizabeth 'Bessie') Lang 1627–1699
        1. 1. Beatrix (Hederwick Lady) (Dowie) 1644–1713 m. Alexander Dowie 1644–1713

Dame Boswell's Timeline

2 Records

1565
1565
Birth of Dame Grissell Boswell in Balmuto, Fife, , Scotland
Balmuto, Fife, , Scotland
1618
July 1618
Age 53
Death of Dame Grissell Boswell in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Balmuto, Fife, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1618
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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