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Janet Pearson 1561–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Dec 1561

Birth Location: Kemback, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 22 February 1641

Death Location: Forfar, Angushire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Pearson

Mother: Ellena Acy

Spouse(s): Peter Jr

Children(s): James McMurdo

Janet Pearson was born in 1561 in Kemback, Fife, Scotland, the child of Sir Robert John Pearson And Ellena Acy. Janet Pearson married Peter Murdoche Jr, and had children including James Mcmurdo. Janet Pearson passed away in 1641 in Forfar, Angushire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Janet Pearson was born in 1561 in Kemback, Fife, Scotland, the child of Sir Robert John Pearson And Ellena Acy.
  • Janet Pearson married Peter Murdoche Jr, and had children including James Mcmurdo.
  • Janet Pearson passed away in 1641 in Forfar, Angushire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Pearson
1539–1581
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom / Howden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Ellena Acy
1547–1613
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Peter Jr
1574–1655
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James McMurdo
1594–1650
Birth Location: Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Pearson's Ancestors

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Janet Pearson
1561–1641
Birth Place: Kemback, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Sir Robert John Pearson
1539–1581
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom / Howden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ellena Acy
1547–1613
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Capt (Sir Knight Richard A) Pearson
1513–1596
St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle, London, England, United Kingdom
Elezebeth Tenslay
1490–1559
Howden, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Pierson
1477–1527
Frances McConnell
1474–1571
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Pearson's Descendants

1.
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Janet Pearson (07 Dec 1561–22 February 1641) m. Peter (Murdoche) Jr (1 August 1574–12 Dec 1655)
  1. 1. James McMurdo 1594–1650 m. Barbara Caldow 1595–1640
    1. 1. George McMurdo 1610–1641 m. Elizabeth Templeton 1620–1670
      1. 1. Aengus McMurde 1640–1662 m. Margaret (Flossie Dunphan Duncan) 1645 1645–1695
        1. 1. Margaret McMurde 1661–1720 m. Sir (William Robert Duncan) ll 1659–1719

Janet Pearson's Timeline

2 Records

1561
07 Dec 1561
Birth of Janet Pearson in Kemback, Fife, Scotland
Kemback, Fife, Scotland
1641
22 February 1641
Age 80
Death of Janet Pearson in Forfar, Angushire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Forfar, Angushire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Dec 1561
    Event Place: Kemback, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 February 1641
    Event Place: Forfar, Angushire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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