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Elizabeth McGill \ Makgill 1559–1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 December 1559

Birth Location: Cranston Riddell, Dalkeith (Edinburghshire) Scotland

Death Date: May 1622

Death Location: Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: David Makgill

Mother: Elizabeth Forrester

Spouse(s): Thomas Cu, Thomas Ardmillian, Sir Restalrig, William (Mure)

Children(s): Helen Kennedy, Alexander Kennedy, Gilbert Drumurchie

Elizabeth McGill \ Makgill was born in 1559 in Cranston Riddell, Dalkeith (Edinburghshire) Scotland, the child of David Of Nesbit Makgill And Elizabeth Copeland Forrester. Elizabeth McGill \ Makgill married Sir Robert Logan Of Restalrig, Thomas Kennedy Master Cassillis 1St Lord Of Cu, Thomas Kennedy Of Ardmillian, William Muir Mure, and had children including Alexander Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy Laird Of Drumurchie, Helen Kennedy, Margaret Kennedy. Elizabeth McGill \ Makgill passed away in 1622 in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth McGill \ Makgill was born in 1559 in Cranston Riddell, Dalkeith (Edinburghshire) Scotland, the child of David Of Nesbit Makgill And Elizabeth Copeland Forrester.
  • Elizabeth McGill \ Makgill married Sir Robert Logan Of Restalrig, Thomas Kennedy Master Cassillis 1St Lord Of Cu, Thomas Kennedy Of Ardmillian, William Muir Mure, and had children including Alexander Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy Laird Of Drumurchie, Helen Kennedy, Margaret Kennedy.
  • Elizabeth McGill \ Makgill passed away in 1622 in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Elizabeth Makgill's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Makgill
1559–1622
Birth Place: Cranston Riddell, Dalkeith (Edinburghshire) Scotland
Parents
David of Nesbit Makgill
1515–1595
Schotland, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth (Copeland) Forrester
1519–1579
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (F. McGill) Jr.
1500–1553
Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Helen Wardlaw
1500–1579
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
James Forrester
1480–
Torwood, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Erskine) Gordon
1502–1519
Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Adam Gordon
1474–1513
Isabel Campbell
1451–1515
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Makgill's Descendants

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Elizabeth (McGill \) Makgill (18 December 1559–May 1622) m. Thomas (Kennedy Master Cassillis, 1st Lord of) Cu (1561–Sep 1652) m. Thomas (Kennedy of) Ardmillian (1558–6 July 1603) m. Sir (Robert Logan of) Restalrig (1555–July 1606) m. William (Muir) (Mure) (1550–November 1615)
  1. 1. Helen Kennedy 1587– m. Sir (John E Fergusson) Knight 1583–1647 m. James Mure 1576–1611
    1. 1. Simon Fergusson 1620–
    2. 2. Jonet Fergusson 1622–
    3. 3. Alexander Fergusson 1614–1685
  2. 2. Alexander Kennedy 1588–1652 m. Agnes (Kennedy of Maybole, 1st Baroness of) Kilh 1596–1653
    1. 1. Marion Kennedy 1626–
    2. 2. Rev. (Gilbert) Kennedy 1628–1699
    3. 3. Lord (Alexander Kennedy of Kilhenzie) Castle, 1638–1697
    4. 4. Agnes Kennedy 1634–1635
    5. 5. Thomas Kennedy 1640–1692
    6. 6. Margaret Kennedy 1630–1671
    7. 7. Sir (John Kennedy 6 Earl of) Cassilus 1620–1665
  3. 3. Gilbert (Kennedy Laird of) Drumurchie 1570–1653

Elizabeth Makgill's Timeline

2 Records

1559
18 December 1559
Birth of Elizabeth McGill \ Makgill in Cranston Riddell, Dalkeith (Edinburghshire) Scotland
Cranston Riddell, Dalkeith (Edinburghshire) Scotland
1622
May 1622
Age 63
Death of Elizabeth McGill \ Makgill in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 December 1559
    Event Place: Cranston Riddell, Dalkeith (Edinburghshire) Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1622
    Event Place: Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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