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Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl of Cassilis 1485–1527 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: September 1527

Death Location: Prestwick

Father: Lord earl

Mother: Agnes Borthwick

Spouse(s): Lady Campbell, Lady Dunbar, Lady Campbell, Agnes (Kerr)

Children(s): Catherine Kennedy, Sir Cassilis, Lady Kennedy-Adair, Lady Herries, Sir Cassillis

The story of Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl of Cassilis began in 1485 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl of Cassilis married Agnes Hh Eg Montgomerie Kerr, Lady Isabel Of Riccarton Countess Of Cassillis Campbell, Lady Isabelle Of Argyll Campbell, Lady Mariot Mary Dunbar, and had children including Catherine Countess Of Cassillis Kennedy, Lady Catherine Kennedy 3Rd Lady Herries, Lady Helen Kennedy Adair, Sir Albert Or Gilbert Kennedy 3Rd Earl Of Cassilis, Sir Gilbert Kennedy 5Th Lord Kennedy 3Rd Earl Of Cassillis. Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl of Cassilis passed away in 1527 in Prestwick.

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Biography

  • The story of Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl of Cassilis began in 1485 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl of Cassilis married Agnes Hh Eg Montgomerie Kerr, Lady Isabel Of Riccarton Countess Of Cassillis Campbell, Lady Isabelle Of Argyll Campbell, Lady Mariot Mary Dunbar, and had children including Catherine Countess Of Cassillis Kennedy, Lady Catherine Kennedy 3Rd Lady Herries, Lady Helen Kennedy Adair, Sir Albert Or Gilbert Kennedy 3Rd Earl Of Cassilis, Sir Gilbert Kennedy 5Th Lord Kennedy 3Rd Earl Of Cassillis.
  • Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl of Cassilis passed away in 1527 in Prestwick.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gilbert Cassilis's Ancestors

Self
Gilbert Cassilis
1485–1527
Birth Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord David Richard Lord Kennedy Cassillis 1st earl
1462–1513
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Agnes (de) Borthwick
1465–1516
Nenthorn, Berwickshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Borthwick, 2nd Lord) Borthwick
1520–1544
Scotland
Mariot (Hoppringle) (Borthwick)
1520–1540
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William I
1500–1541
Janet Sinclair
1500–1605
Thomas Hoppringill
1500–1520
Lady Lauderdale
1500–1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Hoppringill
1480–1500
Lady Montgomery
1480–1500
James Turnbull
1736–1814

Gilbert Cassilis's Descendants

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Gilbert (Kennedy 2nd Earl of) Cassilis (1485–September 1527) m. Lady (Isabel of Riccarton, Countess of Cassillis,) Campbell (29 Oct 1483–9 Feb 1529) m. Lady (Mariot 'Mary') Dunbar (1502–1595) m. Lady (Isabelle (of Argyll)) Campbell (9 August 1489–9 Feb 1529) m. Agnes ((HH\EG) Montgomerie) (Kerr) (1495–1595)
  1. 1. Catherine (" Countess of Cassillis") Kennedy 1510–1545 m. 15b (Willem Lord Herries van) Terregales 1508–1543
    1. 1. Lady (Agnes Baroness Herries (of) Terregles) 1534–1593 m. Lord (John Maxwell van) Terregales 1512–1583 m. 5th (Lord Herries of Terregles William) Maxwell 1515–1582
      1. 1. Dame (Margaret Maxwell, Countess) Lothian 1548–1617 m. Sir (Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Kerr Earl Van) Lothian 1557–1609
        1. 1. Isabelle Kerr 1585–1628 m. Sir (William Douglas 1st Marquise van Douglas by King Charles I, 11th Earl van Angus, 1st Earl van Queensbury, 9th Feudal Baron of Drumlanrig \KNIGHT of) Durisdeer 1585–1640 m. Thomas (Hamilton, Earl of) Haddington 1563–1637
        2. 2. Sir (Robert Kerr 2nd Earl of) Lothian 1590–1624
        3. 3. Robert (Kerr Earl van) Lothian 1589–1623
        4. 4. Lilias (Kerr of) Lothian 1587–1659
        5. 5. Lady (Margaret Kerr, Countess Hay of) Yester 1586–1648
        6. 6. Lady (Jean Johanna Kerr, Countess of) Crawford 1577–1632
        7. 7. Lady (Margaret Kerr, Countess Hay of) Yester 1570–1645
    2. 2. Janet (HERRIES Royal Mistress James IV de Herries -) Stuart 1538–1612
    3. 3. Elizabeth Kennedy 1533–1593
    4. 4. Catherine ((Kennedy)) Herries-Stewart 1533–1592
  2. 2. Sir (Albert or Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of) Cassilis 1515–1558
  3. 3. Lady (Helen) Kennedy-Adair 1500–1576
  4. 4. Lady (Catherine Kennedy, 3rd Lady) Herries 1510–1593
  5. 5. Sir (Gilbert Kennedy 5th Lord Kennedy, 3rd Earl Of) Cassillis –1558

Gilbert Cassilis's Timeline

3 Records

1485
1485
Birth of Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl of Cassilis in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
1527
September 1527
Age 42
Death of Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl of Cassilis in Prestwick
Prestwick
1694
9 Jun 1694
Age 209
Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl of Cassilis was baptized in Essex, England
Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scottish Covenanters Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1694
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kensington, London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: - Protocol Book of James Young, 1504-1507

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Genealogy of Wilkinson and Kindred Families

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1527
    Event Place: Prestwick
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2440815
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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