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Janet Kerr 1623 – 1662 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1623

Birth Location: Alloa, Clack, Scottland

Death Date: circa 1662

Death Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Kerr

Mother: Margrat Ramsay

Spouse(s): John III

Children(s): Sir Patterson

Janet Kerr was born in 1623 in Alloa, Clack, Scottland, the child of Sir Thomas Kerr and Margrat Ramsay. Janet Kerr married John Patterson III, and had children including Sir John William Patterson. Janet Kerr passed away in 1662 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Janet Kerr was born in 1623 in Alloa, Clack, Scottland, the child of Sir Thomas Kerr and Margrat Ramsay.
  • Janet Kerr married John Patterson III, and had children including Sir John William Patterson.
  • Janet Kerr passed away in 1662 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Kerr
1580 – 1645
Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
SK
Margrat Ramsay
1572 – 1645
Birth Location: Perthshire , Scotland
MR

Spouses(s)

John III
1622 – 1644
Birth Location: Hillsborough, Down, Ulster, Ireland
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Children(s)

Sir Patterson
1680 – 1745
Birth Location: Ayre, Scotland
SP

Janet Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Janet Kerr
1623 – 1662
Birth Place: Alloa, Clack, Scottland
Parents
Sir Thomas Kerr
1580 – 1645
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margrat Ramsay
1572 – 1645
Perthshire , Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Sir Andrew) Kerr
1565 – 1631
Ferniehurst Castle, Jedburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dame (Anne) Stewart
1566 – 1670
Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Sir (Robert) Ramsey
1545 – 1609
Dumfermline, Fife, Scotland
Helen Moncrieff
1553 –
Moncrieff, Perth, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord Kerr
1529 – 1586
Lady Kirkcaldy
1520 – 1572
Lord Stewart
1541 – 1578
Lady Abernethy
1548 – 1581
Sir Ramsay
1523 – 1590
Lady Maxwell
1530 – 1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ferniehurst
1500 – 1559
Katherine Ker
1510 – 1565
Sir Castle
1500 – 1573
Margaret Learmonth
1500 – 1572
Lord Glamis
1510 – 1592
Lady Keith
1510 – 1562
Lord Abernathy
1505 – 1543
Lady Hay
1500 – 1574

Janet Kerr's Descendants

1.
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Janet Kerr (15 Dec 1623 – circa 1662) m. John (Patterson) III (3 January 1622 – 31 May 1644)
  1. 1. Sir (John William) Patterson (1680 – 23 Sep 1745) m. Anne Knox (1 February 1640 – aft 1720)
    1. 1. Susannah Patterson (2 April 1711 – 14 December 1764) m. Edward (Thomas 'Billy') Cottrell (April 1711 – May 1762)
      1. 1. John (L.) Cottrell (2 JUL 1740 – 1796) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Birdwell (1 Jun 1764 – 9 Feb 1843)
        1. 1. Pryor (Pierce) Cottrell (1776 – Feb 18, 1859) m. Tabitha (Ann) Kittrell (Abt. 1817 – 1871)

Janet Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1623
15 Dec 1623
Birth of Janet Kerr in Alloa, Clack, Scottland
Alloa, Clack, Scottland
1662
circa 1662
Age 39
Death of Janet Kerr in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1623
    Event Place: Alloa, Clack, Scottland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Nether Langsyde Galston, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: circa 1662
    Event Place: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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