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John IV Stewart Earl van Atholl 1535–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Atholl, Perthshire, Schotland

Death Date: 25 April 1579

Death Location: Kincardine, Perthshire, Schotland

Father: John III

Mother: Gisela Rattray

Spouse(s): Hon. Fleming, Elizabeth Gordon, Lady Gordon

Children(s): Sir Atholl, Elisabeth Stewart, Maria Stewart, Johanna Stewart, Margaret Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart, Jean Stewart

John IV Stewart Earl van Atholl was born in 1535 in Atholl, Perthshire, Schotland, the child of John Stewart Earl Van Atholl Iii And Gisela Rattray. John IV Stewart Earl van Atholl married Elizabeth Gordon, Hon Lady Margaret The Honorable Witch Fleming, Lady Elizabeth Of Huntly Countess Atholl Gordon, and had children including Elisabeth Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart, Grizel Stewart, Jean Stewart, Johanna Stewart, Margaret Lady Stewart, Maria Stewart, Sir John V Stewart 5Th Earl Of Atholl. John IV Stewart Earl van Atholl passed away in 1579 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Schotland.

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Biography

  • John IV Stewart Earl van Atholl was born in 1535 in Atholl, Perthshire, Schotland, the child of John Stewart Earl Van Atholl Iii And Gisela Rattray.
  • John IV Stewart Earl van Atholl married Elizabeth Gordon, Hon Lady Margaret The Honorable Witch Fleming, Lady Elizabeth Of Huntly Countess Atholl Gordon, and had children including Elisabeth Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart, Grizel Stewart, Jean Stewart, Johanna Stewart, Margaret Lady Stewart, Maria Stewart, Sir John V Stewart 5Th Earl Of Atholl.
  • John IV Stewart Earl van Atholl passed away in 1579 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Schotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John III
1507–1542
Birth Location: Atholl, Perthshire, Schotland
JI
Gisela Rattray
1510–1540
Birth Location: Rattray Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
GR

Spouses(s)

Hon. Fleming
1530–1585
Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
HF
Elizabeth Gordon
1540–
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
EG
Lady Gordon
1540–1586
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
LG

Children(s)

Sir Atholl
1563–1595
Birth Location: Dunkeld, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
SA
Elisabeth Stewart
1555–1595
Birth Location: –
ES
Maria Stewart
1565–1588
Birth Location: Traquair, Peebles-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
MS
Johanna Stewart
1560–1593
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
JS
Margaret Stewart
1557–1618
Birth Location: Atholl, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
MS
Elizabeth Stewart
–1595
Birth Location: –
ES
Jean Stewart
–1593
Birth Location: –
JS

John Atholl's Ancestors

Self
John Atholl
1535–1579
Birth Place: Atholl, Perthshire, Schotland
Parents
John Stewart Earl van Atholl III
1507–1542
Atholl, Perthshire, Schotland
Gisela Rattray
1510–1540
Rattray Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (John 2nd Earl of Atholl Stewart) Stuart
1473–1521
Balveny Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary Jane Janet Moir) Campbell
1494–1546
Bute, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Kennedy
1473–1573
Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Atholl's Descendants

1.
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John (IV Stewart Earl van) Atholl (1535–25 April 1579) m. Hon. (Lady Margaret The Honorable witch) Fleming (1530–15 March 1585) m. Elizabeth Gordon (1540–) m. Lady (Elizabeth of Huntly Countess Atholl) Gordon (1540–15 Mar 1586)
  1. 1. Sir (John V Stewart 5th Earl of) Atholl 1563–1595 m. Mary (of Gowrie) Ruthven 1562–1613
    1. 1. Dorothea (Stewart Gravin van) Atholl 1585–1605 m. William Murray 1574–1628
      1. 1. Annabella Murray 1540–1603
      2. 2. John Murray 1605–1642
      3. 3. Mary Murray 1607–1650
    2. 2. Jean Stewart 1587–1623
  2. 2. Elisabeth Stewart 1555–1595
  3. 3. Maria Stewart 1565–1588 m. Francis Fraser 1565–
    1. 1. Andrew Gray –1663
  4. 4. Johanna Stewart 1560–1593 m. Duncan Campbell 1550–1631
    1. 1. Robert Campbell 1575–1657
    2. 2. Patrick Campbell 1592–1678
  5. 5. Margaret (Lady) Stewart 1557–1618 m. George (Thomas 7th Lord) Abernethy 1555–1590
    1. 1. Margaret Abernethy 1574–1608 m. Alexander (Fraser of Philorth, 9th) (Fraser) 1579–1637
      1. 1. Anne (Mary) Fraser 1593–1641
    2. 2. Joneta Abernethy 1583– m. Thomas (J) Miller 1864–1902
      1. 1. Mollie (A) Miller 1897–
      2. 2. Clara (A) Miller 1901–
    3. 3. George (Abernathy) Debarrie 1581–1633
    4. 4. John Carlyle –1612
  6. 6. Elizabeth Stewart –1595
  7. 7. Jean Stewart –1593

John Atholl's Timeline

8 Records

1525
1525 - 1535
Birth of John IV Stewart Earl van Atholl in Atholl (Perthshire) Scotland
Atholl (Perthshire) Scotland
1528
1528
Birth of John IV Stewart Earl van Atholl in Atholl, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Atholl, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1530
1530
Birth of John IV Stewart Earl van Atholl
None
1535
1535
Birth of John IV Stewart Earl van Atholl in Atholl, Perthshire, Schotland
Atholl, Perthshire, Schotland
1579
24 April 1579
Age 44
Death of John IV Stewart Earl van Atholl in Kincardine Castle, Near, Auchterarder (Perthshire) Scotland
Kincardine Castle, Near, Auchterarder (Perthshire) Scotland
1579
24 April 1579
Age 44
Death of John IV Stewart Earl van Atholl in Kincardine Castle, Auchterarder, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kincardine Castle, Auchterarder, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
1579
1579
Age 44
Death of John IV Stewart Earl van Atholl
None
1579
25 April 1579
Age 44
Death of John IV Stewart Earl van Atholl in Kincardine, Perthshire, Schotland
Kincardine, Perthshire, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525 - 1535
    Event Place: Atholl (Perthshire) Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Atholl, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Atholl, Perthshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 April 1579
    Event Place: Kincardine Castle, Near, Auchterarder (Perthshire) Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 April 1579
    Event Place: Kincardine Castle, Auchterarder, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1579
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 April 1579
    Event Place: Kincardine, Perthshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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