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Elizabeth Kennedy 1453 – 1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1453

Birth Location: Ayers, Scottland

Death Date: 1573

Death Location: Rattray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: John Carrick

Mother: Elizabeth Gordon

Spouse(s): John Rattray

Children(s): Silvester Rattray, John Rattray, Elizabeth Rattray, Patrick Rattray, Elisabeth Rattray, Grizzell Rattray

Elizabeth Kennedy was born in 1453 in Ayers, Scottland, the child of John Kennedy 2nd Laird Of Ayrshire And Carrick and Elizabeth Seton de Gordon. Elizabeth Kennedy married John Rattray, and had children including Silvester Rattray, John Rattray, Elizabeth Rattray, Patrick Rattray, Elisabeth Rattray, Grizzell Rattray. Elizabeth Kennedy passed away in 1573 in Rattray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Kennedy was born in 1453 in Ayers, Scottland, the child of John Kennedy 2nd Laird Of Ayrshire And Carrick and Elizabeth Seton de Gordon.
  • Elizabeth Kennedy married John Rattray, and had children including Silvester Rattray, John Rattray, Elizabeth Rattray, Patrick Rattray, Elisabeth Rattray, Grizzell Rattray.
  • Elizabeth Kennedy passed away in 1573 in Rattray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Carrick
1436 – 1508
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JC
Elizabeth Gordon
1448 – 1500
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
EG

Spouses(s)

John Rattray
1459 – 1513
Birth Location: Rattray Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JR

Children(s)

Silvester Rattray
1466 – 1554
Birth Location: Angus-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
SR
John Rattray
1479 – 1513
Birth Location: Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JR
Elizabeth Rattray
1485 –
Birth Location: Of, RATTRAY, SCOTLAND
ER
Patrick Rattray
1499 – 1533
Birth Location: Rattray, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
PR
Elisabeth Rattray
1500 – 1530
Birth Location: Muirton of Ardblair, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
ER
Grizzell Rattray
1511 – 1587
Birth Location: Rattray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
GR

Elizabeth Kennedy's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Kennedy
1453 – 1573
Birth Place: Ayers, Scottland
Parents
John Kennedy 2nd Laird Of Ayrshire And Carrick
1436 – 1508
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Seton de) Gordon
1448 – 1500
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Gilbert Kennedy
1406 – 1477
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Catherine Maxwell Kennedy Of Ayrshire And Carrick At) Dunure
1408 – 1484
Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Alexander Seton
1382 – 1418
Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Crichton Countess) Huntly
1410 – 1479
Crichton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Kennedy
1376 – 1408
Mary, Of
1379 – 1457
Herbert Caerlaverock
1382 – 1454
Janet Herries
1390 – 1439
William Seton
1343 – 1424
Janet Fleming
1351 – 1430
William Crichton
1383 – 1454
Agnes Allan
1331 – 1421
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Harries
1380 – 1440
Margaret Douglas
1371 – 1470
Andrew Seton)
1315 – 1347
Margaret Seton
1314 – 1414
John Crichton
1330 – 1423
Christian Gremislaw
1356 – 1420

Elizabeth Kennedy's Descendants

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Elizabeth Kennedy (1453 – 1573) m. John Rattray (ABT 1459 – 9 SEP 1513)
  1. 1. Silvester Rattray (ABT 1466 – JAN 1554) m. Margaret Gray (ABT 1492 – )
  2. 2. John Rattray (1479 – 9 SEP 1513) m. Margaret Abercrombie (1460 – Scotland)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Rattray (ABT 1485 – ) m. John Blair
  4. 4. Patrick Rattray (1499 – 3 OCT 1533)
  5. 5. Elisabeth Rattray (1500 – 19 NOV 1530) m. John Blair (1501 – 19 NOV 1530)
  6. 6. Grizzell Rattray (1511 – 1587) m. John Stewart (6 OCT 1507 – 1 NOV 1542)
    1. 1. Helen Stewart (1504 – MAY 1577) m. John Lindsay (ABT 1536 – ) m. John (( 6th Lord) Lindsay of) Byres (From 1490 to 1510 – ) m. John Lindsay (1503 – 13 DEC 1563)
    2. 2. Isobel Stewart (1525 – ) m. William Stewart (ABT 1525 – 2 MAR 1574)
      1. 1. William Stewart (ABT 1544 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Stewart (ABT 1547 – BET 13 JUN 1610 AND 28 DEC 1611) m. Grizel Mercer (ABT 1551 – )
      3. 3. Grizel Stewart (ABT 1550 – )
      4. 4. William Stuart (ABT 1565 – ) m. Agnes Moncreiff (ABT 1585 – )
      5. 5. Grizel Stewart (ABT 1568 – )
      6. 6. Margaret Stewart (ABT 1570 – )
    3. 3. James (ABT 1525 – )
    4. 4. Isobel Stewart (1529 – )
    5. 5. Margaret (Lady Of Moray) Stewart (AUG 1529 – ABT 1555) m. Colin (Sixth Laird Glenorchy) Campbell (1515 – 11 APR 1584)
    6. 6. John Stewart (1530 – 25 APR 1579) m. Margaret Fleming (1530 – 15 MAR 1586) m. Agnes (( Anna)) Keith (ABT 1540 – ) m. Margaret Gordon (BEF 1615/1616 – 10 JUL 1689) m. Elizabeth Gordon (1530 – ) m. Anna Grant (ABT 1370 – BEF SEP 1456)
    7. 7. Jean Stewart (ABT 1530 – ) m. John Otterburn (ABT 1527 – 1595) m. John Otterburn
    8. 8. Margaret Stewart (1531 – 1555)
    9. 9. Jean ((Joneta)) Stewart (1533 – )
    10. 10. Isobel Stewart (ABT 1533 – ) m. Balfour (ABT 1530 – ) m. Balfour (ABT 1530 – )
    11. 11. Barbara Stewart (1535 – 15 JUL 1613) m. James Muir (1548 – )
    12. 12. Barbara (of Atholl) Stewart (1535 – ) m. Robert ("Sir James") Menzies (1523 – 3 JUN 1585)
    13. 13. Mary Stewart (1535 – )
    14. 14. Grizel Stewart (1538 – ABT 1547)
    15. 15. Helen Stewart (1539 – )
    16. 16. Janet (Mary) Stewart (ABT 1540 – )
    17. 17. Daughter Stewart (ABT 1541 – )
    18. 18. Helen Stewart (1543 – ) m. John Lindsay (1503 – 13 DEC 1563)
    19. 19. Elizabeth Stewart (1545 – 1621) m. Robert Baille (1545 – )
    20. 20. Elisabeth Stewart (1545 – ) m. Thomas Stewart m. Thomas (Stewart of) Grandtully (From 1524 to 1542 – )
    21. 21. [Unknown] Stewart
    22. 22. [Unknown] Stewart
    23. 23. George Leslie m. Catharine Henrysone

Elizabeth Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1453
1453
Birth of Elizabeth Kennedy in Ayers, Scottland
Ayers, Scottland
1573
1573
Age 120
Death of Elizabeth Kennedy in Rattray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Rattray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1453
    Event Place: Ayers, Scottland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Rattray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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