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Jeanette Napier 1435–1512 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1435

Birth Location: Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1512

Death Location: England

Father: Sir Napier

Mother: Elizabeth Menteith

Spouse(s): Alexander Edinburgh, Patrick Hepburne

Children(s): Sir Riccarton

Jeanette Napier was born in 1435 in Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Sir John Henry Of Rusky 3Rd Laird Of Merchiston Napier And Elizabeth Menteith. Jeanette Napier married Alexander Sir Hepburn Van Whitsome En Riccarton Sherriff Van Edinburgh, Patrick Hepburne, and had children including Sir Alexander Hepburn Van Whitsome En Riccarton. Jeanette Napier passed away in 1512 in England.

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Biography

  • Jeanette Napier was born in 1435 in Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Sir John Henry Of Rusky 3Rd Laird Of Merchiston Napier And Elizabeth Menteith.
  • Jeanette Napier married Alexander Sir Hepburn Van Whitsome En Riccarton Sherriff Van Edinburgh, Patrick Hepburne, and had children including Sir Alexander Hepburn Van Whitsome En Riccarton.
  • Jeanette Napier passed away in 1512 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Napier
1419–1488
Birth Location: Merchiston Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.
SN
Elizabeth Menteith
1425–1508
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Spouses(s)

Alexander Edinburgh
1435–
Birth Location: –
AE
Patrick Hepburne
1422–1508
Birth Location: Hailes, Midlothian, Scotland
PH

Children(s)

Sir Riccarton
1480–1517
Birth Location: Whitsome, Lanarkshire, Scotland
SR

Jeanette Napier's Ancestors

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Jeanette Napier
1435–1512
Birth Place: Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Henry of Rusky, 3rd Laird of Merchiston Napier
1419–1488
Merchiston Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.
Elizabeth Menteith
1425–1508
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jeanette Napier's Descendants

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Jeanette Napier (1435–1512) m. Alexander (Sir Hepburn van Whitsome en Riccarton Sherriff van) Edinburgh (1435–) m. Patrick Hepburne (1422–1508)
  1. 1. Sir (Alexander Hepburn van Whitsome en) Riccarton 1480–1517 m. Isabelle Wardlaw 1490–
    1. 1. Alexander (V Hepburn of Whitsome) Sir 1515–1551
      1. 1. Lord (Francis Stewart Earl of) Bothwell 1562–1610 m. Lady (Margaret Douglass Countess) Bothwell 1558–1640
        1. 1. DAME (ELIZABETH) HEPBURN 1566–1645 m. SIR (JOHN of ARDMALEISH) STEWART 1570–1619 m. James ((Master of Cranstoun)) Cranstoun 1588–1634 m. Baron (Alexander (Baron of Colinton)) Foulis 1585–1672

Jeanette Napier's Timeline

2 Records

1435
1435
Birth of Jeanette Napier in Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
1512
1512
Age 77
Death of Jeanette Napier in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1435
    Event Place: Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: England
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