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Helen (Kennedy) Adair 1507 – 1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1507

Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 19 Nov 1576

Death Location: Wigtownshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Kennedy

Mother: Lady (Kennedy)

Spouse(s): Sir Adair

Children(s): (Sir) Adair

In 1507, Helen (Kennedy) Adair entered the world in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Sir Gilbert Kennedy and Lady Isabel Campbell (Kennedy). Helen (Kennedy) Adair married Sir William II Adair, and had children including (Sir) Ninian Adair. Helen (Kennedy) Adair passed away in 1576 in Wigtownshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1507, Helen (Kennedy) Adair entered the world in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Sir Gilbert Kennedy and Lady Isabel Campbell (Kennedy).
  • Helen (Kennedy) Adair married Sir William II Adair, and had children including (Sir) Ninian Adair.
  • Helen (Kennedy) Adair passed away in 1576 in Wigtownshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Helen Adair's Ancestors

Self
Helen Adair
1507 – 1576
Birth Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Gilbert Kennedy
1485 – 1527
Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Isabel Campbell) (Kennedy)
1489 – 1529
Argyll, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (David) Kennedy
1463 – 1513
Ayrshire, Scotland
Agnes (Borthwick) (Kennedy)
1465 –
Nenthorn, Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Kennedy
1454 – 1508
Elizabeth (Kennedy)
1440 – 1467
William Borthwick
1460 – 1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Kennedy
1406 – 1479
Catherine (Kennedy)
1408 – 1484
Alexander Montgomerie

Helen Adair's Descendants

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Helen ((Kennedy)) Adair (1507 – 19 Nov 1576) m. Sir (William II) Adair (1500 – 1575)
  1. 1. (Sir) (Ninian) Adair (Abt. 1531 – Abt. 16 May 1608) m. Elizabeth ((Gordon)) Adair (Abt. 1535 – 22 May 1607)
    1. 1. (Sir) (William) Adair (1566 – 04 Dec 1626) m. Rosina (\ Rosenna \ Roseanne Reilly (McLelland) (Reilly)) Adair (Abt. 1565 – Abt. 1626) m. Janet ((Houston)) Adair (Abt. 1565 – Abt. 1625)
      1. 1. Sir (Robert) Adair (Abt. 1585 – 01 Mar 1655) m. Lady (Jean Edmonstone \ Turnble) (Adair) (1585 – )
        1. 1. Jean (\ Joan Margaret) Adair (1625 – 1675) m. Patrick (Cathcart) Adair (Abt. 1625 – Jul 1694)
      2. 2. Marianne Adair (Abt. 1593 – Abt. 1630)
      3. 3. [Rev] (John) Adair (1598 – 1675) m. Lady (Helen Cathcart) (Adair) (1585 – 1640)
        1. 1. Patrick (Cathcart) Adair (Abt. 1625 – Jul 1694) m. Jean (\ Joan Margaret) Adair (1625 – 1675)

Helen Adair's Timeline

4 Records

1500
Abt. 1500
Birth of Helen (Kennedy) Adair in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
1507
1507
Birth of Helen (Kennedy) Adair
None
1572
Abt. 05 May 1572
Age 65
Death of Helen (Kennedy) Adair in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1576
19 Nov 1576
Age 69
Death of Helen (Kennedy) Adair in Wigtownshire, Scotland
Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1500
    Event Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1507

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 05 May 1572
    Event Place: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1576
    Event Place: Wigtownshire, Scotland

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