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James Kerr 1577 – 1645 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1577

Birth Location: Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: Jul 1645

Death Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Scottish Borders:

Father: Thomas Kerr

Mother: Janet Kirkcaldy

Spouse(s): Mary Rutherford, Janet None, Mary Rutherford, Lady Somerset, Janet Scott

Children(s): Robert Ker, Robert Carr

James Kerr was born in 1577 in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Kerr and Janet Kirkcaldy. James Kerr married Mary Fox Rutherford, Janet, Mary Rutherford, Lady Frances Howard Carr Countess of Warwick and Somerset, Janet Scott, and had children including Robert Ker, Robert Carr. James Kerr passed away in 1645 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Scottish Borders:.

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Biography

  • James Kerr was born in 1577 in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Kerr and Janet Kirkcaldy.
  • James Kerr married Mary Fox Rutherford, Janet, Mary Rutherford, Lady Frances Howard Carr Countess of Warwick and Somerset, Janet Scott, and had children including Robert Ker, Robert Carr.
  • James Kerr passed away in 1645 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Scottish Borders:.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Kerr
1529 – 1586
Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
TK
Janet Kirkcaldy
1540 – 1572
Birth Location: Grange, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Rutherford
1575 –
Birth Location: Hundalee, Roxburghshire, Scotland
MR
Janet None
1590 – 1586
Birth Location: England
J
Mary Rutherford
1583 –
Birth Location: Hundilie, Hundalee, Roxburgh, Scotland
MR
Lady Somerset
1590 – 1632
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
LS
Janet Scott
1605 – 1645
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Robert Ker
1595 –
Birth Location: Ancrum, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Robert Carr
1629 – 1692
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
RC

James Kerr's Ancestors

Self
James Kerr
1577 – 1645
Birth Place: Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Kerr
1529 – 1586
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Kirkcaldy
1540 – 1572
Grange, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (John) Kerr
1500 – 1558
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Katherine (Catharina of Cessford) logan
1510 – 1565
William Kirkaldy
1520 – 1573
Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
Margaret Learmonth
1525 – 1572
Dairsie, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Ker
1480 – 1545
Jeanette Home
1490 – 1543
Andrew Kerr
1485 – 1526
Agnes Crichton
1490 – 1543
James Kirkcaldy
1500 – 1556
Janet Melville
1505 – 1565
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smailholm
1448 – 1484
Margaretha Kersheugh
1450 – 1512
George Home
1432 – 1497
Mariota [Sinclair]
1436 – 1496
Thomas Kerr
1448 – 1484
Margaretha Ker
1460 – 1541
Patrick Crichton
1450 –
William Kirkcaldy
1470 – 1528
Elizabeth Lyons
1470 – 1540
John Melville
1486 – 1548
Margaret Wemyss
1485 –

James Kerr's Descendants

1.
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James Kerr (1577 – Jul 1645) m. Mary (Fox) Rutherford (1575 – ) m. Janet (1590 – 1586) m. Mary Rutherford (Abt 1583 – ) m. Lady (Frances Howard Carr Countess of Warwick and) Somerset (31 May 1590 – 27 Aug 1632) m. Janet Scott (1605 – 1645)
  1. 1. Robert Ker (Abt 1595 – ) m. Christian Hamilton (Abt 1599 – )
  2. 2. Robert Carr (1629 – 1692) m. Christian Hamilton (Abt 1620 – 7 Nov 1688)
    1. 1. Thomas Carr (13 Mar 1646 – Nov 1711) m. Mary (Lucy) Garland (1654 – Abt 1745) m. Susannah Brooks
      1. 1. William (Perry) Carr (Abt 1675 – 20 Feb 1728) m. Mary McMinn (Abt 1680 – 1766)
      2. 2. Mary (Agnes) Carr (30 Nov 1677 – 13 Dec 1759) m. John Collins (1725 – Nov 1797) m. William Mackgehee (1 Nov 1672 – 9 Dec 1748)
      3. 3. Thomas Carr (Abt 1679 – 29 May 1738) m. Mary Dabney (22 Jan 1688 – 7 Sep 1748)
        1. 1. Mary Carr (1704 – 8 Mar 1807) m. Henry Chiles (13 Nov 1698 – 27 Jun 1746) m. John Collins (1725 – Nov 1797)
        2. 2. Thomas Carr
        3. 3. John Carr (26 Dec 1706 – 17 Jun 1778) m. Barbara (Ann) Overton (2 Apr 1720 – Bet 19 Dec 1789 and 12 Jan 1795) m. Mary (Garland) Carr (1720 – 1736)
        4. 4. William (Austin) Carr (Apr 1707 – 12 Aug 1760) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Winston (1710 – 1740) m. Susannah Brock (1707 – 4 Sep 1792)
        5. 5. Thomas Carr (25 Nov 1709 – 5 Jul 1743) m. Lucy Garland (1709 – 1780)
        6. 6. Bridget Carr
        7. 7. Katherine Carr (1710 – 1749) m. John (Thomas Blasingame) III (1708 – 3 Jan 1772)
        8. 8. John Carr
        9. 9. Agnes (M) Carr (1 Mar 1712 – 29 May 1778) m. John Waller (1701 – 11 Apr 1776)
        10. 10. Ellen Carr (28 Jun 1712 – )
        11. 11. Sarah (Dabney) Carr (14 Nov 1714 – 25 Sep 1772) m. John (Vivion) Minor (22 Jun 1707 – 28 Oct 1754)
        12. 12. Mary Carr
        13. 13. Ann Carr
        14. 14. Henry Carr (3 Mar 1722 – )
        15. 15. Richard Carr
      4. 4. William Carr (1680 – Abt Nov 1711) m. Mary Chiles (1681 – 1766) m. Catherine Winston (1684 – 1719)
      5. 5. John Carr (1682 – 1733) m. Elizabeth James (1685 – 1730)
      6. 6. Robert Carr (1682 – 1 May 1773) m. Mary Williams (1713 – 1 May 1773)
      7. 7. Ann Carr
      8. 8. Anne Carr (1690 – 1725) m. Samuel Overton (14 Aug 1685 – 1719)
      9. 9. Robert Carr (1695 – 1773) m. Mary Williams (1713 – 1 May 1773)
      10. 10. Thomas Carr (1705 – 1743) m. Mary Dabney (22 Jan 1688 – 7 Sep 1748)

James Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1577
1577
Birth of James Kerr in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
1645
Jul 1645
Age 68
Death of James Kerr in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Scottish Borders:
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Scottish Borders:

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1645
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Scottish Borders:

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
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