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Janet Erskine 1567–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1567

Birth Location: Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 May 1649

Death Location: Menstrie, Logie Parish, County Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Stirling

Mother: Lady Douglas

Spouse(s): Earl Stirling

Children(s): Col. Tarbert, Charles Alexander, James Alexander, Anthony Alexander, Sir Alexander, Beatrice Michael, Elizabeth Graham, Grizel Stirling, Ladowie Alexander, Elizabeth ALEXANDER, Ludovich Alexander, James Alexander, Robert Alexander, Elizabeth Alexander, Helen Mitchell, Jane Mcnitt, Robert Alexander, Archibald Alexander, William Alexander

Janet Erskine was born in 1567 in Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland, the child of Sir William V Douglas Erskine Of Morton Earl Of Stirling And Lady Joana Stuart Erskine Douglas. Janet Erskine married Earl William Alexander Of Stirling, and had children including Anthony Alexander, Archibald Alexander, Beatrice Michael, Charles Alexander, Col John Eridy Alexander Of Tarbert, Elizabeth Alexander, Elizabeth Graham, Grizel Stirling, Helen Mitchell, James Alexander, Jane Alexander Mcnitt, Ladowie Alexander, Ludovich Alexander, Robert Alexander, Sir Henry Alexander, William Guadling Alexander. Janet Erskine passed away in 1649 in Menstrie, Logie Parish, County Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Janet Erskine was born in 1567 in Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland, the child of Sir William V Douglas Erskine Of Morton Earl Of Stirling And Lady Joana Stuart Erskine Douglas.
  • Janet Erskine married Earl William Alexander Of Stirling, and had children including Anthony Alexander, Archibald Alexander, Beatrice Michael, Charles Alexander, Col John Eridy Alexander Of Tarbert, Elizabeth Alexander, Elizabeth Graham, Grizel Stirling, Helen Mitchell, James Alexander, Jane Alexander Mcnitt, Ladowie Alexander, Ludovich Alexander, Robert Alexander, Sir Henry Alexander, William Guadling Alexander.
  • Janet Erskine passed away in 1649 in Menstrie, Logie Parish, County Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Stirling
1555–1639
Birth Location: Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland
SS
Lady Douglas
1550–1630
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland
LD

Spouses(s)

Earl Stirling
1567–1640
Birth Location: Menstrie Castle In The Village Of Menstrie, Clackmannanshire Sterling, Scotland
ES

Children(s)

Col. Tarbert
1593–1696
Birth Location: Parish Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling,Stirlingshire, Scotland
CT
Charles Alexander
1601–
Birth Location: Menstrie, Parish of Logie, Clakmannshire, Scotland
CA
James Alexander
1590–1671
Birth Location: Perth,Perth,Scotland
JA
Anthony Alexander
1594–1637
Birth Location: Menstrie, Parish Logie Clakmannshire, Stirling, Scotland
AA
Sir Alexander
1595–1649
Birth Location: Menstrie, Parish Logie Clakmannshire, Stirling, Scotland
SA
Beatrice Michael
1626–1690
Birth Location: of Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
BM
Elizabeth Graham
1605–1672
Birth Location: Scotland
EG
Grizel Stirling
1588–1671
Birth Location: Perthshire, Scotland
GS
Ladowie Alexander
1609–1663
Birth Location: Menstrie, Sterling, Scotland
LA
Elizabeth ALEXANDER
1603–1622
Birth Location: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
EA
Ludovich Alexander
1610–1634
Birth Location: Scotland
LA
James Alexander
1615–1671
Birth Location: Parish Of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
JA
Robert Alexander
1610–1704
Birth Location: , Stirlingshire, , Scotland
RA
Elizabeth Alexander
1608–1642
Birth Location: Clackmannanshire, Scotland
EA
Helen Mitchell
1614–1639
Birth Location: Brechin, Angus, Scotland
HM
Jane Mcnitt
1602–1691
Birth Location: Menstrie, , Sterling, Scotland
JM
Robert Alexander
1600–1634
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
RA
Archibald Alexander
1610–1689
Birth Location: Sterling, Menstrie, Scotland, UK
AA
William Alexander
1624–1715
Birth Location: Menstrie, Parish Logie Clakmannshire, Stirling, Scotland
WA

Janet Erskine's Ancestors

Self
Janet Erskine
1567–1649
Birth Place: Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William V Douglas Erskine of Morton, Earl of Stirling
1555–1639
Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland
Lady (Joana Stuart Erskine) Douglas
1550–1630
Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Thomas Erskine,5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Lord of Mar John) Campbell
1487–1555
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Lady (Mary Margaret (Baroness of Argyll) Campbell) Hay
1485–1555
Bridgend, Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Robert DeErskine
1522–1557
Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Graham Countess of) Argyle
1526–1600
Menteith, Perthshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Claude Lorraine
1496–1550
Antoinette Guise
1493–1583
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Erskine's Descendants

1.
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Janet Erskine (1567–10 May 1649) m. Earl (William Alexander of) Stirling (1567–21 Feb 1640)
  1. 1. Col. (John Eridy Alexander of) Tarbert 1593–1696 m. Agnes (Elizabeth) Graham 1604–1677
    1. 1. George (Windsor Graham) Alexander 1620–1703 m. Susanna Sage* 1621–1684
      1. 1. John (Alexander) IV 1645–1733 m. Sarah (Ann) Gaylord 1652–1732
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Pheobe) Alexander 1694–1756 m. John Paxton 1692–1746
        2. 2. Ebenezer Alexander 1684–1768
        3. 3. John Alexander 1673–1748
        4. 4. Nathaniel Alexander 1676–1725
        5. 5. Sarah Alexander 1687–1728
        6. 6. Joseph ALEXANDER 1681–1761
        7. 7. Thankful Alexander 1691–1756
        8. 8. Samuel Alexander 1678–1763
        9. 9. Elizabeth Alexander 1674–1700
        10. 10. Phillip Alexander 1689–1758
      2. 2. Daniel Alexander 1649–1686
      3. 3. Abigail Alexander 1647–1688
      4. 4. Mary (Alexander) Mudge 1648–1728
      5. 5. Nathaniel Alexander 1652–1742
      6. 6. Child Alexander 1646–1647
      7. 7. Sarah Alexander 1644–1741
      8. 8. Sarah Alexander 1654–1695
    2. 2. John Alexander 1628–1696
    3. 3. Nathaniel Alexander 1652–1692
    4. 4. Thomas Alexander 1624–1675
    5. 5. Andrew Alexander 1630–1641
    6. 6. Archibald Alexander 1610–1689
  2. 2. Charles Alexander 1601–
  3. 3. James Alexander 1590–1671
  4. 4. Anthony Alexander 1594–1637
  5. 5. Sir (Henry) Alexander 1595–1649
  6. 6. Beatrice Michael 1626–1690
  7. 7. Elizabeth Graham 1605–1672
  8. 8. Grizel Stirling 1588–1671
  9. 9. Ladowie Alexander 1609–1663
  10. 10. Elizabeth ALEXANDER 1603–1622
  11. 11. Ludovich Alexander 1610–1634
  12. 12. James Alexander 1615–1671
  13. 13. Robert Alexander 1610–1704
  14. 14. Elizabeth Alexander 1608–1642
  15. 15. Helen Mitchell 1614–1639
  16. 16. Jane (Alexander) Mcnitt 1602–1691
  17. 17. Robert Alexander 1600–1634
  18. 18. Archibald Alexander 1610–1689
  19. 19. William (Guadling) Alexander 1624–1715

Janet Erskine's Timeline

3 Records

1567
1567
Birth of Janet Erskine in Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland
Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland
1590
1590
Age 23
Janet Erskine was married in Menstrie, Parish Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Menstrie, Parish Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
1649
10 May 1649
Age 82
Death of Janet Erskine in Menstrie, Logie Parish, County Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Menstrie, Logie Parish, County Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1567
    Event Place: Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Menstrie, Parish Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1649
    Event Place: Menstrie, Logie Parish, County Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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