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Jean Janet Kennedy 1537–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: Sep 1598

Death Location: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Father: Sir Cassillis

Mother: Margaret Kennedy

Spouse(s): Robert Stuart

Children(s): John Carrick, Patrick Orkney, Henry Orkney, Sir Earl, Jean Stewart, Katharine Stewart, Lady Caithness, Lady Orkney, Sir Middleton

In 1537, Jean Janet Kennedy entered the world in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Sir Gilbert Kennedy Earl Of Cassillis And Margaret Margery Sophia Kennedy. Jean Janet Kennedy married Robert Stuart Stewart, Robert Stuart, William Orkney Earl Of Orkney, and had children including Barbara Stuart Stewart Halcro Of Halcro, Henry Stuart Stewart Master Of Orkney, Jean Stuart Stewart, John Stuart Stewart 1St Earl Of Carrick, Katharine Stuart Stewart, Lady Elizabeth Stuart Stewart Sinclair Of Murkle In Caithness, Lady Mary Marie Stuart Stewart Of Orkney, Patrick Stuart Stewart 2Nd Earl Of Orkney, Sir James Stuart Stewart Of Eday And Tullos 1St Of Graemsay Bonnie Earl, Sir Robert Stuart Stewart Of Middleton. Jean Janet Kennedy passed away in 1598 in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1537, Jean Janet Kennedy entered the world in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Sir Gilbert Kennedy Earl Of Cassillis And Margaret Margery Sophia Kennedy.
  • Jean Janet Kennedy married Robert Stuart Stewart, Robert Stuart, William Orkney Earl Of Orkney, and had children including Barbara Stuart Stewart Halcro Of Halcro, Henry Stuart Stewart Master Of Orkney, Jean Stuart Stewart, John Stuart Stewart 1St Earl Of Carrick, Katharine Stuart Stewart, Lady Elizabeth Stuart Stewart Sinclair Of Murkle In Caithness, Lady Mary Marie Stuart Stewart Of Orkney, Patrick Stuart Stewart 2Nd Earl Of Orkney, Sir James Stuart Stewart Of Eday And Tullos 1St Of Graemsay Bonnie Earl, Sir Robert Stuart Stewart Of Middleton.
  • Jean Janet Kennedy passed away in 1598 in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jean Kennedy's Ancestors

Self
Jean Kennedy
1537–1598
Birth Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Gilbert Kennedy Earl of Cassillis
1515–1558
Cassilis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret (Margery Sophia) Kennedy
1517–1597
Bargany, Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Gilbert (Kennedy Earl van) Cassillis
1485–1527
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Isabelle Campbell
1490–1530
Mary Campbell
1495–
Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cassillius
1463–1513
Margaret Kennedy
1465–
Janet Stewart
1460–1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord III
1454–1508
Sir Garlies
1473–1513
Lady Cavers
1436–1486

Jean Kennedy's Descendants

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Jean (Janet) Kennedy (1537–Sep 1598) m. Robert Stuart (1533–1580)
  1. 1. John (Stuart Stewart 1st Earl of) Carrick 1574–1646
  2. 2. Patrick (Stuart Stewart 2nd Earl of) Orkney 1568–1615 m. Margaret (Livingstone Countess of) Orkney –1622
  3. 3. Henry (Stuart Stewart Master of) Orkney 1566–1590
  4. 4. Sir (James Stuart Stewart of Eday and Tullos 1st of Graemsay, Bonnie) Earl 1560–1591 m. Mariorie (Anderson Stuart) Stewart –1612 m. Elizabeth (Stewart Countess of) Moray 1565–1591
    1. 1. John (Stewart Earl of) Traquair –1659
  5. 5. Jean (Stuart) Stewart 1563–1642
  6. 6. Katharine (Stuart) Stewart 1562–1631
  7. 7. Lady (Elizabeth Stuart Stewart Sinclair of Murkle in) Caithness 1575–1642
  8. 8. Lady (Mary Marie Stuart Stewart of) Orkney 1562–1644
  9. 9. Sir (Robert Stuart Stewart of) Middleton 1570–1593

Jean Kennedy's Timeline

6 Records

1537
Sep 1537
Birth of Jean Janet Kennedy in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
1537
1537
Birth of Jean Janet Kennedy in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1537
1537
Birth of Jean Janet Kennedy in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
1542
1542
Age 5
Birth of Jean Janet Kennedy in Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
1598
Sep 1598
Age 61
Death of Jean Janet Kennedy in Kirkwall Castle, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland
Kirkwall Castle, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland
1598
Sep 1598
Age 61
Death of Jean Janet Kennedy in Kirkwall Castle, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland
Kirkwall Castle, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1537
    Event Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1598
    Event Place: Kirkwall Castle, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1598
    Event Place: Kirkwall Castle, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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