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Jean HEPBURN 1536–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Bothwell, Mid Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 27 July 1599

Death Location: Caithness, Scotland

Father: Henry Sinclair

Mother: Catherine Kennedy

Spouse(s): John Sinclair, John Sinclair, John, Stewart, Archibald Douglas, Reverend Douglas, John Caithness, James Moray

Children(s): George Sinclair

In 1536, Jean HEPBURN entered the world in Bothwell, Mid Lothian, Scotland, born to Henry Sinclair And Catherine Kennedy. Jean HEPBURN married Archibald Parson Of Douglas Douglas, James The Bonny Earl Stewart Earl Of Mar Earl Of Moray, John 1St Lord Darnley Stewart, John Garrow Sinclair, John Master Caithness Sinclair, John Sinclair Master Of Caithness, Reverend Archibald Douglas, and had children including George Of Mey 2Nd Chancellor Of Caithness Sinclair. Jean HEPBURN passed away in 1599 in Caithness, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1536, Jean HEPBURN entered the world in Bothwell, Mid Lothian, Scotland, born to Henry Sinclair And Catherine Kennedy.
  • Jean HEPBURN married Archibald Parson Of Douglas Douglas, James The Bonny Earl Stewart Earl Of Mar Earl Of Moray, John 1St Lord Darnley Stewart, John Garrow Sinclair, John Master Caithness Sinclair, John Sinclair Master Of Caithness, Reverend Archibald Douglas, and had children including George Of Mey 2Nd Chancellor Of Caithness Sinclair.
  • Jean HEPBURN passed away in 1599 in Caithness, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jean HEPBURN's Ancestors

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Jean HEPBURN
1536–1599
Birth Place: Bothwell, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Henry Sinclair
1500–1563
Strom, Stadt Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Catherine Kennedy
1500–1588
Scotland
Grandparents
Edward (Sinclair of) Strome
1500–1549
Strom, Whiteness, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland
Margaret (Dishing ton) (DeWessington)
1517–
Ardross, Fifeshire, Scotland
Sir (Knight Hugh Kennedy of Girvan) Mains
1500–1565
Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Janet ({Janet Jean}) Stewart
1505–1566
Athol Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Sinclair
1463–1527
Margaret HUNTLY
1467–1525
William Ardross
1487–1547
Christian Sandilands
1487–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George GORDON
1430–1501
Elizabeth HAY
1442–1509
George Ardross
1469–1557
Jonet\Janet Lundin
1470–
James Sandilands
1433–1505
Margaret Kerr
1450–1549

Jean HEPBURN's Descendants

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Jean HEPBURN (1536–27 July 1599) m. John (Master Caithness) Sinclair (1543–Sep 1575) m. John ("Garrow") Sinclair (Apr 1531–28 Jan 1567) m. John, (1st Lord Darnley) Stewart (Apr 1535–Nov 1563) m. Archibald (Parson of Douglas) Douglas (1539–1588) m. Reverend (Archibald) Douglas (1580–) m. John (Sinclair, Master of) Caithness (08 NOV 1543–1578) m. James ((The Bonny Earl) Stewart Earl of Mar,Earl of) Moray (22 May 1531–21 Jan 1569)
  1. 1. George (of Mey, 2nd Chancellor of Caithness) Sinclair 1545–1616 m. Margaret Forbes 1557–1889
    1. 1. James Sinclair 1580–1642 m. Elisabeth Stewart 1572–1641
      1. 1. Agnes Sinclair 1598–1676 m. John Mackay 1592–1645
        1. 1. Elizabeth McKay 1630–1715 m. Patrick ((of Ulbester)) Sinclair 1614–1670 m. William SINCLAIR 1615–1690
      2. 2. Agnes (L) Sinclair 1859–

Jean HEPBURN's Timeline

3 Records

1536
1536
Birth of Jean HEPBURN in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
1536
1536
Birth of Jean HEPBURN in Bothwell, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Bothwell, Mid Lothian, Scotland
1599
27 July 1599
Age 63
Death of Jean HEPBURN in Caithness, Scotland
Caithness, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Bothwell, Mid Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 July 1599
    Event Place: Caithness, Scotland

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