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Jean "Janet" Sinclair Lady Countess of Crawford 1495–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1495

Birth Location: Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: February 1559

Death Location: Sinclair Castle, Grinigoe, Caithness, Scotland

Father: Henry Sinclair

Mother: Margaret Helpburn

Spouse(s): Alexander Master

Children(s): David Crawford

Jean "Janet" Sinclair Lady Countess of Crawford was born in 1495 in Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Henry Sinclair 3Rd Lord Of Sinclair And Margaret Helpburn. Jean "Janet" Sinclair Lady Countess of Crawford married Alexander Lindsay Wicked Master, and had children including David Lindsay Reverand Sir 9Th Earl Of Crawford. Jean "Janet" Sinclair Lady Countess of Crawford passed away in 1559 in Sinclair Castle, Grinigoe, Caithness, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Jean "Janet" Sinclair Lady Countess of Crawford was born in 1495 in Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Henry Sinclair 3Rd Lord Of Sinclair And Margaret Helpburn.
  • Jean "Janet" Sinclair Lady Countess of Crawford married Alexander Lindsay Wicked Master, and had children including David Lindsay Reverand Sir 9Th Earl Of Crawford.
  • Jean "Janet" Sinclair Lady Countess of Crawford passed away in 1559 in Sinclair Castle, Grinigoe, Caithness, Scotland.

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Jean Crawford's Ancestors

Self
Jean Crawford
1495–1559
Birth Place: Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Henry Sinclair 3rd Lord of Sinclair
1460–1513
Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaret Helpburn
1465–1542
Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Sinclair
1430–1487
Caithnessshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christian Leslie
1432–1501
Caithnessshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Patrick (Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell, 2nd Lord of Hailes, Lord High Admiral of) Scotland
1450–1508
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet ("Joanna", Lady Morton,) Douglas
1450–1500
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jean Crawford's Descendants

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Jean ("Janet" Sinclair Lady Countess of) Crawford (Apr 1495–February 1559) m. Alexander (Lindsay Wicked) Master (Nov 1500–05 Jul 1541)
  1. 1. David (LINDSAY Reverand Sir 9th Earl Of) Crawford 1532–1613 m. Grisell Meldrum 1545–1629 m. Margaret (Jane) Hepburn 1549–1635 m. Lady (Margaret Beaton, Countess of) Crawford 1530–1574
    1. 1. Lady (Agnes (Lady Agnes Lindsay of the Mount) LINDSEY Belstane of Lanark and Mount Lindsay, Heiress of The Mount of the) Mount 1581–1622 m. Sir (Jerome Hierome Lindsay Lord Lyon King at) Arms 1565–1642
      1. 1. James Lindsay 1640–1674 m. Mary Lindsay 1626–1665
        1. 1. Caleb (Charles) Lindsay 1664–1717 m. Claire DANIELL 1674–1724
    2. 2. Bernard (L LINDSAY Sir (born Lindsay of) Kingswerk) 1560–1628 m. Barbara (Logan) Dame 1570–1637
      1. 1. Jonet LINDSAY 1609–1649 m. John Logan 1615–1664
        1. 1. Sir (David) Logan 1650–1682 m. Christina Crawford 1650–1676
    3. 3. Sir (Henry) Lindsay 1556–1623 m. Lady (Helen) Chisholm 1565–1599 m. Beatrix Charteris 1570–
      1. 1. George Lindsay 1587–1633 m. Elizabeth Sinclair 1605–1662
        1. 1. Margaret Lindsay 1625–1655 m. William (Sinclair) Richmont 1620–1655

Jean Crawford's Timeline

2 Records

1495
Apr 1495
Birth of Jean "Janet" Sinclair Lady Countess of Crawford in Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1559
February 1559
Age 64
Death of Jean "Janet" Sinclair Lady Countess of Crawford in Sinclair Castle, Grinigoe, Caithness, Scotland
Sinclair Castle, Grinigoe, Caithness, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1495
    Event Place: Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 1559
    Event Place: Sinclair Castle, Grinigoe, Caithness, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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