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Dame MARGARET Margery Sophia KENNEDY, Lady of Glencairn, Countess of Cassillis 1517–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 12 Jan 1597

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Alexander Kennedy

Mother: Mariot Dunbar

Spouse(s): GILBERT, KENNEDY

Children(s): William Elderslie, Margaret Wallace, Helen Kennedy, David Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy, John Wallace, Catherine Kennedy, Johanna Kennedy, John Kennedy, William Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, William Wallace, helen wallace, Catherine KENNEDY, Thomas Kennedy, *Gilbert Cassillis), Janet Kennedy,, Isobel Kennedy

In 1517, Dame MARGARET Margery Sophia KENNEDY, Lady of Glencairn, Countess of Cassillis entered the world in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Alexander Kennedy And Mariot Dunbar. Dame MARGARET Margery Sophia KENNEDY, Lady of Glencairn, Countess of Cassillis married Gilbert Third Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy, and had children including Catherine Cassilas Kennedy, Catherine Kennedy, David Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy 4Th Earl Of Cassillis, Helen Kennedy, Helen Wallace, Isobel Kennedy, Janet Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, Johanna Kennedy, John Earl Of Cassillis Kennedie, John Kennedy, John Wallace, Margaret Wallace, Thomas Kennedy, William Iii Wallace Of Elderslie, William Wallace, William Wallace Kennedy. Dame MARGARET Margery Sophia KENNEDY, Lady of Glencairn, Countess of Cassillis passed away in 1597 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1517, Dame MARGARET Margery Sophia KENNEDY, Lady of Glencairn, Countess of Cassillis entered the world in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Alexander Kennedy And Mariot Dunbar.
  • Dame MARGARET Margery Sophia KENNEDY, Lady of Glencairn, Countess of Cassillis married Gilbert Third Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy, and had children including Catherine Cassilas Kennedy, Catherine Kennedy, David Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy 4Th Earl Of Cassillis, Helen Kennedy, Helen Wallace, Isobel Kennedy, Janet Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, Johanna Kennedy, John Earl Of Cassillis Kennedie, John Kennedy, John Wallace, Margaret Wallace, Thomas Kennedy, William Iii Wallace Of Elderslie, William Wallace, William Wallace Kennedy.
  • Dame MARGARET Margery Sophia KENNEDY, Lady of Glencairn, Countess of Cassillis passed away in 1597 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Kennedy
–1652
Birth Location: Bargany, Dailly (Ayrshire) Scotland
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Mariot Dunbar
1513–1561
Birth Location: Mochrum, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

GILBERT, KENNEDY
1515–1558
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

William Elderslie
1555–1611
Birth Location: Helington,Elderslie,Renfrewshire,Scotland
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Margaret Wallace
1535–1622
Birth Location: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Helen Kennedy
1532–
Birth Location: –
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David Kennedy
1539–1540
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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Thomas Kennedy
1543–1558
Birth Location: Scotland
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John Wallace
1540–
Birth Location: Renfrew, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Catherine Kennedy
1539–1598
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Johanna Kennedy
1540–1598
Birth Location: –
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John Kennedy
1539–1609
Birth Location: –
JK
William Kennedy
1545–
Birth Location: Renfrew, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Jean Kennedy
1533–1566
Birth Location: of,,, Scotland
JK
William Wallace
1533–1616
Birth Location: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
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helen wallace
1539–1622
Birth Location: Colstoun, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Catherine KENNEDY
1550–1593
Birth Location: Lybrack, Ireland
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Thomas Kennedy
1559–1602
Birth Location: Maypole, Ayrshire, Scotland
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*Gilbert Cassillis)
1541–1576
Birth Location: Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Janet Kennedy,
1537–1598
Birth Location: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Isobel Kennedy
1535–1590
Birth Location: , Scotland
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Dame Cassillis's Ancestors

Self
Dame Cassillis
1517–1597
Birth Place: Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Kennedy
–1652
Bargany, Dailly (Ayrshire) Scotland
Mariot Dunbar
1513–1561
Mochrum, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dame Cassillis's Descendants

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Dame (MARGARET Margery Sophia KENNEDY, Lady of Glencairn, Countess of) Cassillis (1517–12 Jan 1597) m. GILBERT, (THIRD EARL OF CASSILLIS,) KENNEDY (1515–28 Nov 1558)
  1. 1. William (III Wallace of) Elderslie 1555–1611 m. Lady (Katherine Elizabeth Cunningham Crawford, Countess of) Lochinvar 1558–1611 m. Janet Cathcart 1547–
    1. 1. John (Wallace 15th of Craigie and) Newton 1581–1640 m. Margaret Maxwell 1580–1630
      1. 1. James (Wallace) Col. 1610–1678 m. Elizabeth (Ochiltrie) Wallace 1626–1705 m. Helen (Edmonstone) (Wallace) 1620–1649 m. Jean Hay 1615–1638
        1. 1. James ((Rev.) Wallace) II 1645–1690 m. Joane (Lilly) Wheeler 1640–1701
        2. 2. James (Child) Wallace 1645–1690
        3. 3. William (Wallace, merchant in) Glasgow 1645–1713
        4. 4. James (Child) Wallace 1650–1725
      2. 2. Thomas Wallace 1603–1673
      3. 3. Johne Wallace 1597–1640
      4. 4. Margaret (Smeaton) Wallace 1597–1615
      5. 5. James Wallace 1605–1655
      6. 6. Esther (Wallace) Stewart 1600–1668
      7. 7. Isabel Wallace 1599–1669
      8. 8. Sir (Hugh Wallace 16th of Craigie Baronet) 1 1600–1660
      9. 9. Allan Wallace 1604–1633
      10. 10. Margaret Wallace 1597–1615
      11. 11. Marjory Kennedy 1620–1672
      12. 12. William Wallace 1606–1672
      13. 13. Robert Wallace 1605–1648
      14. 14. Marie Wallace 1609–1675
      15. 15. Hew (or Hugh) Wallace 1612–1648
      16. 16. Brys (or Bruce) Wallace 1610–1648
      17. 17. Marion Wallace 1611–
      18. 18. Margaret Wallace 1609–1680
      19. 19. Robert (Wallace of Holmestone) 1600 1611–1648
      20. 20. John (Wallace) V 1607–1684
      21. 21. Sarah (Wallace) Mumford 1595–1660
      22. 22. Thomas Wallace 1606–
    2. 2. William (Wallace) lV 1580–1618
    3. 3. Allen Wallace 1584–
    4. 4. John Wallace 1606–1614
    5. 5. Jane Crawford 1585–1655
    6. 6. Lady (Elizabeth Wallace) (Caldwell) 1580–1608
    7. 7. Lady (Elizabeth Wallace) (Caldwell) 1580–1608
    8. 8. John Wallace 1582–
    9. 9. William Wallace 1568–1620
    10. 10. William Wallace 1568–1673
    11. 11. Helen Wallace 1570–
  2. 2. Margaret Wallace 1535–1622
  3. 3. Helen Kennedy 1532–
  4. 4. David Kennedy 1539–1540
  5. 5. Thomas Kennedy 1543–1558
  6. 6. John Wallace 1540–
  7. 7. Catherine (Cassilas) Kennedy 1539–1598
  8. 8. Johanna Kennedy 1540–1598
  9. 9. John Kennedy 1539–1609
  10. 10. William (Wallace) Kennedy 1545–
  11. 11. Jean Kennedy 1533–1566
  12. 12. William Wallace 1533–1616
  13. 13. helen wallace 1539–1622
  14. 14. Catherine KENNEDY 1550–1593
  15. 15. Thomas Kennedy 1559–1602
  16. 16. *Gilbert (Kennedy (4th Earl of) Cassillis) 1541–1576
  17. 17. Janet Kennedy, 1537–1598
  18. 18. Isobel Kennedy 1535–1590

Dame Cassillis's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1517
Birth of Dame MARGARET Margery Sophia KENNEDY, Lady of Glencairn, Countess of Cassillis in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
1597
12 Jan 1597
Age 80
Death of Dame MARGARET Margery Sophia KENNEDY, Lady of Glencairn, Countess of Cassillis in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1597
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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