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John (8th Lord Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar) Erskine 1585–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1585

Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Dec 1634

Death Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: John Erskine

Mother: Anna Drummond

Spouse(s): Jean Erskine, (Lady) Orkney

Children(s): John Erskine, Lady Marischal, Francis Erskine, Marie Erskine, James Erskine, Elizabeth Erskine, Lady Rothes, Margaret Erskine, George Huntly), Arthur Erskine, James Buchan, Catherine Erskine, Anne Erskine, William Charterhouse), Hon. Alva), Hon (Colonel), Lord Cardross), Mary Marischal

John (8th Lord Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar) Erskine was born in 1585 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of John 7Th Lord Erskine 19Th Earl Of Mar Erskine And Anna Agnes Drummond. John (8th Lord Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar) Erskine married Jean Hay Erskine, Lady Marie Mary Stuart Stewart Of Orkney, and had children including Anne Erskine, Arthur Erskine, Catherine Erskine, Elizabeth Erskine, Francis Erskine, George Gordon 2Nd Marquis Of Huntly, Hon Sir Charles Erskine Of Alva, Hon Sir Alexander Erskine Colonel, James Erskine 6Th Earl Of Buchan, James John 20Th Earl Of Mar Erskine, John Richard 6Th Earl Of Buchan 9Th Lord Erskine 21St Earl Of Mar Erskine, Lady Agnes Grey Countess Of Marischal, Lady Anna Erskine Countess Of Rothes, Lord Henry Erskine 1St Earl Of Cardross, Margaret Maben Erskine, Marie Erskine, Mary Erskine Countess Marischal, William Erskine Cupbearer To Charles Ii Master Of The Charterhouse. John (8th Lord Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar) Erskine passed away in 1634 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John (8th Lord Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar) Erskine was born in 1585 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of John 7Th Lord Erskine 19Th Earl Of Mar Erskine And Anna Agnes Drummond.
  • John (8th Lord Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar) Erskine married Jean Hay Erskine, Lady Marie Mary Stuart Stewart Of Orkney, and had children including Anne Erskine, Arthur Erskine, Catherine Erskine, Elizabeth Erskine, Francis Erskine, George Gordon 2Nd Marquis Of Huntly, Hon Sir Charles Erskine Of Alva, Hon Sir Alexander Erskine Colonel, James Erskine 6Th Earl Of Buchan, James John 20Th Earl Of Mar Erskine, John Richard 6Th Earl Of Buchan 9Th Lord Erskine 21St Earl Of Mar Erskine, Lady Agnes Grey Countess Of Marischal, Lady Anna Erskine Countess Of Rothes, Lord Henry Erskine 1St Earl Of Cardross, Margaret Maben Erskine, Marie Erskine, Mary Erskine Countess Marischal, William Erskine Cupbearer To Charles Ii Master Of The Charterhouse.
  • John (8th Lord Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar) Erskine passed away in 1634 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Erskine
1556–1634
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Anna Drummond
1555–1587
Birth Location: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jean Erskine
1590–1668
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
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(Lady) Orkney
1563–1644
Birth Location: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Erskine
1605–1668
Birth Location: Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Lady Marischal
1597–1665
Birth Location: Grey House, Angus, Angus-shire, Scotland
LM
Francis Erskine
1621–1662
Birth Location: Shieldfield, Northumberland, England
FE
Marie Erskine
1623–1683
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
ME
James Erskine
1605–1647
Birth Location: Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Erskine
1619–1683
Birth Location: Northumberland, England
EE
Lady Rothes
1625–1640
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
LR
Margaret Erskine
1599–1618
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
ME
George Huntly)
1591–1649
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
GH
Arthur Erskine
1605–1651
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
AE
James Buchan
1600–1639
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JB
Catherine Erskine
1603–1635
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
CE
Anne Erskine
1599–1640
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
AE
William Charterhouse)
1615–1685
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
WC
Hon. Alva)
1611–1663
Birth Location: Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland
HA
Hon (Colonel)
1604–1640
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
H(
Lord Cardross)
1605–1628
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
LC
Mary Marischal
1629–1707
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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John Erskine's Ancestors

Self
John Erskine
1585–1634
Birth Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
John (7th Lord Erskine, 19th Earl of Mar) Erskine
1556–1634
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Anna (Agnes) Drummond
1555–1587
Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Erskine
1500–1572
Cast, Finistere, Bretagne, France
Annabelle Murray
1535–1602
Tullibardine Church, Perthshire, Schotland
Lady (Baroness Lilias Lilian Ruthven ^' , Lady of Kynnard, II Baroness of Drummond, Lindsay (m.) Erskine)
1526–1579
Montrose, Lanarkshire or Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Erskine
1487–1555
Margaret Erskine
1485–1555
Lord Montrose
1495–1562
Lady Lady
1498–1577
Sir Perth
1500–1552
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Erskine
1458–1513
Elizabeth Erskine
1462–1518
Lt Campbell
1459–1513
Lady Argyll
1465–1529
Margaret Campbell
1475–1554

John Erskine's Descendants

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John ((8th Lord Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar)) Erskine (2 Mar 1585–14 Dec 1634) m. Jean (Hay) Erskine (1590–25 Sep 1668) m. (Lady) (Marie (Mary) Stuart (Stewart) of) Orkney (1563–11 May 1644)
  1. 1. John (Richard (6th Earl of Buchan, 9th Lord Erskine, 21st Earl of Mar)) Erskine 1605–1668 m. Jean (Mary (Countess of Mar)) MacKenzie 1628–1674 m. Elizabeth (Buccleuch) Scott 1621–1647
    1. 1. Mary (Jeane (Countess of Mar)) Erskine 1649–1695 m. John (Thomas (11th Lord of Kilmaurs 11th, Earl of Glencairn)) Cunningham 1643–1703
      1. 1. William ((12th Earl of Glencairn)) Cunningham 1674–1734 m. Henrietta Stewart 1682–1783
        1. 1. William (Glencairn) Cunningham 1700–1780 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Campbell 1704–1765
        2. 2. William Cunningham 1723–1755
        3. 3. Alexander Cunningham 1726–1739
        4. 4. Catherine ((Lady of Glencairn)) Cunningham 1720–1814
        5. 5. Henrietta Cunningham 1704–1789
        6. 6. John Cunningham 1700–1728
        7. 7. Malcolm (Fleming) Cunningham 1717–1741
        8. 8. William (Cunningham Cunyngham 13th Earl of) Glencairn 1720–1755
        9. 9. Mary Cunningham 1723–
        10. 10. James Cunningham 1711–1739
        11. 11. Margaret ((Lady of Glencairn)) Cunningham 1704–1789
        12. 12. James (H) Cunningham 1710–1711
        13. 13. Henrietta Cunyngham 1710–1774
      2. 2. Jonet Cuninghame 1674–
      3. 3. Thomas Cunningham 1681–
      4. 4. Robert Cunningham 1685–1753
      5. 5. John Cuninghame 1673–1753
      6. 6. Robert Cunningham 1677–1766
      7. 7. William (Earl of Glencairn) Cunningham 1691–1733 m. Henrietta Stewart 1682–1763
        1. 1. Henrietta Cunningham –1774
      8. 8. Hugh Cunningham 1675–1760
      9. 9. Isobell Cunningham 1672–
      10. 10. Alexander Cunningham 1674–1765
      11. 11. John Cunningham 1685–1753
    2. 2. Sophia Erskine 1650–1734
    3. 3. George Erskine 1658–1676
    4. 4. Charles ((21st Earl of Mar)) Erskine 1650–1690 m. Mary ((Countess of Mar)) Maule 1655–1708
      1. 1. Francis Erskine 1687–1777
      2. 2. Charles Erskine 1677–1684
      3. 3. George (Erskine son of Charles Erskine and Mary (Marie)) Maule. 1676–1678
      4. 4. Jean (Erskine of) Mar 1681–1763
      5. 5. James ((Lord of Grange, Senator of the College of Justice) Erskine son of Charles Erskine and Mary (Marie)) Maule. 1679–1754
      6. 6. Helen Erskine 1680–1754
      7. 7. Henry (Baron Cardross) Erskine 1682–1707
      8. 8. Honorable (Edward) Erskine 1675–1723
      9. 9. Sir (Knight John "Bobbing Jock" (11th Lord Erskine, 23rd Earl of Mar)) Erskine 1675–1732
    5. 5. Barbara Erskine 1650–1695
    6. 6. Henrietta Erskine 1650–
    7. 7. Helen Marr 1660–1754
  2. 2. Lady (Agnes Grey, Countess of) Marischal 1597–1665
  3. 3. Francis Erskine 1621–1662
  4. 4. Marie Erskine 1623–1683
  5. 5. James (John (20th Earl of Mar)) Erskine 1605–1647
  6. 6. Elizabeth Erskine 1619–1683
  7. 7. Lady (Anna Erskine, Countess of) Rothes 1625–1640
  8. 8. Margaret (Maben) Erskine 1599–1618
  9. 9. George (Gordon (2nd Marquis of) Huntly) 1591–1649
  10. 10. Arthur Erskine 1605–1651
  11. 11. James (Erskine, 6th Earl of) Buchan 1600–1639
  12. 12. Catherine Erskine 1603–1635
  13. 13. Anne Erskine 1599–1640
  14. 14. William (Erskine (Cupbearer to Charles II, Master of the) Charterhouse) 1615–1685
  15. 15. Hon. (Sir Charles Erskine (of) Alva) 1611–1663
  16. 16. Hon (Sir Alexander Erskine) (Colonel) 1604–1640
  17. 17. Lord (Henry Erskine (1st Earl of) Cardross) 1605–1628
  18. 18. Mary (Erskine Countess) Marischal 1629–1707

John Erskine's Timeline

4 Records

1585
2 Mar 1585
Birth of John (8th Lord Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar) Erskine in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1585
2 Mar 1585
Birth of John (8th Lord Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar) Erskine in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1634
14 Dec 1634
Age 49
Death of John (8th Lord Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar) Erskine in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1653
10 Apr 1653
Age 68
Death of John (8th Lord Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar) Erskine in Mar, Braemar, Aberdeen, Scotland
Mar, Braemar, Aberdeen, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1585
    Event Place: Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1585
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1653
    Event Place: Mar, Braemar, Aberdeen, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1634
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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