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Grissell Hay 1630–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1630

Birth Location: Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1 JAN 1704

Death Location: Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Hay

Mother: Barbara Seatoun

Spouse(s): James, Cockburn

Children(s): Grizel Cockburn, William Cockburn

Grissell Hay was born in 1630 in Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Hay And Barbara Seatoun. Grissell Hay married James Of Cockburn Cockburn, and had children including Grizel Barbara Cockburn, William Baronet Cockburn. Grissell Hay passed away in 1704 in Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Grissell Hay was born in 1630 in Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Hay And Barbara Seatoun.
  • Grissell Hay married James Of Cockburn Cockburn, and had children including Grizel Barbara Cockburn, William Baronet Cockburn.
  • Grissell Hay passed away in 1704 in Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Hay
1583–1636
Birth Location: Arioland, Scotland
AH
Barbara Seatoun
1585–1642
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
BS

Spouses(s)

James, Cockburn
1628–1702
Birth Location: Duns, Berwickshire, Scot, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
JC

Children(s)

Grizel Cockburn
1660–1722
Birth Location: Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland
GC
William Cockburn
1662–
Birth Location: –
WC

Grissell Hay's Ancestors

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Grissell Hay
1630–1704
Birth Place: Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Hay
1583–1636
Arioland, Scotland
Barbara Seatoun
1585–1642
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Semple 4th Lord of Semple Earl of Wintoun) Sempill
1561–1602
Eliotstoun, Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaretha (Montgomery Gravin van) Eglinton
1565–1626
Beith or Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Sempill
1505–1575
Elizabeth Carlyle
1530–1604
Hugh, P
1536–1585
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Semple
1485–1552
Margaret Montgomerie
1487–1523
William Carlisle
1466–1525
Lady Maxwell
1466–1555
Hugh Eglinton
1460–1546
Mariota Seton
1513–1561

Grissell Hay's Descendants

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Grissell Hay (1630–1 JAN 1704) m. James, (of Cockburn) Cockburn (7 Nov 1628–31 Jul 1702)
  1. 1. Grizel ((Barbara)) Cockburn 1660–1722
    1. 1. Grizil Sinclair 1681–1737 m. James Ballanden 1679–1751
      1. 1. Katharine BALLANDEN 1701– m. George Sinclair 1698– m. George Sinclair 1698–
        1. 1. Christain Sinclair 1729– m. Magnus Sabiston 1718–
        2. 2. John Sinclair 1735–
        3. 3. Magnus Sinclair 1727–
        4. 4. Elspit Sinclair 1732–
      2. 2. Robert Ballanden 1713–
      3. 3. Thomas Ballanden 1715–
      4. 4. Margaret Ballanden 1721–
  2. 2. William (Baronet) Cockburn 1662–

Grissell Hay's Timeline

3 Records

1630
1630
Birth of Grissell Hay in Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland
Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland
1638
26 Sep 1638
Age 8
Grissell Hay was baptized in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1704
1 JAN 1704
Age 74
Death of Grissell Hay in Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland
Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1638
    Event Place: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 JAN 1704
    Event Place: Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland
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