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Dame Margaret Sophia Kennedy 1517–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Bargany, Dailly (Ayrshire) Scotland

Death Date: 12 Jan 1597

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland

Father: Lord Bargany)

Mother: Mariot Dunbar

Spouse(s): Gilbert Cassillis

Children(s): Thomas Cassillis

The story of Dame Margaret Sophia Kennedy began in 1517 in Bargany, Dailly (Ayrshire) Scotland. Dame Margaret Sophia Kennedy married Gilbert Kennedy 3Rd Earl Of Cassillis, and had children including Thomas Kennedy Master Cassillis. Dame Margaret Sophia Kennedy passed away in 1597 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Dame Margaret Sophia Kennedy began in 1517 in Bargany, Dailly (Ayrshire) Scotland.
  • Dame Margaret Sophia Kennedy married Gilbert Kennedy 3Rd Earl Of Cassillis, and had children including Thomas Kennedy Master Cassillis.
  • Dame Margaret Sophia Kennedy passed away in 1597 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Bargany)
1491–1551
Birth Location: Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
LB
Mariot Dunbar
1495–1595
Birth Location: Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
MD

Spouses(s)

Gilbert Cassillis
1515–1558
Birth Location: Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
GC

Children(s)

Thomas Cassillis
1545–1602
Birth Location: Colzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
TC

Dame Kennedy's Ancestors

Self
Dame Kennedy
1517–1597
Birth Place: Bargany, Dailly (Ayrshire) Scotland
Parents
Lord Alexander "Lord of Bargany" Kennedy (4th Earl of Bargany)
1491–1551
Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mariot Dunbar
1495–1595
Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas (Kennedy van) Barqany
1461–1528
Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Katherine (Montgomerie de Kennedy 13th) GGM
1465–1533
Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayreshire, Scotland
John Dunbar
1445–1503
Janet Stewart
1460–1530
Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dame Kennedy's Descendants

1.
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Dame (Margaret Sophia) Kennedy (1517–12 Jan 1597) m. Gilbert (Kennedy 3rd Earl of) Cassillis (12 May 1515–28 November 1558)
  1. 1. Thomas (Kennedy Master) Cassillis 1545–1602 m. Elizabeth (Catherina) Makgill 1538–1622
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Maxwell (Lady) Lochinvar) 1560–1620 m. John (Gordon Liard van) Lochinvar 1540–1604
      1. 1. Lady (Anne) Gordon 1590–1674 m. James Stewart 1581–1638
        1. 1. James (Thomas) Stuart 1608–1652 m. Lady (Margaret) Home 1607–1668 m. Lady (Margaret) Home 1610–1668
      2. 2. Gisela (Grizel) Gordon 1582–1625 m. Alexander (Stewart (Gordon) III (1st Lord Garlies)(1st Earl of) Galloway) 1580–1649

Dame Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1517
Birth of Dame Margaret Sophia Kennedy in Bargany, Dailly (Ayrshire) Scotland
Bargany, Dailly (Ayrshire) Scotland
1597
12 Jan 1597
Age 80
Death of Dame Margaret Sophia Kennedy in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland

Sources

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

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