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James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton 1499–1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1499

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1548

Death Location: Scotland

Father: James Dalkeith

Mother: Elizabeth Douglas

Spouse(s): Joan Stewart

Children(s): John Morton, Janet Douglas

In 1499, James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton entered the world in Scotland, born to James Douglas Second Earl Of Dalkeith And Elizabeth Gifford Douglas. James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton married Elisabeth Gifford Of Sheriffhall, Joan Princess Of Scotland Stewart, and had children including Andrew Douglas, Janet Douglas, John Douglas 2Nd Earl Of Morton. James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton passed away in 1548 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1499, James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton entered the world in Scotland, born to James Douglas Second Earl Of Dalkeith And Elizabeth Gifford Douglas.
  • James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton married Elisabeth Gifford Of Sheriffhall, Joan Princess Of Scotland Stewart, and had children including Andrew Douglas, Janet Douglas, John Douglas 2Nd Earl Of Morton.
  • James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton passed away in 1548 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Dalkeith
1500–1541
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Douglas
1503–1561
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Joan Stewart
1428–1493
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

John Morton
1473–1513
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Janet Douglas
1500–1552
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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James Morton's Ancestors

Self
James Morton
1499–1548
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
James Douglas, Second Earl of Dalkeith
1500–1541
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Gifford) Douglas
1503–1561
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Morton's Descendants

1.
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James (Douglas, 1st Earl of) Morton (Abt. 1499–1548) m. Joan (Princess of Scotland) Stewart (1428–1493)
  1. 1. John (Douglas, 2nd Earl of) Morton 1473–1513 m. Janet Chrichton 1461–1514 m. Janet Crichton 1505–1565
    1. 1. Lord (James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of) Dalkeith 1487–1548 m. Catherine ((Kate) Stewart, * Lady of Edinburgh Castle, Princess of Scotland, 3rd Countess of Morton * (illegitimate daughter of King James IV of Scotland by his mistress Marion) Boyd) 1491–1554 m. **Margaret Tudor 1489–1541
      1. 1. # (Lady Beatrice DOUGLAS of Morton ^1514) Story 1514–1583 m. Sir (Lord Robert Maxwell of) Carlaverock 1525–1573 m. Lord (Robert MAXWELL, 5th Baron Maxwell, Lord of) Caer 1493–1552
        1. 1. Lord (John I Maxwell Baron Maxwell, Earl of) Morton 1553–1593 m. Lady (Elizabeth Of Angus Douglas, Baroness of Carlaverock, Countess of) Morton 1555–1637
        2. 2. Beatrice Douglas 1535–1552
        3. 3. Sir (Scot John) Maxwell 1553–1593
        4. 4. Robert Maxwell 1533–1573
        5. 5. Sir (James) Maxwell 1553–1593
        6. 6. Lord (Robert) Maxwell –1573
      2. 2. Lady (Margaret) Douglas 1511–1579
      3. 3. Elizabeth Douglas 1517–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Douglas 1528–1581
      5. 5. Claud Hamilton 1543–1622
      6. 6. Janet Douglas 1528–1581
      7. 7. Margaret (Marion) Erskine 1513–1550
      8. 8. ELIZABETH (ISABELLA Morton) DOUGLAS 1517–1581 m. George (Douglas of) Pittendreich 1500–1556
        1. 1. David (Adam Douglas of Colbrandspath, Earl Van Angus, 7th Earl of) Angus 1515–1557 m. Lady (Margaret Countess of Angus) Hamilton 1525–1596
        2. 2. James (Douglas, 4th Earl of) Morton 1516–1581
        3. 3. Mary (Abston) Douglas 1521–1620
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Gertrude) Douglas 1523–1607
        5. 5. Anna Douglas 1521–1620
        6. 6. George Douglas 1515–1589
      9. 9. Lady (Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas Duchess of) Hamilton 1515–1579
      10. 10. James (F) Early 1512–1542
      11. 11. Margaret (Countess of Lennox Douglas (Howard) (King James V half) sister) 1515–1577
      12. 12. Lady (Elizabeth Morton) Douglas 1500–1571 m. George (Douglas of) Pittendreich 1500–1556
        1. 1. David, ("7th Earl of Angus",) Douglas 1515–1567 m. Helen (Margaret) Wallace 1520–1596
        2. 2. George (Douglas Laird van Parkhead of) Parkhead 1515–1589
        3. 3. James (Douglas 4th Earl of) Morton 1516–1581
        4. 4. Mary (Abston) Douglas 1521–1620
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Gertrude) Douglas 1523–1607
        6. 6. David (Adam Douglas of Cobrandspath, Earl Van Angus, 7th Earl of) Angus 1515–1557
      13. 13. Robert Keith 1508–1551
      14. 14. Alexander (Duke Stewart Duke of) Ross 1514–1515
      15. 15. Christian Keith 1512–1553
      16. 16. Alexander Keith 1510–1570
      17. 17. Arthur (Stewart Duke of) Rothesay 1509–1510
      18. 18. Sarah Douglas 1522–1611
    2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas 1527–1527
    3. 3. Agnes Douglas 1522–1585
    4. 4. Ann DOUGLAS 1533–
  2. 2. Janet Douglas 1500–1552 m. Patrick (Hepburn Earl of) Bothwell 1508–1556
    1. 1. Margaret Hepburn 1545–
    2. 2. Jeanette ('Janet') Hepburn 1530–

James Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1499
Abt. 1499
Birth of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton in Scotland
Scotland
1548
1548
Age 49
Death of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1499
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Scotland
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