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John Erskine 1487–1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1487

Birth Location: Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: November 1555

Death Location: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: Robert Erskine

Mother: Isabella Campbell

Spouse(s): Margaret Hay

Children(s): Margaretha Erskine, John Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Katherine Erskine

In 1487, John Erskine entered the world in Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Robert Erskine And Isabella Campbell. John Erskine married Margaret Baroness Of Argyll Campbell Hay, and had children including John Erskine, Katherine Lady Erskine Renfrewshire Erskine, Margaretha Erskine, Thomas Erskine. John Erskine passed away in 1555 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1487, John Erskine entered the world in Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Robert Erskine And Isabella Campbell.
  • John Erskine married Margaret Baroness Of Argyll Campbell Hay, and had children including John Erskine, Katherine Lady Erskine Renfrewshire Erskine, Margaretha Erskine, Thomas Erskine.
  • John Erskine passed away in 1555 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Erskine
1458–1513
Birth Location: –
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Isabella Campbell
1465–
Birth Location: Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Hay
1489–1555
Birth Location: Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
MH

Children(s)

Margaretha Erskine
1513–1572
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
ME
John Erskine
1525–1572
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Thomas Erskine
1512–1572
Birth Location: Brechin, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Katherine Erskine
1506–1552
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
KE

John Erskine's Ancestors

Self
John Erskine
1487–1555
Birth Place: Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Erskine
1458–1513
Isabella Campbell
1465–
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Erskine's Descendants

1.
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John Erskine (1487–November 1555) m. Margaret ((Baroness of Argyll) Campbell) Hay (28 Nov 1489–11 July 1555)
  1. 1. Margaretha Erskine 1513–1572 m. James (V King) Stewart 1512–1542
    1. 1. Eupheme Douglas 1533–1580 m. Patrick Lindsay 1521–1589
      1. 1. Agnes Gray 1557–1594
      2. 2. William Ruthven 1541–1584
      3. 3. James Lindsay 1554–1601
    2. 2. James (II Stuart Earl van) Moray 1531–1569 m. Agnes Keith 1530–1588
      1. 1. James (2nd Earl of Moray and 2nd Lord Doune) Stewart 1568–1592 m. Elizabeth (2nd Countess of Moray) Stewart 1565–1591
        1. 1. James (Stuart Earl van) Moray 1585–1638
        2. 2. Jane Monson 1590–1639 m. Sir (Francis) Howard 1585–1651
      2. 2. Margaretha Stuart 1570–1585
      3. 3. Elizabeth (2nd Countess of Moray) Stewart 1565–1591 m. James (2nd Earl of Moray and 2nd Lord Doune) Stewart 1568–1592
      4. 4. Annabel Stewart 1567–1571
      5. 5. James Stewart 1564–1591
      6. 6. Son Stewart 1564–
    3. 3. Jean Douglas 1528–1586
    4. 4. Robert (IV Douglas Laird Van) Lochleven 1535–1580 m. Christine (Stewart Gravin Van Buchan Lady) Auchterho 1547–1580
      1. 1. James Douglas 1583–1601 m. Margaretha Ogilvy 1585–1615 m. Margaret (Anne) Ogilvy 1580–1615
        1. 1. Maria (Douglas Gravin van) Buchan 1600–1628 m. James (Erskine Earl van) Buchan 1600–1634
        2. 2. Maria (Douglas Gravin van) Buchan 1600–1628 m. James (Erskine Earl van) Buchan 1600–1634
        3. 3. Beatrix Douglas 1599–
        4. 4. Mary Douglas 1601–1628 m. James Erskine 1594–1640
    5. 5. William Douglas 1539–1574 m. Agnes Leslie 1539–1606
      1. 1. Anne Douglas 1574–1607 m. Archibald Campbell 1576–1638
        1. 1. Archibald (Campbell 1st Marquess of) Argyll 1598–1661 m. Margaret Douglas 1598–1640
        2. 2. Margaret Campbell 1593–1659
        3. 3. Annabella Campbell 1594–1638
        4. 4. Archibald Campbell 1598–1661 m. Margaret Campbell 1610–1678
        5. 5. Geills Campbell 1603–1640
        6. 6. Jean Campbell 1603–1669
        7. 7. Mary (Anne) Campbell 1593–1638
      2. 2. Elisabeth Douglas 1570–
      3. 3. Robert (Lord Douglas van) Lochleven 1562–1584 m. Johanna Lyon 1565–1610
        1. 1. Willem (Douglas Earl van) Morton 1582–1648
        2. 2. Margaret Douglas 1582–
        3. 3. Sir (Knt. Archibald D. William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensbury, 4th) Ear 1582–1648 m. Lady (Anne Agnes Keith Dunottar, Countess of) Morton 1586–1649
      4. 4. Maria Douglas 1565–1600 m. Walter Ogilvy 1560–1623
        1. 1. Mary Ogilvie 1597–1647
        2. 2. James Ogilvie –1652
        3. 3. Alexander Ogilvie 1600–1669
        4. 4. James Ogilvie 1590–1652
        5. 5. Margaret (Anne) Ogilvy 1580–1615 m. James Douglas 1583–1601 m. Andrew (Gray, 7th Lord) Gray 1585–1663
        6. 6. Anne Ogilvy 1586–1613
        7. 7. William Ogilvy 1582–
    6. 6. Catherine Douglas 1530–
    7. 7. Janet Douglas 1536–
    8. 8. Margaret Douglas 1540–
    9. 9. George Douglas 1544–1625
  2. 2. John Erskine 1525–1572 m. Annabella Murray 1535–1602
    1. 1. Sir (John Leslie Erskine,) 19th 1562–1634
    2. 2. John Erskine 1558–1634
    3. 3. John (Douglas Earl Van) Morton 1562–1584
    4. 4. Jean Erskine 1565–1604
    5. 5. John (Earl of Mar) Erskine 1556–1634
    6. 6. Margaret Erskine 1558–1599
    7. 7. Margaret Erskine 1565–1604
    8. 8. Mary Erskine 1556–1575
    9. 9. Mary Erskine 1560–1575
    10. 10. William Erskine 1567–1639
    11. 11. John (Douglas Erskine, 19th Earl of Mar) III 1556–1634 m. Mary (Stewart of) Lennox 1576–1644
      1. 1. James (John Mar Erskine, 6th Earl of Buchan, Lord of) The 1594–1664 m. Mary Douglas 1601–1628
        1. 1. James Erskine 1618–1664
        2. 2. Mary Erskine 1622–1660
        3. 3. Margaret Erskine 1621–1660
      2. 2. Alexander Erskine –1640
      3. 3. Ann Leslie 1595–1640
      4. 4. Catherine Hamilton 1603–1635
      5. 5. Henry Erskine 1605–1628
      6. 6. Mary Maule 1596–1664
      7. 7. Mary Maule 1596–1664
  3. 3. Thomas Erskine 1512–1572 m. Janet Abernathy 1516– m. Mrs (Thomas) Erskine 1517– m. Janet Abernathy 1516–1600 m. Agnes Ogilvy 1510– m. Elizabeth Scrymgeour 1503–1546 m. Margaretha (Le) Fleming 1530–1585
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Erskine 1531–1578
  4. 4. Katherine (Lady Erskine Renfrewshire) Erskine 1506–1552 m. (2e (Lord)Alexander) Elphinstone 1511–1547
    1. 1. James Elphinstone 1538–1570
    2. 2. Euphemia Lindsay 1525–1580
    3. 3. Marjorie Elphinstone 1533–
    4. 4. Alexander Elphinstone 1540–1584
    5. 5. Elisabeth Elphinstone 1537–
    6. 6. Isabella Elphinstone 1533–
    7. 7. Janet Elphinstone 1534–1589
    8. 8. John Elphinstone 1536–1616
    9. 9. Michael Elphinstone 1544–1625
    10. 10. (3e (Lord)Robert) Elphinstone 1530–1602
    11. 11. William Elphinstone 1544–1600
    12. 12. Margaret Elphinston 1528–1589

John Erskine's Timeline

3 Records

1487
1487
Birth of John Erskine in Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1526
1526
Age 39
John Erskine was married in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1555
November 1555
Age 68
Death of John Erskine in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1487
    Event Place: Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Dun, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1555
    Event Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
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