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John Rankin Cunningham 1514 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1514

Birth Location: Cunninghamhead (Ayrshire) Scotland

Death Date: 23 Nov 1596

Death Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Leslie

Mother: lady Sinclair

Spouse(s): Margaret Fleming

Children(s): William CUNNINGHAM, William CUNNINGHAM, Andrew Cunningham, Andrew Cunningham, Isabelle CUNNINGHAM, Isabelle Cunningham, Isabelle CUNNINGHAM, Jean Cunningham, Mary CUNNINGHAME, William Cuningham, Lady CUNNINGHAM, Lady CUNNINGHAM, John Cunningham, Mauld Cuninghame, Mauld Cuninghame, Isabell Cunningham, Elizabeth Cuninghame, Margaret Cunningham, Mary Cunningham, Archibald CUNNINGHAME, Adam Cunningham, Archibald Cunningham, Adam Cunningham, Hew CUNNINGHAM, Hew CUNNINGHAM, Sir Cunningham, Sir Cunningham, Elizabeth Cunningham, Mary CUNNINGHAM, Mary Crawford, Mary Cunningham, Alexander CUNNINGHAM, Alexander CUNNINGHAM, Barbara Cunningham, Robert CUNNINGHAM, John CUNNINGHAM, John CUNNINGHAM, James Cuningham, Joseph CUNNINGHAM, Joseph CUNNINGHAM, Margaret CUNNINGHAM, Margaret Cunningham, Margaret CUNNINGHAM, William CUNNINGHAM, Katherine Cunyngham, Robert Cunninghame, Margaret Cunningham

In 1514, John Rankin Cunningham of Glengarnock entered the world in Cunninghamhead (Ayrshire) Scotland, born to Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie and lady Elizabeth Helen Sinclair. John Rankin Cunningham of Glengarnock married Margaret Fleming, and had children including William CUNNINGHAM, William CUNNINGHAM, Andrew Cunningham, Andrew Cunningham, Isabelle CUNNINGHAM, Isabelle Cunningham, Isabelle CUNNINGHAM, Jean Cunningham, Mary CUNNINGHAME, William Cuningham, Lady Janet CUNNINGHAM, Lady Janet CUNNINGHAM, John Cunningham, Mauld Cuninghame, Mauld Cuninghame, Isabell Cunningham, Elizabeth Cuninghame, Margaret Cunningham, Mary Cunningham, Archibald CUNNINGHAME, Adam Cunningham, Archibald Cunningham, Adam Cunningham, Hew Ralston CUNNINGHAM, Hew Ralston CUNNINGHAM, Sir James, 7th Earl of Glencairn, Scottish Peer & Member of the Privy Council Cunningham, Sir James, 7th Earl of Glencairn, Scottish Peer & Member of the Privy Council Cunningham, Elizabeth Cunningham, Mary Margaret CUNNINGHAM, Mary Margaret CUNNINGHAM Crawford, Mary Margaret Cunningham, Alexander Laird Montgreen Commandator of Kilwinning CUNNINGHAM, Alexander Laird Montgreen Commandator of Kilwinning CUNNINGHAM, Barbara Cunningham, Robert Hunter CUNNINGHAM, John Hunter CUNNINGHAM, John Hunter CUNNINGHAM, James Cuningham, Joseph CUNNINGHAM, Joseph CUNNINGHAM, Margaret CUNNINGHAM, Margaret Cunningham, Margaret CUNNINGHAM, William CUNNINGHAM, Katherine Cunyngham, Robert Cunninghame, Margaret Cunningham. John Rankin Cunningham of Glengarnock passed away in 1596 in Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1514, John Rankin Cunningham of Glengarnock entered the world in Cunninghamhead (Ayrshire) Scotland, born to Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie and lady Elizabeth Helen Sinclair.
  • John Rankin Cunningham of Glengarnock married Margaret Fleming, and had children including William CUNNINGHAM, William CUNNINGHAM, Andrew Cunningham, Andrew Cunningham, Isabelle CUNNINGHAM, Isabelle Cunningham, Isabelle CUNNINGHAM, Jean Cunningham, Mary CUNNINGHAME, William Cuningham, Lady Janet CUNNINGHAM, Lady Janet CUNNINGHAM, John Cunningham, Mauld Cuninghame, Mauld Cuninghame, Isabell Cunningham, Elizabeth Cuninghame, Margaret Cunningham, Mary Cunningham, Archibald CUNNINGHAME, Adam Cunningham, Archibald Cunningham, Adam Cunningham, Hew Ralston CUNNINGHAM, Hew Ralston CUNNINGHAM, Sir James, 7th Earl of Glencairn, Scottish Peer & Member of the Privy Council Cunningham, Sir James, 7th Earl of Glencairn, Scottish Peer & Member of the Privy Council Cunningham, Elizabeth Cunningham, Mary Margaret CUNNINGHAM, Mary Margaret CUNNINGHAM Crawford, Mary Margaret Cunningham, Alexander Laird Montgreen Commandator of Kilwinning CUNNINGHAM, Alexander Laird Montgreen Commandator of Kilwinning CUNNINGHAM, Barbara Cunningham, Robert Hunter CUNNINGHAM, John Hunter CUNNINGHAM, John Hunter CUNNINGHAM, James Cuningham, Joseph CUNNINGHAM, Joseph CUNNINGHAM, Margaret CUNNINGHAM, Margaret Cunningham, Margaret CUNNINGHAM, William CUNNINGHAM, Katherine Cunyngham, Robert Cunninghame, Margaret Cunningham.
  • John Rankin Cunningham of Glengarnock passed away in 1596 in Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Leslie
1476 – 1558
Birth Location: Rothes , Moray, Scotland
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lady Sinclair
1490 – 1549
Birth Location: Dunnotar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
lS

Spouses(s)

Margaret Fleming
1515 – 1550
Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
MF

Children(s)

William CUNNINGHAM
1532 – 1580
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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William CUNNINGHAM
1532 – 1580
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
WC
Andrew Cunningham
1534 –
Birth Location: Scotland, UK
AC
Andrew Cunningham
1534 –
Birth Location: Scotland, UK
AC
Isabelle CUNNINGHAM
1539 – 1565
Birth Location: 1684096, Ayrshire, Scotland
IC
Isabelle Cunningham
1539 – 1565
Birth Location: 1684096, Ayrshire, Scotland
IC
Isabelle CUNNINGHAM
1539 – 1565
Birth Location: 1684096, Ayrshire, Scotland
IC
Jean Cunningham
1540 – 1585
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mary CUNNINGHAME
1540 – 1582
Birth Location: Scotland, UK
MC
William Cuningham
1541 – 1589
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
WC
Lady CUNNINGHAM
1542 – 1584
Birth Location: Scotland, UK
LC
Lady CUNNINGHAM
1542 – 1584
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
LC
John Cunningham
1543 –
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JC
Mauld Cuninghame
1545 – 1577
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
MC
Mauld Cuninghame
1545 – 1577
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
MC
Isabell Cunningham
1545 – 1628
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Aryshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
IC
Elizabeth Cuninghame
1545 – 1585
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
EC
Margaret Cunningham
1546 – 1616
Birth Location: Glebgamock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
MC
Mary Cunningham
1548 –
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
MC
Archibald CUNNINGHAME
1550 – 1630
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
AC
Adam Cunningham
1550 –
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
AC
Archibald Cunningham
1550 – 1635
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
AC
Adam Cunningham
1551 –
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
AC
Hew CUNNINGHAM
1554 –
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
HC
Hew CUNNINGHAM
1554 –
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
HC
Sir Cunningham
1555 – 1630
Birth Location: Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland
SC
Sir Cunningham
1555 – 1630
Birth Location: Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland
SC
Elizabeth Cunningham
1555 – 1640
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
EC
Mary CUNNINGHAM
1556 – 1582
Birth Location: Kibirnie, Ayershire, Scotland
MC
Mary Crawford
1556 – 1604
Birth Location: Glenorchy, Lom, Argylshire, Scotland
MC
Mary Cunningham
1556 – 1582
Birth Location: Kibirnie, Ayershire, Scotland
MC
Alexander CUNNINGHAM
1560 –
Birth Location: Sutherland, Scotland
AC
Alexander CUNNINGHAM
1560 – 1646
Birth Location: Sutherland, Scotland
AC
Barbara Cunningham
1560 –
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
BC
Robert CUNNINGHAM
1561 – 1580
Birth Location: Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland
RC
John CUNNINGHAM
1563 – 1602
Birth Location: Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland
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John CUNNINGHAM
1563 – 1602
Birth Location: Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland
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James Cuningham
1566 – 1616
Birth Location: Ashenyard, Ayr., Scot., Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Joseph CUNNINGHAM
1568 – 1637
Birth Location: Leinster, Dublin, , Ireland
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Joseph CUNNINGHAM
1568 – 1637
Birth Location: Leinster, Dublin, , Ireland
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Margaret CUNNINGHAM
1570 – 1603
Birth Location: Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
MC
Margaret Cunningham
1570 – 1603
Birth Location: Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
MC
Margaret CUNNINGHAM
1570 – 1603
Birth Location: Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
MC
William CUNNINGHAM
1579 –
Birth Location: Scotland, UK
WC
Katherine Cunyngham
Birth Location: –
KC
Robert Cunninghame
Birth Location: –
RC
Margaret Cunningham
Birth Location: –
MC

John Cunningham's Ancestors

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John Cunningham
1514 – 1596
Birth Place: Cunninghamhead (Ayrshire) Scotland
Parents
Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie
1476 – 1558
Rothes , Moray, Scotland
lady (Elizabeth Helen) Sinclair
1490 – 1549
Dunnotar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Keith 3rd Earl) Marischal
1451 – 1527
Dunottar (Kincardineshire) Scotland
Lady (*Elizabeth Seton) Gordon,
1462 – 1525
Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cunningham's Descendants

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John (Rankin) Cunningham (Dec 1514 – 23 Nov 1596) m. Margaret Fleming (1515 – 1550)
  1. 1. William CUNNINGHAM (1532 – 18 Oct 1580)
  2. 2. William CUNNINGHAM (1532 – 18 Oct 1580)
  3. 3. Andrew Cunningham (abt 1534 – )
  4. 4. Andrew Cunningham (abt 1534 – )
  5. 5. Isabelle CUNNINGHAM (1539 – 1565)
  6. 6. Isabelle Cunningham (1539 – 1565)
  7. 7. Isabelle CUNNINGHAM (1539 – 1565)
  8. 8. Jean Cunningham (1540 – 7 Mar 1585) m. Sir (John Alexander) Shaw (1540 – 7 Mar 1593) m. John Greenock (1529 – 1565) 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)
        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
  9. 9. Mary CUNNINGHAME (abt 1540 – 1582)
  10. 10. William Cuningham (1541 – 19 June 1589)
  11. 11. Lady (Janet) CUNNINGHAM (1542 – 1584)
  12. 12. Lady (Janet) CUNNINGHAM (1542 – 1584)
  13. 13. John Cunningham (1543 – )
  14. 14. Mauld Cuninghame (1545 – 13 Feb 1577)
  15. 15. Mauld Cuninghame (1545 – 13 Feb 1577)
  16. 16. Isabell Cunningham (1545 – 1628)
  17. 17. Elizabeth Cuninghame (1545 – 7 Mar 1585)
  18. 18. Margaret Cunningham (1546 – 1616)
  19. 19. Mary Cunningham (1548 – )
  20. 20. Archibald CUNNINGHAME (1550 – Mar 1630)
  21. 21. Adam Cunningham (1550 – )
  22. 22. Archibald Cunningham (1550 – 20 February 1635)
  23. 23. Adam Cunningham (1551 – )
  24. 24. Hew (Ralston) CUNNINGHAM (1554 – )
  25. 25. Hew (Ralston) CUNNINGHAM (1554 – )
  26. 26. Sir (James, 7th Earl of Glencairn, Scottish Peer & Member of the Privy Council) Cunningham (1555 – 4 Nov 1630)
  27. 27. Sir (James, 7th Earl of Glencairn, Scottish Peer & Member of the Privy Council) Cunningham (1555 – 4 Nov 1630)
  28. 28. Elizabeth Cunningham (1555 – 1640)
  29. 29. Mary (Margaret) CUNNINGHAM (1556 – 1582)
  30. 30. Mary (Margaret CUNNINGHAM) Crawford (1556 – 1604)
  31. 31. Mary (Margaret) Cunningham (1556 – 1582)
  32. 32. Alexander (Laird Montgreen Commandator of Kilwinning) CUNNINGHAM (1560 – )
  33. 33. Alexander (Laird Montgreen Commandator of Kilwinning) CUNNINGHAM (1560 – MAY 1646)
  34. 34. Barbara Cunningham (1560 – )
  35. 35. Robert (Hunter) CUNNINGHAM (1 Feb 1561 – 1580)
  36. 36. John (Hunter) CUNNINGHAM (19 Mar 1563 – 1602)
  37. 37. John (Hunter) CUNNINGHAM (19 Mar 1563 – 1602)
  38. 38. James Cuningham (1566 – December 1616)
  39. 39. Joseph CUNNINGHAM (1568 – 1637)
  40. 40. Joseph CUNNINGHAM (1568 – 1637)
  41. 41. Margaret CUNNINGHAM (1570 – 1603)
  42. 42. Margaret Cunningham (1570 – 1603)
  43. 43. Margaret CUNNINGHAM (1570 – 1603)
  44. 44. William CUNNINGHAM (1579 – )
  45. 45. Katherine Cunyngham
  46. 46. Robert Cunninghame
  47. 47. Margaret Cunningham

John Cunningham's Timeline

3 Records

1514
Dec 1514
Birth of John Rankin Cunningham of Glengarnock in Cunninghamhead (Ayrshire) Scotland
Cunninghamhead (Ayrshire) Scotland
1596
23 Nov 1596
Age 82
Death of John Rankin Cunningham of Glengarnock in Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1845
17 Nov 1845
Age 331
John Rankin Cunningham of Glengarnock was married in Toxteth, St James, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Toxteth, St James, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1514
    Event Place: Cunninghamhead (Ayrshire) Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1845
    Event Place: Toxteth, St James, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1596
    Event Place: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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