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Dame Jean Erskine 1550–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Little, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: November 1591

Death Location: Alva, Midlothia, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James Sauchie

Mother: Jean STIRLING

Spouse(s): Sir Valleyfield

Children(s): John Preston

Dame Jean Erskine was born in 1550 in Little, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Erskine 1St Laird Of Balgownie Lord Of Little Sauchie And Jean Or Christine Lady Stirling. Dame Jean Erskine married Sir James Preston 3Rd Laird Of Valleyfield, and had children including John Preston. Dame Jean Erskine passed away in 1591 in Alva, Midlothia, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Dame Jean Erskine was born in 1550 in Little, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Erskine 1St Laird Of Balgownie Lord Of Little Sauchie And Jean Or Christine Lady Stirling.
  • Dame Jean Erskine married Sir James Preston 3Rd Laird Of Valleyfield, and had children including John Preston.
  • Dame Jean Erskine passed away in 1591 in Alva, Midlothia, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sauchie
1500–1596
Birth Location: Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland
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Jean STIRLING
1510–1582
Birth Location: Berwickshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Sir Valleyfield
1549–1583
Birth Location: Valleyfield, Culross, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Preston
1574–1611
Birth Location: Valleyfield, Culross, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JP

Dame Erskine's Ancestors

Self
Dame Erskine
1550–1591
Birth Place: Little, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James ERSKINE, 1st Laird Of Balgownie Lord of Little Sauchie
1500–1596
Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland
Jean (or Christine Lady) STIRLING
1510–1582
Berwickshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Erskine (16th Earl of Mar) (4th Lord of) Erskine)
1454–1513
Castle Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaret (Campbell de Argyll Baroness of) Loudon
1489–1555
Castle Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
William Stirling
1473–1516
Keir, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaretha Crichton
1475–1520
Riccanton, Wloth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dame Erskine's Descendants

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Dame (Jean) Erskine (1550–November 1591) m. Sir (James PRESTON, 3rd Laird of) Valleyfield (01 Jan 1549–01 Aug 1583)
  1. 1. John Preston 1574–1611 m. Lady (Grizel Colville, 4th Baroness of Vallyfield Lady of) Culross 1578–1629
    1. 1. Katherine Bruce 1600–1651 m. William (Murray 1st Earl of Dysart Earl of) Dysart 1600–1653 m. Robert Bruce 1595–1671
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Tollemache, Countess of Dysart, Duchess of Lauderdale, Baroness Helmingham) Murray 1627–1697 m. Lionel (15 Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower, Baron Helmingham) #2986 1624–1669
        1. 1. Elizabeth Campbell 1659–1735 m. Archibald Campbell 1658–1703

Dame Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Dame Jean Erskine in Little, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Little, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1591
November 1591
Age 41
Death of Dame Jean Erskine in Alva, Midlothia, Scotland, United Kingdom
Alva, Midlothia, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Little, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1591
    Event Place: Alva, Midlothia, Scotland, United Kingdom
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