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Janet Elizabeth "Jean" Gordon, Countess of Bothwell 1546–1629 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 May 1629

Death Location: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

Father: Lord Zk

Mother: Lady GGM

Spouse(s): Lord Zk

Children(s): Jane Zk, Alexander Sutherland, Sir Fechil, Lady Gordon, Duke Gordon, Adam Sutherland, Lady Geddes, James Gordon, Jonet Gordon, Betsy Gordon, Margaret Gordon, *Lady Stromain

The story of Janet Elizabeth "Jean" Gordon, Countess of Bothwell began in 1546 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Janet Elizabeth "Jean" Gordon, Countess of Bothwell married Lord Alexander Gordon 12Th Earl Of Sutherland Zk, and had children including Adam Gordon Sutherland, Alexander Gordon Sutherland, Betsy Ann Gordon, Duke Alexander Gordon, James Gordon, Jane Lady Of Sutherland Gordon Mackay Zk, Jonet Jane Gordon, Lady Margaret Sutherland Stromain, Lady Marjorie Margaret Gordon Geddes, Lady Mary Gordon, Margaret Gordon, Sir Robert Gordon 5Th Laird Of Pitlurg Kinmundy Straloch And Fechil. Janet Elizabeth "Jean" Gordon, Countess of Bothwell passed away in 1629 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Janet Elizabeth "Jean" Gordon, Countess of Bothwell began in 1546 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Janet Elizabeth "Jean" Gordon, Countess of Bothwell married Lord Alexander Gordon 12Th Earl Of Sutherland Zk, and had children including Adam Gordon Sutherland, Alexander Gordon Sutherland, Betsy Ann Gordon, Duke Alexander Gordon, James Gordon, Jane Lady Of Sutherland Gordon Mackay Zk, Jonet Jane Gordon, Lady Margaret Sutherland Stromain, Lady Marjorie Margaret Gordon Geddes, Lady Mary Gordon, Margaret Gordon, Sir Robert Gordon 5Th Laird Of Pitlurg Kinmundy Straloch And Fechil.
  • Janet Elizabeth "Jean" Gordon, Countess of Bothwell passed away in 1629 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Janet Bothwell's Ancestors

Self
Janet Bothwell
1546–1629
Birth Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord George Gordon, , Lord High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland, 4th Earl of Huntly, Sheriff of Aberdeenshire Zk
1513–1593
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Beatrice Keith, Countess of Huntly and Moray 14th) GGM
1511–1562
Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James (Gordon (1st Laird of) Terpersie)
1470–1558
Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Princess (Margaret Jane) Stewart
1497–1523
Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James ⭐️
1473–1513
Margaret Drummond
1467–1501
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King Scotland
1451–1488
Margaret Scotland
1456–1486

Janet Bothwell's Descendants

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Janet (Elizabeth "Jean" Gordon, Countess of) Bothwell (1546–14 May 1629) m. Lord (Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland) Zk (1552–6 Dec 1594)
  1. 1. Jane ((Lady) (of Sutherland) Gordon MacKay) Zk 1574–1615 m. Donald ("Balloch" MacKay 1at Laird of) Scourie 1560–1614
    1. 1. Donald (Lord Reay) MacKay 1590–1649 m. Marjory ((Marjorie)) Sinclair 1615– m. Rachael Winterfield 1600–1652 m. Marjory ("Mary") Sinclair 1618–1663 m. Barbara Stronach 1580–2014 m. Elizabeth Thomson 1594–1637 m. Christiana Munro 1600– m. Mary Lindsay 1595– m. Barbara Mackenzie 1592–1631 m. LADY (AGNES ANNA SINCLAIR, MACKAY) * 1596–1676
      1. 1. Hugh Mackay 1605–1652
      2. 2. Christina (Mary MACKAY Dowager) Lady 1603–
      3. 3. Iye (or Hugh) Mackay 1640–1678
      4. 4. Donald Mackay 1645–
      5. 5. Lieutenant-Colonel (Angus) MacKay 1623–1703
      6. 6. Mary (Mackay) MacLeod 1620–
      7. 7. Captain (William, 1st Lord of Kinloch,) MacKay 1625–1703
      8. 8. Iye Mackay 1611–1617
      9. 9. Jane Mackay 1620–
      10. 10. John (Mac-Kay Lord Reay van) Reay 1612–1680
      11. 11. Hew (MacKay of) Farr 1611–1642
      12. 12. Elizabeth Mckay 1617–1715
      13. 13. John, (2nd Lord Reay, Justice of the Peace for Sutherland,) MacKay 1614–1680
      14. 14. Jane (Jean) Mackay 1620–
      15. 15. Barbara Mackay 1612–1680
      16. 16. Lt. (Col. James) McKay –1689
      17. 17. Lieut-Gen (Hugh) McKay 1640–1692
      18. 18. James MacKay 1640–1640
      19. 19. Captain (William MacKay of) Borley 1620–1660
      20. 20. Anne (Mackay) Zk 1603–1666 m. Reverend (Hugh) Munro 1608–1698
        1. 1. Isabella Munro 1629–1665 m. Robert ((Aberach) Mackay of) Achness 1620–1673
  2. 2. Alexander (Gordon) Sutherland 1585–1649
  3. 3. Sir (Robert Gordon, 5th Laird of Pitlurg, Kinmundy, Straloch and) Fechil 1580–1661
  4. 4. Lady (Mary) Gordon 1582–1605
  5. 5. Duke (Alexander) Gordon 1587–1636
  6. 6. Adam (Gordon) Sutherland 1584–1615
  7. 7. Lady (Marjorie\Margaret Gordon) Geddes 1580–1650
  8. 8. James Gordon 1590–1620
  9. 9. Jonet ("Jane") Gordon 1583–1620
  10. 10. Betsy (Ann) Gordon 1566–1645
  11. 11. Margaret Gordon 1582–1601
  12. 12. *Lady (Margaret Sutherland) Stromain 1580–1605

Janet Bothwell's Timeline

5 Records

1546
1546
Birth of Janet Elizabeth "Jean" Gordon, Countess of Bothwell in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1565
24 Feb 1565
Age 19
Janet Elizabeth "Jean" Gordon, Countess of Bothwell was married in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1567
1567
Age 21
Janet Elizabeth "Jean" Gordon, Countess of Bothwell was married in Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1573
13 Dec 1573
Age 27
Janet Elizabeth "Jean" Gordon, Countess of Bothwell was married
None
1629
14 May 1629
Age 83
Death of Janet Elizabeth "Jean" Gordon, Countess of Bothwell in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1565
    Event Place: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1567
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1573

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1629
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

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