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Janet Alison Kerr 1579 – 1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1579

Birth Location: Newbattle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 August 1632

Death Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Mark Lothian

Mother: Margaret Maxwell

Spouse(s): James Cuninghame, William Glencairn)

Children(s): Lady Wylson), Anna Cunninghame

Janet Alison Kerr was born in 1579 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Mark Kerr Earl van Lothian and Margaret Maxwell. Janet Alison Kerr married James Cuninghame, William Cunninghame (8th Earl of Glencairn), and had children including Lady Alisoun \ Alison Cunninghame (Wilson Wilsone Willson Wylson), Anna Cunninghame. Janet Alison Kerr passed away in 1632 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Janet Alison Kerr was born in 1579 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Mark Kerr Earl van Lothian and Margaret Maxwell.
  • Janet Alison Kerr married James Cuninghame, William Cunninghame (8th Earl of Glencairn), and had children including Lady Alisoun \ Alison Cunninghame (Wilson Wilsone Willson Wylson), Anna Cunninghame.
  • Janet Alison Kerr passed away in 1632 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Janet Kerr's Ancestors

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Janet Kerr
1579 – 1632
Birth Place: Newbattle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Mark Kerr Earl van Lothian
1558 – 1609
Rothes, Elginshire, Schotland
Margaret Maxwell
1563 – 1617
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Grandparents
Mark Kerr\\Carr\\Carroll
1520 – 1584
Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Helena E) Leslie
1526 – 1596
Rothes, Morayshire, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
John Maxwell
1512 – 1582
Terregles, Dumfries-Shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agness Harries
1534 – 1594
Terregles, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Leslie
1500 – 1558
Agnes Somerville
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Kerr's Descendants

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Janet (Alison) Kerr (1579 – 17 August 1632) m. James Cuninghame m. William (Cunninghame (8th Earl of) Glencairn) (1575 – 1 October 1631)
  1. 1. Lady (Alisoun \ Alison Cunninghame (Wilson Wilsone Willson) Wylson) (1608 – 1635) m. Sir (Edwarde George) Wilsone (1590 – 11 September 1634)
    1. 1. Sir (James Henry Cunninghame Wilson) (Immigrant) (11 September 1618 – May 1672) m. Margareth Wilson m. Frances Hillary
      1. 1. Joseph Wilson (17 Aug – )
      2. 2. John Wylson
      3. 3. James Wilson
    2. 2. Charles Wilson (21 Apr 1631 – 1680) m. Elizabeth Barnacle (03 Oct 1653 – 1700)
      1. 1. Stephen WILSON (1667 – 29 March 1705) m. Sarah BAKER (1667 – 6 April 1715)
        1. 1. Stephen Wilson (28 February 1694 – 20 September 1761)
        2. 2. Stephen (Harry) Wilson (28 February 1694 – 20 September 1761)
        3. 3. Samuel Wilson (1695 – 10 October 1750)
        4. 4. Sarah (Anne) Wilson (20 June 1695 – 1758)
        5. 5. Hannah Wilson (1697 – )
        6. 6. Mary Wilson (2 January 1697 – May 1729)
        7. 7. John Wilson (2 February 1699 – 20 August 1702)
        8. 8. Christiana (June) Wilson* (January 12, 1700 – 1755) m. Thomas (F.) Glenn* (20 September 1700 – 1755)
        9. 9. Rebecca Wilson (20 June 1701 – 1760)
        10. 10. Wilson John (14 July 1703 – )
        11. 11. John Wilson (14 July 1703 – April 1775)
        12. 12. Samuel Wilson (6 March 1704 – 25 November 1787)
  2. 2. Anna Cunninghame (1610 – 30 May 1664)

Janet Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1579
1579
Birth of Janet Alison Kerr in Newbattle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Newbattle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1632
17 August 1632
Age 53
Death of Janet Alison Kerr in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Newbattle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1632
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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