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John Fleming 1537 – 1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 6 Sep 1572

Death Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Malcolm Fleming

Mother: Lady Stewart

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ross

Children(s): James Fleming, Lucrece Fleming, Mary Fleming, John Fleming, James Fleming, StEarl Wigton, Margaret Fleming, Janet Fleming, Jane Fleming, Elizabeth Fleming, Jean Fleming, John Fleming, Thomas Fleming

John Fleming was born in 1537 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Malcolm Fleming and Lady Janet Stewart. John Fleming married Elizabeth Ross, and had children including James Fleming, Lucrece Fleming, Mary Fleming, John Fleming, James Fleming, StEarl Wigton, Margaret Fleming, Janet Fleming, Jane Fleming, Elizabeth Fleming, Jean Fleming, John Fleming Fleming, Thomas Fleming. John Fleming passed away in 1572 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Fleming was born in 1537 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Malcolm Fleming and Lady Janet Stewart.
  • John Fleming married Elizabeth Ross, and had children including James Fleming, Lucrece Fleming, Mary Fleming, John Fleming, James Fleming, StEarl Wigton, Margaret Fleming, Janet Fleming, Jane Fleming, Elizabeth Fleming, Jean Fleming, John Fleming Fleming, Thomas Fleming.
  • John Fleming passed away in 1572 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Malcolm Fleming
1494 – 1547
Birth Location: Cumberland, Lanark, Scottland
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Lady Stewart
1500 – 1562
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Ross
1541 – 1578
Birth Location: Halkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Fleming
1550 –
Birth Location: –
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Lucrece Fleming
1559 –
Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Mary Fleming
1563 – 1635
Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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John Fleming
1567 – 1619
Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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James Fleming
1567 – 1653
Birth Location: –
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StEarl Wigton
1567 – 1619
Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Margaret Fleming
1569 – 1590
Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Janet Fleming
1570 – 1595
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
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Jane Fleming
1570 – 1595
Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Fleming
1571 – 1579
Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Jean Fleming
1586 – 1612
Birth Location: Of, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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John Fleming
1610 – 1657
Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Thomas Fleming
1612 – 1668
Birth Location: Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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John Fleming's Ancestors

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John Fleming
1537 – 1572
Birth Place: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Malcolm Fleming
1494 – 1547
Cumberland, Lanark, Scottland
Lady (Janet) Stewart
1500 – 1562
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John Fleming
1465 – 1524
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Euphame Drummond
1467 – 1502
Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, Scotland
King (of Scotland James) IV
1472 – 1513
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Drummond
1476 – 1502
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Malcolm Fleming
1437 – 1477
Euphame Livingstone
1441 – 1493
John Drummond
1438 – 1519
Elizabeth Lindsay
1445 – 1519
James Stewart
1451 – 1488
Margaret Oldenburg
1456 – 1486
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Fleming's Descendants

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John Fleming (1537 – 6 Sep 1572) m. Elizabeth Ross (1541 – 14 Apr 1578)
  1. 1. James Fleming (1550 – )
  2. 2. Lucrece Fleming (1559 – )
  3. 3. Mary Fleming (1563 – 1635)
  4. 4. John Fleming (1567 – 16 Apr 1619) m. Lillias Graham (1570 – 1605)
    1. 1. Jean FLEMING (1586 – Mar 1612)
    2. 2. Anne Fleming (1588 – 1 Jul 1625)
    3. 3. John Fleyming (9 Dec 1589 – 7 May 1650) m. Margaret Livingston (1587 – 1634)
      1. 1. Ursula Fleming (1610 – 1680)
      2. 2. John Fleming (1610 – Feb 1665)
      3. 3. Alexander Fleming (1612 – 30 Dec 1668)
      4. 4. Malcom Fleming (1614 – 26 Jun 1672)
      5. 5. William Fleming (1614 – 26 Jun 1672)
      6. 6. Eleanor FLEMING (1616 – 20 Apr 1652)
      7. 7. Anne fleyming (1620 – 20 Apr 1661)
      8. 8. Jean Fleming (1620 – 10 Oct 1646)
      9. 9. Lilias Fleming (1622 – )
      10. 10. Helen Fleming (1624 – )
      11. 11. Anna Fleyming (1625 – Apr 1653) m. Robert Lockhart (1591 – 2 Mar 1663)
        1. 1. James Lockhart (1 Apr 1638 – 28 Apr 1710) m. Margaret Burnett (1643 – 1703) m. Margaret Burnet (1693 – 1703) m. Elizabeth Moss (1672 – 8 Oct 1724) m. Elizabeth Moss (1650 – 8 Oct 1724)
      12. 12. Margaret Fleming (1626 – )
      13. 13. John Fleming (1627 – 27 Apr 1686)
      14. 14. Lady (Eleanor) Fleming (1640 – 20 Apr 1652)
      15. 15. Jean King (1660 – 1760)
    4. 4. James FLEMING (1591 – 1 Oct 1623)
    5. 5. Margaret (Wigton) FLEMING (1594 – 6 Jun 1622)
    6. 6. Malcolm FLEMING (1594 – )
    7. 7. Thomas Fleming (1595 – 27 Aug 1686)
    8. 8. Alexander (Erastus) FLEMING (1597 – 1652)
    9. 9. Lillias FLEMING (1598 – )
    10. 10. Mary FLEMING (1600 – )
    11. 11. Rachel FLEMING (1602 – )
  5. 5. James Fleming (1567 – 8 Apr 1653)
  6. 6. StEarl Wigton (1567 – Apr 1619)
  7. 7. Margaret Fleming (1569 – Oct 1590)
  8. 8. Janet Fleming (1570 – 1595)
  9. 9. Jane Fleming (1570 – 1595)
  10. 10. Elizabeth Fleming (1571 – 24 Sep 1579)
  11. 11. Jean Fleming (1586 – Mar 1612)
  12. 12. John (Fleming) Fleming (1610 – 1657)
  13. 13. Thomas Fleming (1612 – 30 Dec 1668)

John Fleming's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of John Fleming in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1572
6 Sep 1572
Age 35
Death of John Fleming in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1572
    Event Place: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
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