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Jean Cunningham 1540 – 1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 Mar 1585

Death Location: Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Leslie

Mother: Margaret Fleming

Spouse(s): Sir Shaw, John Caprington, John Shaw

Children(s): Christian Schaw, Geeles Shaw, Elizabeth Shaw, John Schaw, Feelers Shaw, James Shaw, Alexander Schaw, James Shaw, Marian Shaw, Isabel Shaw, William Schaw, Patrick Schaw, Geeles Shaw, Janet Shaw, Jane Schaw, Margaret Shaw, Mungo Schaw, Christopher Shaw

The story of Jean Cunningham began in 1540 in Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom. Jean Cunningham married Sir John Alexander Shaw, John Cunningham, 4th Lord Caprington, John Shaw, and had children including Christian Schaw, Geeles Shaw, Elizabeth Shaw, John Schaw, Feelers Shaw, James Shaw, Alexander Schaw, James Greenock Shaw, Marian Shaw, Isabel Shaw, William Schaw, Patrick Schaw, Geeles Shaw, Janet Shaw, Jane Schaw, Margaret Shaw, Mungo Schaw, Christopher Shaw. Jean Cunningham passed away in 1585 in Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Jean Cunningham began in 1540 in Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Jean Cunningham married Sir John Alexander Shaw, John Cunningham, 4th Lord Caprington, John Shaw, and had children including Christian Schaw, Geeles Shaw, Elizabeth Shaw, John Schaw, Feelers Shaw, James Shaw, Alexander Schaw, James Greenock Shaw, Marian Shaw, Isabel Shaw, William Schaw, Patrick Schaw, Geeles Shaw, Janet Shaw, Jane Schaw, Margaret Shaw, Mungo Schaw, Christopher Shaw.
  • Jean Cunningham passed away in 1585 in Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jean Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
Jean Cunningham
1540 – 1585
Birth Place: Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John J. Leslie
– 1596
Altyre
Margaret Fleming
1515 – 1550
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George (Leslie Earl van) Rothes
1485 – 1558
Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland
Agnes Leslie
1500 – 1543
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
William Ruthven
1478 – 1513
Margaret Anderson-Morshead
1465 – 1987
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Ruthven
1478 – 1513

Jean Cunningham's Descendants

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Jean Cunningham (1540 – 7 Mar 1585) m. Sir (John Alexander) Shaw (1540 – 7 Mar 1593) m. John (Cunningham, 4th Lord) Caprington (1529 – 1564) m. John Shaw (1540 – 1565)
  1. 1. Christian Schaw (1553 – 1625)
  2. 2. Geeles Shaw (1560 – 1625) m. Robert (Earl of Wintoun) Seton (1550 – 22 March 1602)
    1. 1. George Seton (1 Dec 1584 – 17 Dec 1650) m. Elizabeth (Anne) Hay (1592 – 13 Feb 1625) m. Lady (Elizabeth Anne Hay, Countess of) Errol (1592 – 13 Feb 1628)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Seton (24 Dec 1621 – 9 May 1672)
      2. 2. Ann Seton (30 Sep 1634 – May 1653) m. Sir (David, Lord Dunne,) Erskine (1606 – 25 Jul 1671)
        1. 1. Richard Erskine (1630 – 1703) m. Mary Erskine (1665..........................(Widow of Christopher Lansik) – 1718)
        2. 2. Helen
        3. 3. Annie (Barton) Erskine
        4. 4. Henry Erskine (1650 – 21 May 1693)
        5. 5. Annie (Barton) Erskine
      3. 3. George Seton (15 May 1613 – 04 Jun 1648)
      4. 4. Margaret Seton (28 Mar 1615 – 1637)
      5. 5. Christopher Seton (02 Mar 1617 – 30 Jun 1618)
      6. 6. Alexander Seton (13 Mar 1620 – 21 Oct 1691)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Shaw (abt 1560 – 1625)
  4. 4. John Schaw (1569 – 21 Apr 1638)
  5. 5. Feelers Shaw (1569 – )
  6. 6. James Shaw (1570 – 1646)
  7. 7. Alexander Schaw (1570 – 1620)
  8. 8. James (Greenock) Shaw (1570 – 1620)
  9. 9. Marian Shaw (1571 – )
  10. 10. Isabel Shaw (1572 – aft. 1615)
  11. 11. William Schaw (1573 – )
  12. 12. Patrick Schaw (1574 – 1625)
  13. 13. Geeles Shaw (1574 – 1625)
  14. 14. Janet Shaw (about 1574 – 1646)
  15. 15. Jane Schaw (1575 – 1625)
  16. 16. Margaret Shaw (1580 – 1615)
  17. 17. Mungo Schaw (1581 – )
  18. 18. Christopher Shaw

Jean Cunningham's Timeline

4 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Jean Cunningham in Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1559
1559
Age 19
Jean Cunningham was married in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1565
1565
Age 25
Jean Cunningham was married in Scotland
Scotland
1585
7 Mar 1585
Age 45
Death of Jean Cunningham in Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1585
    Event Place: Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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