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James 1st earl of Moray Stewart 1533–1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1533

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Jan 1570

Death Location: Linlithgow

Father: King Scotland

Mother: Margaret Erskine

Spouse(s): Anne Keith, Margaret Campbell

Children(s): Anna Willert, Arthur Stewart, Child Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart, James Stewart, Jean Stewart, John Stewart, Lady Stewart, Lady Stewart, Margaret Stewart, Mary Stewart, Mary Stewart, Robert Stewart, Son Stewart, William Stewart, James Stuart

James 1st earl of Moray Stewart was born in 1533 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of King James V Of Scotland And Margaret Erskine. James 1st earl of Moray Stewart married Anne Agnes Keith, Margaret Campbell, and had children including Anna Barbara Willert, Arthur Stewart, Child Stewart, Elizabeth Countess Moray Stewart, James Stewart, James Stuart, Jean Stewart, John Stewart, Lady James Stewart, Lady Margaret Stewart, Margaret Lady Stewart, Mary I Stewart, Mary Stewart, Robert Stewart, Son Stewart, William Stewart. James 1st earl of Moray Stewart passed away in 1570 in Linlithgow.

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Biography

  • James 1st earl of Moray Stewart was born in 1533 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of King James V Of Scotland And Margaret Erskine.
  • James 1st earl of Moray Stewart married Anne Agnes Keith, Margaret Campbell, and had children including Anna Barbara Willert, Arthur Stewart, Child Stewart, Elizabeth Countess Moray Stewart, James Stewart, James Stuart, Jean Stewart, John Stewart, Lady James Stewart, Lady Margaret Stewart, Margaret Lady Stewart, Mary I Stewart, Mary Stewart, Robert Stewart, Son Stewart, William Stewart.
  • James 1st earl of Moray Stewart passed away in 1570 in Linlithgow.

Immediate Family

Parents

King Scotland
1512–1542
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
KS
Margaret Erskine
1513–1572
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
ME

Spouses(s)

Anne Keith
1530–1588
Birth Location: Dunnottar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
AK
Margaret Campbell
1540–1590
Birth Location: Beath, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
MC

Children(s)

Anna Willert
1550–1612
Birth Location: Schwaigern, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
AW
Arthur Stewart
1541–
Birth Location: –
AS
Child Stewart
1561–
Birth Location: –
CS
Elizabeth Stewart
1565–1591
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
ES
James Stewart
1540–
Birth Location: –
JS
Jean Stewart
1578–1622
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
JS
John Stewart
1531–
Birth Location: –
JS
Lady Stewart
1542–1642
Birth Location: –
LS
Lady Stewart
1542–1642
Birth Location: –
LS
Margaret Stewart
1569–1586
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
MS
Mary Stewart
1542–1586
Birth Location: –
MS
Mary Stewart
1565–1622
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
MS
Robert Stewart
1533–
Birth Location: –
RS
Son Stewart
1564–
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
SS
William Stewart
1564–
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
WS
James Stuart
1556–1591
Birth Location: –
JS

James Stewart's Ancestors

Self
James Stewart
1533–1570
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
King James V of Scotland
1512–1542
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Erskine
1513–1572
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Stewart's Descendants

1.
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James (1st earl of Moray) Stewart (22 May 1533–23 Jan 1570) m. Anne ("Agnes") Keith (14 July 1530–16 July 1588) m. Margaret Campbell (1540–1590)
  1. 1. Anna (Barbara) Willert 1550–1612 m. Georg Willert 1550–1615
    1. 1. Georg (Johann Jerg) Willheit 1580–1623 m. Anna (Elisabetha) Kneer 1580–1635 m. Rosina Michael 1570– m. Rosina Michael 1545–
      1. 1. Johann (Georg) Willheit 1610–1685 m. Anna (Maria) Ehrens 1610–1678 m. Barbara Lutz 1615–1674 m. Barbara Lutzen 1615–1674
        1. 1. Anna (Elisabetha) Willheit 1642–1741
        2. 2. Catharina Wilheit 1652–1653
        3. 3. Samuel Willheit 1656–1693
        4. 4. Georg Willheit 1641–1717
        5. 5. Matthias Willheit 1654–1724
        6. 6. Magdalena Wilheit 1651–1652
        7. 7. Barbara Willheit 1647–1648
        8. 8. Michael 1645–1711
        9. 9. Hans (Michael Willheit\Wilhoite) * 1645–1711 m. Anna (Maria Riflin Ruefflin) Rüfflins 1647–1689 m. Anna (Barbara) Nellinger 1645–1696 m. Anna (Maria Riflin \) Ruefflin 1648–1689
      2. 2. Agnes (Rosina) Willhiet 1618–1746
      3. 3. Anna (Maria) Willhiet 1620–
      4. 4. Anna Willheit 1607–1607
      5. 5. Margareth Willheit 1607–
      6. 6. Martain Willheit 1617–1618
      7. 7. Anna (Willhoit\) Willheit 1607–1633
      8. 8. Johann (Georg Willheit "Black) George" 1610–1685
  2. 2. Arthur Stewart 1541–
  3. 3. Child Stewart 1561–
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Countess Moray) Stewart 1565–1591
  5. 5. James Stewart 1540–
  6. 6. Jean Stewart 1578–1622
  7. 7. John Stewart 1531–
  8. 8. Lady (James) Stewart 1542–1642
  9. 9. Lady (Margaret) Stewart 1542–1642
  10. 10. Margaret ((Lady)) Stewart 1569–1586
  11. 11. Mary (I) Stewart 1542–1586
  12. 12. Mary Stewart 1565–1622
  13. 13. Robert Stewart 1533–
  14. 14. Son Stewart 1564–
  15. 15. William Stewart 1564–
  16. 16. James Stuart 1556–1591

James Stewart's Timeline

3 Records

1533
22 May 1533
Birth of James 1st earl of Moray Stewart in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1538
25 February 1538
Age 5
James 1st earl of Moray Stewart was married in Glenbarvy Done Dun Glenbarvy Kemnay, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glenbarvy Done Dun Glenbarvy Kemnay, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1570
23 Jan 1570
Age 37
Death of James 1st earl of Moray Stewart in Linlithgow
Linlithgow

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1533
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 February 1538
    Event Place: Glenbarvy Done Dun Glenbarvy Kemnay, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1570
    Event Place: Linlithgow
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index
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