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James Douglas 1st Earl of Morton 1426–1493 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1426

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 20 October 1493

Death Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: James Dalkeith

Mother: Elizabeth Giffard

Spouse(s): Joan Morton

Children(s): John Morton, Janet Douglas

James Douglas 1st Earl of Morton was born in 1426 in Scotland, the child of James Douglas 2Nd Lord Douglas Of Dalkeith And Elizabeth Giffard. James Douglas 1st Earl of Morton married Joan Stewart Princess Of Scotland Countess Of Morton, and had children including Janet Douglas, John Douglas 2Nd Earl Of Morton. James Douglas 1st Earl of Morton passed away in 1493 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Douglas 1st Earl of Morton was born in 1426 in Scotland, the child of James Douglas 2Nd Lord Douglas Of Dalkeith And Elizabeth Giffard.
  • James Douglas 1st Earl of Morton married Joan Stewart Princess Of Scotland Countess Of Morton, and had children including Janet Douglas, John Douglas 2Nd Earl Of Morton.
  • James Douglas 1st Earl of Morton passed away in 1493 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Morton's Ancestors

Self
James Morton
1426–1493
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
James Douglas 2nd Lord Douglas of Dalkeith
1390–1457
Elizabeth Giffard
1392–1456
Grandparents
James (Douglas Lord) Douglas
1340–1420
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth (Stewart Princess of) Scotland
1362–1411
James Giffard
1372–1421
Beatrice
1375–
Great-Grandparents
John Douglas
1320–1350
Agnes Graham
1308–1377
Robert Scotland
1337–1406
Annabella Drummond
1360–1401
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Douglas
1300–1323
Joan Douglas
1278–1337
John Graham
1278–1337
Isabella
1275–1337
Robert Scotland
1316–1390
Elizabeth Mure
1320–1355
John Lennox
1318–1373
Mary Montifex
1345–1401

James Morton's Descendants

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James (Douglas 1st Earl of) Morton (1426–20 October 1493) m. Joan (Stewart Princess of Scotland Countess of) Morton (1428–22 June 1493)
  1. 1. John (Douglas 2nd Earl of) Morton 1466–1513 m. Janet Crichton 1461–1493
    1. 1. Agnes Douglas 1505–1599 m. Alexander (Livingston 5th Lord of Livingston of) Callendar 1500–1551
      1. 1. Janet Livingston 1532–1600 m. Sir (Alexander of Airth Bruce 5th Lord) Livingstone 1530–1600
        1. 1. Lady (Mary Elizabeth Bruce Airth) Gray 1549–1588
        2. 2. Alexander Bruce 1558–1598
        3. 3. James Bruce 1550–1618
        4. 4. John Bruce 1554–1631
        5. 5. Marion Bruce 1552–1552
        6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth Gray) Bruce 1549–1588
        7. 7. (Rev) (Robert Kinnaird) Bruce 1554–1631
        8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth Airth) Gray 1549–1588
        9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth Airth) Gray 1549–1588
        10. 10. William Bruce 1565–1598 m. Jane Fleming 1570–1598
    2. 2. Elisabeth Douglas 1485– m. Robert (Keith Lord) Keith 1483–1513
      1. 1. William Keith 1506–1581 m. Margaret Keith 1520–1556
        1. 1. Agnes Keith 1540–1588 m. James Stewart 1531–1570
        2. 2. Mary Keith 1550– m. John Campbell 1540–1591
  2. 2. Janet Douglas 1451–1490 m. Patrick (Hepburn 1st Earl of) Bothwell –1508
    1. 1. Janet Hepburn 1485–1558 m. George (Seton 3rd Lord) Seton 1481–1513
      1. 1. George (Seton 6th Lord) Seton 1508–1549 m. Elizabeth Hay 1510–1574
        1. 1. George (Seton 7th Lord) Seton 1528–1585 m. Isabel Hamilton 1518–

James Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1426
1426
Birth of James Douglas 1st Earl of Morton in Scotland
Scotland
1493
20 October 1493
Age 67
Death of James Douglas 1st Earl of Morton in Midlothian, Scotland
Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1426
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 October 1493
    Event Place: Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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