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Janet Erskine 1580–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Little, , , Scotland

Death Date: 1649

Death Location: Menstrie, , Sterling, Scotland

Father: Sir Stirling

Mother: Joana Erskine

Spouse(s): William Alexander

Children(s): John Alexander

In 1580, Janet Erskine entered the world in Little, , , Scotland, born to Sir Knight William V Of Morton Douglas Erskine Earl Of Stirling And Joana Stuart Van Methven Erskine. Janet Erskine married William Alexander, and had children including John Alexander. Janet Erskine passed away in 1649 in Menstrie, , Sterling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1580, Janet Erskine entered the world in Little, , , Scotland, born to Sir Knight William V Of Morton Douglas Erskine Earl Of Stirling And Joana Stuart Van Methven Erskine.
  • Janet Erskine married William Alexander, and had children including John Alexander.
  • Janet Erskine passed away in 1649 in Menstrie, , Sterling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Stirling
1555–1639
Birth Location: Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland
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Joana Erskine
1550–1630
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

William Alexander
1567–1640
Birth Location: Menstrie, Logie Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Alexander
1603–1677
Birth Location: , , , Scotland
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Janet Erskine's Ancestors

Self
Janet Erskine
1580–1649
Birth Place: Little, , , Scotland
Parents
Sir Knight William V of Morton Douglas Erskine, Earl of Stirling
1555–1639
Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland
Joana (Stuart van Methven) Erskine
1550–1630
Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Earl of Kellie) Erskine
1500–1592
Erskine, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Jean Chistine) Stirling\Erskine
1510–1582
Bridgend, Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Robert DeErskine
1522–1557
Erskine, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret (Lady Erskine) Graham
1522–1556
Menteith, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Erskine's Descendants

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Janet Erskine (1580–1649) m. William Alexander (1567–21 Feb 1640)
  1. 1. John Alexander 1603–1677 m. Agnes Graham 1600–1677 m. Catherine Graham 1607–1650 m. Elizabeth Graham 1605–1672
    1. 1. Sarah (E) Alexander 1655–1760
    2. 2. Elizabeth Alexander 1630–1686
    3. 3. Philip (Alexander) I 1650–1706
    4. 4. John Alexander 1640–
    5. 5. Agnes Alexander 1712–1750 m. Archibald Akins 1710–1768
      1. 1. James Akins 1732–1784
      2. 2. John Akins 1734–1805
      3. 3. Henry Akins 1736–
      4. 4. Mary Akins 1737–
    6. 6. Samuel Alexander 1635–
    7. 7. Joseph Alexander 1634–
    8. 8. Philip Alexander 1664–1705
    9. 9. Robert (Alexander) ll 1633–1704
    10. 10. Hon (John) Alexander 1635–1675
    11. 11. John Alexander 1622–1696
    12. 12. William Alexander 1640–1667
      1. 1. Lieutenant (Robert) Alexander 1863–
      2. 2. William(Jr) Alexander 1664–1735
    13. 13. John 1627–1712
    14. 14. Janet Alexander 1624–
    15. 15. Thomas Alexander 1624–1675
    16. 16. Andrew Alexander 1622–1689
    17. 17. George Alexander 1620–1703 m. Susanna Sage 1621–1684
      1. 1. John Alexander 1645–1733
      2. 2. Sarah Alexander 1654–1741
      3. 3. Child Alexander 1647–1647
      4. 4. Abigail Alexander 1647–1688
      5. 5. Mary Alexander 1648–1728
      6. 6. Daniel Alexander 1649–1686
      7. 7. Nathaniel Alexander 1652–1742
    18. 18. John ((Honorable) (Captain)) Alexander 1622–1696 m. Tabitha Smart 1630– m. Catherine Graham 1625–1650
      1. 1. Robert Alexander 1650–
      2. 2. Philip Alexander 1705–
      3. 3. Robert Alexander 1704–
    19. 19. Elizabeth Alexander 1632–1677 m. Andrew Monroe 1625–1668
      1. 1. Andrew Monroe 1664–1737
      2. 2. Judge (Andrew Spence) Monroe 1727–1774
      3. 3. Elizabeth Monroe 1656–1661
      4. 4. Thomas Monroe 1662–1767
      5. 5. William Monroe 1651–1717
      6. 6. William (Gant) Monroe 1666–1737 m. Margaret (Jane Bowcock) (Monroe) 1670–1737
        1. 1. Andrew (Monroe, III; Colonel, Sheriff of Westmoreland) County 1692–1735
        2. 2. William (Gent Monroe,) II 1690–1775
        3. 3. Jane Monroe 1695–1750
        4. 4. Thomas Monroe\Munro 1694–1748
        5. 5. Sarah (Hore) Monroe 1695–1749
        6. 6. Andrew Monroe 1692–1770 m. Margaret Washington 1700–1762
        7. 7. George Monroe 1706–1776
        8. 8. Mary Monroe 1696–
      7. 7. Mary Monroe 1650–1651
      8. 8. Susannah Monroe 1653–1709
      9. 9. John Monroe 1659–1661
      10. 10. Andrew Monroe 1661–1714 m. Eleanor Spence 1665–1770
        1. 1. Andrew Monroe 1697–1770
        2. 2. William Monroe 1690–1775
        3. 3. Thomas Monroe 1694–1748
        4. 4. Sarah Monroe 1695–1739
        5. 5. Mary Monroe 1699–1776
        6. 6. Susannah Monroe 1695–1752
        7. 7. Elizabeth Monroe 1688–1727
        8. 8. Spence (Monroe) Sr. 1690–1726
        9. 9. Elizabeth MONROE 1674–1727
      11. 11. George Monroe 1664–1668
      12. 12. Susannah Monroe 1695–1752
    20. 20. Martha Alexander 1626–1695
    21. 21. Robert Alexander 1625–1704
    22. 22. William Alexander 1625–1715
    23. 23. Archibald Alexander 1625–1689 m. Elizabeth Mckay 1637–
    24. 24. Robert Alexander 1610–1634
    25. 25. Sarah Alexander 1635– m. Thomas (Pearson) ddd 1636–1707
      1. 1. Sarah Pearson 1670–1711
      2. 2. Thomas Pearson 1650–1707 m. Sarah Alexander 1655–1760
    26. 26. Sarah Alexander 1655–1760 m. Thomas Pearson 1650–1707
      1. 1. Simon Pearson 1679–1733
      2. 2. Priscella Pearson 1700–1758 m. Gabriel Adams 1675–1750
        1. 1. John (Hobbs) Adams 1709–1769
        2. 2. Elizabeth Adams 1731–1803
        3. 3. John Adams 1707–1791
        4. 4. Susannah Adams 1721–
        5. 5. Robert Adams 1749–1749
        6. 6. Earl Adams 1734–1796
        7. 7. Catherine Adams 1727–2003
        8. 8. John Adams 1727–1749
        9. 9. Susannah Adams 1726–1770
        10. 10. Sylvester Adams 1725–2003
        11. 11. William Adams 1723–1809
        12. 12. Simon Adams 1721–1810
        13. 13. Gabriel Adams 1715–1761
        14. 14. John Adams 1715–1782
        15. 15. Phillip Adams 1713–1749
        16. 16. Francis Adams 1696–
        17. 17. David Adams 1705–1768 m. Margaret Sarah 1709–

Janet Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1580
1580
Birth of Janet Erskine in Little, , , Scotland
Little, , , Scotland
1649
1649
Age 69
Death of Janet Erskine in Menstrie, , Sterling, Scotland
Menstrie, , Sterling, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Little, , , Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1649
    Event Place: Menstrie, , Sterling, Scotland
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