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Janet Herries 1400–1439 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1400

Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Dumfriesshire, SCOTLAND

Death Date: 1439

Death Location: Lanarkshire, SCOTLAND

Father: Herbert Herries

Mother: Margaret Douglas

Spouse(s): Herbert Maxwell

Children(s): Robert Maxwell, Catherine Maxwell

Janet Herries was born in 1400 in Kirkcudbright, Dumfriesshire, SCOTLAND, the child of Herbert Herries And Margaret Douglas. Janet Herries married Herbert Maxwell, and had children including Catherine Maxwell, Robert Maxwell. Janet Herries passed away in 1439 in Lanarkshire, SCOTLAND.

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Biography

  • Janet Herries was born in 1400 in Kirkcudbright, Dumfriesshire, SCOTLAND, the child of Herbert Herries And Margaret Douglas.
  • Janet Herries married Herbert Maxwell, and had children including Catherine Maxwell, Robert Maxwell.
  • Janet Herries passed away in 1439 in Lanarkshire, SCOTLAND.

Immediate Family

Parents

Herbert Herries
1380–1440
Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Dumfriesshire, SCOTLAND
HH
Margaret Douglas
1380–1425
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeen, SCOTLAND
MD

Spouses(s)

Herbert Maxwell
1388–1454
Birth Location: Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries, SCOTLAND
HM

Children(s)

Robert Maxwell
1403–1485
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, SCOTLAND
RM
Catherine Maxwell
1408–1484
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, SCOTLAND
CM

Janet Herries's Ancestors

Self
Janet Herries
1400–1439
Birth Place: Kirkcudbright, Dumfriesshire, SCOTLAND
Parents
Herbert Herries
1380–1440
Kirkcudbright, Dumfriesshire, SCOTLAND
Margaret Douglas
1380–1425
Mar, Aberdeen, SCOTLAND
Grandparents
John Herries
1360–1420
Kirkcudbright, Dumfriesshire, SCOTLAND
Eufemia Lindsay
1365–1405
Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, SCOTLAND
William Douglas
1327–1384
Douglas, Berwick, SCOTLAND
Margaret Macdomhnall
1332–1393
Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeen, SCOTLAND
Great-Grandparents
John Herries
1330–1386
Margaret Boyd
1345–1360
James Lindsay
1340–1397
Margaret Keith
1350–1397
Archibald Douglas
1294–1333
Beatrice Lindsay
1285–1352
Donald Macdomhnall
1294–1332
Isabel Stewart
1290–1351
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Herries
1294–1330
Thomas Boyd
1313–1373
Faith Fleming
1324–
James Lindsay
1323–1358
Egidia Stewart
1316–
William Keith
1308–1407
Margaret Fraser
1321–1410
William Douglas
1250–1298
Elizabeth Stewart
1250–1337
Alexander Lindsay
1250–1308
Elizabeth Stewart
1250–1337
Gratnait Macdomhnall
1272–1305
Christina Brus
1273–1357
Alexander Stewart
1270–1319
Jean Fitzjames
1270–

Janet Herries's Descendants

1.
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Janet Herries (1400–1439) m. Herbert Maxwell (1388–14 FEB 1454)
  1. 1. Robert Maxwell 1403–1485 m. Janet Forrester 1405–
    1. 1. Janet Maxwell 1424–1518 m. Hugh Montgomery 1430–1513
      1. 1. John Montgomery 1467–1513 m. Margaret Fraser 1457–1526
        1. 1. Hugh Montgomery 1496–1556 m. Margaret Houston 1495–1587
        2. 2. Marian Montgomery 1500–1556 m. John Campbell 1533–1566
      2. 2. Livinia Montgomery 1465–
      3. 3. Jonet Montgomery 1466– m. Alexander Fergushill 1472–
    2. 2. David Maxwell 1435–1485
    3. 3. Robert Maxwell 1450–1468
    4. 4. Niccol Maxwell 1442–
    5. 5. Aymer Maxwell 1453–1473
    6. 6. Christian Maxwell 1455–
    7. 7. Thomas Maxwell 1459– m. Agnes Maxwell 1450–
    8. 8. John Maxwell 1425–1484 m. Janet Crichton 1428–1488
      1. 1. John Maxwell 1487–1513 m. Isabel (Agnes) Stewart 1470–1530
        1. 1. Robert Maxwell 1493–1546 m. Janet Douglas 1495–1537
        2. 2. Isobel Maxwell 1493– m. Robert Porterfield 1489–
      2. 2. Marion Maxwell 1485–1527 m. Robert Crichton 1480–
        1. 1. Margaret Crichton 1499– m. James Gordon 1501–
        2. 2. Margaret Crichton 1512–1570 m. John Gordon 1510–1547
        3. 3. Isobell Crichton 1500–1550 m. James Hill 1500–1551
      3. 3. James Maxwell 1461–
        1. 1. Thomas Maxwell 1485– m. Sibella Carmichael 1493–1540
        2. 2. John Maxwell 1492–
      4. 4. Janet Maxwell 1470– m. William Carlyle 1466–1525
        1. 1. Jonet Carlyle 1485– m. Colin Campbell 1480–1529
        2. 2. Elizabeth Carlyle 1510–1564 m. Robert (V.) Sempill 1505–1576
  2. 2. Catherine Maxwell 1408–1484 m. Gilbert Kennedy 1406–1478
    1. 1. Margaret Kennedy 1465– m. Patrick Vaux 1450–1528
      1. 1. John Vaux 1490–1547
      2. 2. Margaret Vaux 1480– m. Patrick Dunbar 1460–
        1. 1. Margaret Dunbar 1500–1526 m. Alexander Stewart 1488–
    2. 2. Agnes Kennedy 1440– m. George Campbell 1444–1499
      1. 1. Isobel (Elizabeth) Campbell 1468– m. Robert Erskine 1466–1513
        1. 1. James Erskine 1500– m. Christian Stirling 1510–
        2. 2. Margaret Erskine 1500– m. John Haldane 1500–1547
        3. 3. John Erskine 1487–1555 m. Margaret Campbell 1484–1555
      2. 2. Hugh Campbell 1476–1508 m. Isabella Wallace 1485–
        1. 1. Isabel Campbell 1500–1548 m. John Wallace 1484– m. Mungo Mure 1500–1547
        2. 2. Hugh Campbell 1502– m. Margaret Stewart 1510–
        3. 3. Helen Campbell 1515–1566 m. Lawrence Crawford 1504–1547
        4. 4. Annabel Campbell 1501–1575 m. John Cunningham 1502–1525
    3. 3. John Kennedy 1436–1508 m. Elizabeth Montgomery 1442–1467
      1. 1. Janet Kennedy 1480–1545 m. Alexander Gordon 1465–1513 m. James Stewart 1473–1513
        1. 1. Janet Gordon 1496–1535 m. James Ogilvie 1509– m. Lachlan (Beg) Mackintosh 1470–1524
        2. 2. James Stewart 1499–1544 m. Elizabeth Campbell 1502–1548
      2. 2. David Kennedy 1461– m. Agnes Borthwick 1466–
        1. 1. Catherine Kennedy 1499– m. William Hamilton 1490–
        2. 2. John Kennedy 1490– m. Jane Stewart 1495–
        3. 3. Gilbert Kennedy 1485–1527 m. Agnes Murray 1490– m. Isabel Campbell 1489–1529
    4. 4. Catherine Kennedy 1445–1533 m. Alexander Montgomery 1445–1468 m. George Campbell 1421–1491
      1. 1. Euphemia Montgomery 1468– m. Robert Brus 1466–1513
        1. 1. Janet Brus 1484–1545 m. William Livingston 1480–
      2. 2. John Campbell 1466–
        1. 1. Giles Campbell 1485– m. William Cunningham 1495–
      3. 3. Hugh Montgomery 1460–1545 m. Helen Campbell 1460–1528
        1. 1. Janet Montgomery 1495–1547 m. Robert Hunter 1495–1546
        2. 2. Isabel Montgomery 1480– m. John Mure 1480–
        3. 3. Margaret Montgomery 1487–1523 m. William Sempill 1485–1552
        4. 4. John Montgomery 1490–1520 m. Elizabeth Edmondstone 1490–1506
      4. 4. George Campbell 1444–1499 m. Agnes Kennedy 1440–
    5. 5. John Kennedy 1454–1508 m. Elizabeth Gordon 1443–1500
      1. 1. Elizabeth Kennedy 1473–1573 m. John Rattray 1485–
        1. 1. Patrick Rattray 1497–
        2. 2. Sylvester Rattray 1501–
        3. 3. Grizel Rattray 1511–1542 m. John Stewart 1507–1542
      2. 2. Janet Kennedy 1472–
      3. 3. Margaret Kennedy 1475–1542 m. Andrew Stewart 1460–1513
        1. 1. Henry Stewart 1500–1551 m. Margaret Tudor 1489–1541
        2. 2. Andrew Stewart 1500–1548 m. Margaret Hamilton 1496–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Kennedy 1434–1475 m. James Ogilvie 1430–1504
      1. 1. John Ogilvie 1451– m. Mariot Graham 1455–
        1. 1. James Ogilvie 1479–1505 m. Margaret (Isobel) Lindsay 1477–1517
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Margaret) Ogilvie 1463–1550 m. John Grant 1468–1528
    7. 7. Marian Kennedy 1355– m. John (James) Wallace 1355–1432
      1. 1. Thomas Wallace 1387–1440 m. Elderlie Renfrew 1389–1414
        1. 1. George Wallace 1405–1468 m. Catherine Graham 1409–1451

Janet Herries's Timeline

2 Records

1400
1400
Birth of Janet Herries in Kirkcudbright, Dumfriesshire, SCOTLAND
Kirkcudbright, Dumfriesshire, SCOTLAND
1439
1439
Age 39
Death of Janet Herries in Lanarkshire, SCOTLAND
Lanarkshire, SCOTLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1400
    Event Place: Kirkcudbright, Dumfriesshire, SCOTLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1439
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, SCOTLAND
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