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Janet Napier 1459–1512 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1459

Birth Location: Merchiston, Mid, Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1512

Death Location: Banffshire, Scotland

Father: John Napier

Mother: Lady Menteith

Spouse(s): William Adamson

Children(s): Janet Adamson

Janet Napier was born in 1459 in Merchiston, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, the child of John Napier And Lady Elizabeth Menteith. Janet Napier married William Adamson, and had children including Janet Adamson. Janet Napier passed away in 1512 in Banffshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Janet Napier was born in 1459 in Merchiston, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, the child of John Napier And Lady Elizabeth Menteith.
  • Janet Napier married William Adamson, and had children including Janet Adamson.
  • Janet Napier passed away in 1512 in Banffshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Napier
1419–1487
Birth Location: Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
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Lady Menteith
1425–1507
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

William Adamson
1459–1547
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Adamson
1510–1579
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JA

Janet Napier's Ancestors

Self
Janet Napier
1459–1512
Birth Place: Merchiston, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
Parents
John Napier
1419–1487
Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Menteith
1425–1507
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Napier's Descendants

1.
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Janet Napier (1459–1512) m. William Adamson (1459–1547)
  1. 1. Janet Adamson 1510–1579 m. James Makgill 1513–1579
    1. 1. James (Makgill of) Rankeillour 1544–1602 m. Jean Wemyss 1568–1636
      1. 1. Robert (MaGill (Lord Foord)) II 1600–1653 m. Lady (Margaret) Purves 1600–1653
        1. 1. Robert Magill 1650–1749 m. Margaret Grass 1650–
        2. 2. Robert Magill\Makgill 1627–1749
        3. 3. Robert Magill 1627–1701
        4. 4. Margaret Makgill 1622–
        5. 5. James (Makgill of) Fingask 1623–1670
      2. 2. James (Makgill) III 1579–1661

Janet Napier's Timeline

2 Records

1459
1459
Birth of Janet Napier in Merchiston, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
Merchiston, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
1512
1512
Age 53
Death of Janet Napier in Banffshire, Scotland
Banffshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1459
    Event Place: Merchiston, Mid, Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Banffshire, Scotland
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