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Jane Hepburn 1540–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Hailes, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 27 July 1599

Death Location: Ballockindrain, Caithness, Scotland

Father: Patrick Bothwell

Mother: Agnes, Sinclair

Spouse(s): John Caithness

Children(s): Sir Rattar, Marie Sinclair, James Murkle, Henry Greenland, GEORGE Clair, James Sinclair, Marie Sinclair, Sir Sinclair, Agnes Sinclair, Lord Stewart, Marjorie Stewart, Agnes Sinclair, William Sinclair, Thomas Sinclair, James Sinclair, Hercules Stewart, Elizabeth Sinclair

In 1540, Jane Hepburn entered the world in Hailes, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland, born to Patrick The Fair Hepburn 3Rd Earl Van Bothwell Earl Of Bothwell And Agnes Countess Of Bothwell Lady Morhan Sinclair. Jane Hepburn married John Sinclair Master Of Caithness, and had children including Agnes Jean Sinclair, Agnes Sinclair, Elizabeth Sinclair, George Hepburn 5Th Earl Of Caithness Sinclair St Clair Saint Clair, Henry John Sinclair 1St Earl Of Rattan Greenland, Hercules Stewart, James Sinclair, James Sinclair 1St Earl Of Murkle, Lord Francis Stewart, Marie Sinclair, Marjorie Stewart, Sir Henry John Sinclair 1St Of Greenland 2Nd Rattar, Sir John Sinclair, Thomas Sinclair, William Sinclair. Jane Hepburn passed away in 1599 in Ballockindrain, Caithness, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Jane Hepburn entered the world in Hailes, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland, born to Patrick The Fair Hepburn 3Rd Earl Van Bothwell Earl Of Bothwell And Agnes Countess Of Bothwell Lady Morhan Sinclair.
  • Jane Hepburn married John Sinclair Master Of Caithness, and had children including Agnes Jean Sinclair, Agnes Sinclair, Elizabeth Sinclair, George Hepburn 5Th Earl Of Caithness Sinclair St Clair Saint Clair, Henry John Sinclair 1St Earl Of Rattan Greenland, Hercules Stewart, James Sinclair, James Sinclair 1St Earl Of Murkle, Lord Francis Stewart, Marie Sinclair, Marjorie Stewart, Sir Henry John Sinclair 1St Of Greenland 2Nd Rattar, Sir John Sinclair, Thomas Sinclair, William Sinclair.
  • Jane Hepburn passed away in 1599 in Ballockindrain, Caithness, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Bothwell
1512–1577
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
PB
Agnes, Sinclair
1509–1572
Birth Location: Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
AS

Spouses(s)

John Caithness
1543–1582
Birth Location: Gringo Castle, Caithness, Scotland
JC

Children(s)

Sir Rattar
1582–1614
Birth Location: Lybster, Caithness, , Scotland
SR
Marie Sinclair
1562–1608
Birth Location: Roslin, Caithness, Scotland
MS
James Murkle
1572–1604
Birth Location: Murkle, Caithness, Scotland
JM
Henry Greenland
1575–1644
Birth Location: Brownstone, Lybster, Scotland
HG
GEORGE Clair
1566–1643
Birth Location: Castle Sinclair, Caithness, Scotland
GC
James Sinclair
1567–1642
Birth Location: Caithness, Scotland
JS
Marie Sinclair
1573–1582
Birth Location: Sinclair Castle, Grinigoe, Caithness, Scotland
MS
Sir Sinclair
1569–1622
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
SS
Agnes Sinclair
1566–1627
Birth Location: Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
AS
Lord Stewart
1562–1613
Birth Location: Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland
LS
Marjorie Stewart
1568–1607
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MS
Agnes Sinclair
1582–1608
Birth Location: Castle Sinclair, Caithness, Scotland
AS
William Sinclair
1570–1643
Birth Location: Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
WS
Thomas Sinclair
1576–1644
Birth Location: ?
TS
James Sinclair
1590–1662
Birth Location: Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland
JS
Hercules Stewart
1562–1595
Birth Location: Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland
HS
Elizabeth Sinclair
1563–1650
Birth Location: Scotland
ES

Jane Hepburn's Ancestors

Self
Jane Hepburn
1540–1599
Birth Place: Hailes, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Patrick The Fair Hepburn 3rd Earl van Bothwell Earl of Bothwell
1512–1577
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Agnes, (Countess of Bothwell, Lady Morhan) Sinclair
1509–1572
Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Adam Hepburn \ 2nd Earl van Bothwell, Lord) Hailes
1492–1513
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Princess (Agnes Stewart \ Countess of Bothwell - 4th Mistress of King James IV of Scotland (abt.) 1503-1511)
1475–1557
Traquair, Peeblesshire, Schotland
Henry (Third Lord Sinclair) (Sinclair)
1459–1513
Caithnessshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Sinclair
1463–2015
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane Hepburn's Descendants

1.
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Jane Hepburn (1540–27 July 1599) m. John (Sinclair, Master of) Caithness (1543–Aft. Sep 1582)
  1. 1. Sir (Henry John Sinclair, 1st of Greenland 2nd) Rattar 1582–1614 m. Baroness (Janet) Sutherland 1580–1642 m. Barbara Stewart 1580–1637
    1. 1. LADY (Issobell Greenlaw ****) Sinclair 1605–1628 m. Sir (David Robert Gibson, B. of Music, Trinity) College 1603–1635
      1. 1. Margaret ((Gibson)) McAllister 1626– m. Walter (I) McAilister 1624–
        1. 1. Walter (II) MacAllister 1646–1696 m. Barbra Neill 1645–1695
        2. 2. Walter (II) MacAllister 1646–1696
        3. 3. Helene ((McAllister)) Morray 1646–1696
      2. 2. Sir (Robert) Gibson 1625–1670
    2. 2. James Sinclair 1610–1652
  2. 2. Marie Sinclair 1562–1608
  3. 3. James (Sinclair 1st Earl of) Murkle 1572–1604
  4. 4. Henry (John Sinclair 1st Earl of Rattan &) Greenland 1575–1644
  5. 5. GEORGE ((Hepburn) 5th Earl of Caithness SINCLAIR \ St. Clair \ Saint) Clair 1566–1643
  6. 6. James Sinclair 1567–1642
  7. 7. Marie Sinclair 1573–1582
  8. 8. Sir (John) Sinclair 1569–1622
  9. 9. Agnes (Jean) Sinclair 1566–1627
  10. 10. Lord (Francis) Stewart 1562–1613
  11. 11. Marjorie Stewart 1568–1607
  12. 12. Agnes Sinclair 1582–1608
  13. 13. William Sinclair 1570–1643
  14. 14. Thomas Sinclair 1576–1644
  15. 15. James Sinclair 1590–1662
  16. 16. Hercules Stewart 1562–1595
  17. 17. Elizabeth Sinclair 1563–1650

Jane Hepburn's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Jane Hepburn in Hailes, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Hailes, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
1599
27 July 1599
Age 59
Death of Jane Hepburn in Ballockindrain, Caithness, Scotland
Ballockindrain, Caithness, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Hailes, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 July 1599
    Event Place: Ballockindrain, Caithness, Scotland
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