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John "Libertine" Forrester 1362 – 1448 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1362

Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1448

Death Location: Corstorphine, Edinburgh City, Scotland

Father: Adam Forrester

Mother: Agnes Dundas

Spouse(s): Jean Sinclair, Margaret None, Margaret None

Children(s): Isabel Forester, Elizabeth Forrester, Malcolm Forrester, Janet Forrester, Alexander Forrester, Isabella Forrester, John Forrester, Isabel Forrester

John "Libertine" Forrester was born in 1362 in Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Adam Forrester and Agnes Dundas. John "Libertine" Forrester married Jean Sinclair, Margaret, Margaret, and had children including Isabel Forester, Elizabeth Forrester, Malcolm 1st of Bantaskine Forrester, Janet Forrester, Alexander Forrester, Isabella Forrester, John Forrester, Isabel Forrester. John "Libertine" Forrester passed away in 1448 in Corstorphine, Edinburgh City, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John "Libertine" Forrester was born in 1362 in Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Adam Forrester and Agnes Dundas.
  • John "Libertine" Forrester married Jean Sinclair, Margaret, Margaret, and had children including Isabel Forester, Elizabeth Forrester, Malcolm 1st of Bantaskine Forrester, Janet Forrester, Alexander Forrester, Isabella Forrester, John Forrester, Isabel Forrester.
  • John "Libertine" Forrester passed away in 1448 in Corstorphine, Edinburgh City, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Forrester
1330 – 1405
Birth Location: –
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Agnes Dundas
1365 – 1415
Birth Location: Fingask, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Jean Sinclair
1364 – 1391
Birth Location: Orkney, Scotland
JS
Margaret None
1375 – 1406
Birth Location: Corstorphine, Midlothian, England
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Margaret None
Birth Location: –
M

Children(s)

Isabel Forester
1400 – 1446
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Forrester
1403 –
Birth Location: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
EF
Malcolm Forrester
1405 – 1450
Birth Location: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
MF
Janet Forrester
1412 – 1450
Birth Location: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
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Alexander Forrester
1424 – 1473
Birth Location: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
AF
Isabella Forrester
1430 – 1515
Birth Location: Corstophine, Edinbugh, Scotland
IF
John Forrester
1430 –
Birth Location: Corstorphine, Midlothian, England
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Isabel Forrester
1431 –
Birth Location: –
IF

John Forrester's Ancestors

Self
John Forrester
1362 – 1448
Birth Place: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Adam Forrester
1330 – 1405
Agnes Dundas
1365 – 1415
Fingask, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (De) Dundas
1343 – 1394
West Lothian, Scotland
Eleanor Douglas
1360 – 1400
Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Douglas
1325 – 1400
Joanna Moray
1339 – 1409
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Douglas
1286 – 1330
Joan Lovel
1305 – 1337
Maurice Moray
1305 – 1346
Joan Menteith
1322 – 1366

John Forrester's Descendants

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John ("Libertine") Forrester (1362 – 1448) m. Jean Sinclair (Abt 1364 – 1391) m. Margaret (Abt 1375 – 1406) m. Margaret
  1. 1. Isabel Forester (1400 – Aft 1446) m. James Edmondstoune (1425 – 1486)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Edmonstone (1446 – 1504) m. Patrick Blackadder (1446 – 1507) m. Patrick Blackadder (1446 – 1504)
      1. 1. John Blackadder (1 Dec 1471 – ) m. Mary Kerr (6 Jun 1473 – )
      2. 2. Robert Blackadder (1474 – 8 Jul 1508)
      3. 3. Alison (Cristian) Reid (Abt 1507 – 1565) m. Edward Bruce (1505 – 1565)
        1. 1. William Bruce (1486 – 1584) m. Agnes Lyndesay (1488 – 1535) m. William Bruce (Abt 1560 – ) m. Margaret Meldrum (1520 – )
        2. 2. John Bruce (Jul 1495 – Abt 14 Feb 1550) m. Alison Murray (Abt 1512 – )
        3. 3. Allison Bruce (1497 – 21 May 1539) m. James Colville (1490 – 4 Dec 1540)
        4. 4. Marian Bruce (1499 – May 1575) m. Robert (Bruce Second Baron of) Airth (1505 – 1548) m. Magnus Sinclair (1519 – 16 Jul 1586)
        5. 5. Agnes Bruce (Abt 1503 – Jul 1575) m. James Cunningham (1492 – )
        6. 6. David Bruce (Abt 1507 – 1568) m. Margaret (of) Aberdeeen (1499 – 1579)
        7. 7. Patrick Bruce (Abt 1510 – 15 Feb 1543) m. Margaret Falconar (1513 – )
        8. 8. Alison (Bruce) Colville (1512 – 21 May 1536) m. James Colville
        9. 9. Robert Bruce (1520 – Bet 1568 and 1628)
        10. 10. Eleanor (Dundas) Bruce (1527 – 1595) m. Alexander Dundas (1498 – 10 Sep 1547) m. Alexander Dundas (Abt 1536 – ) m. John (( Robert)) Colless (1498 – ) m. Robert Collace (1514 – )
        11. 11. Robert Bruce (1532 – 1625) m. Margaret (Jean) Hamilton (1532 – 15 Dec 1614)
        12. 12. David Bruce (1535 – ) m. Margaret Aberdein (1498 – 1579)
        13. 13. George Bruce (Abt 1545 – 6 May 1625) m. Margaret (Euphane) Primrose m. Margaret (Euphame Primrose) Blacklock (Abt 1550 – 15 Apr 1652)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Forrester (Abt 1403 – ) m. Alexander Lauder m. Alexander Lander (Abt 1402 – 17 Aug 1424)
  3. 3. Malcolm (1st of Bantaskine) Forrester (1405 – 1450) m. Elizabeth Noble m. Margaret Harrower (Abt 1405 – )
  4. 4. Janet Forrester (1412 – 1450) m. Robert Maxwell (Abt 1410 – Apr 1485) m. Robert Maxwell (1410 – 29 Apr 1486)
    1. 1. John Maxwell (1430 – 22 Jul 1484) m. Janet Crichton (1434 – )
      1. 1. John Maxwell (1455 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Marion Boyd (Abt 1429 – ) m. Agnes Stewart (Abt 1455 – 25 Jul 1530)
        1. 1. Isabella Maxwell (Abt 1480 – 1517) m. Robert Porterfield (Abt 1480 – 1515)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Maxwell (1488 – 1488)
        3. 3. Mary Maxwell (1488 – 1515) m. James Johnston (1482 – Aug 1524) m. James Johnstone (1482 – Aug 1524)
        4. 4. Robert Maxwell (1493 – 9 Jul 1546) m. Janet (Douglas of) Drumlanrig (1495 – 1551) m. Agnes (Isabel) Stewart (28 Nov 1480 – 20 Feb 1557)
        5. 5. John Maxwell (1493 – 9 Jul 1546) m. Janet Brown
        6. 6. John Maxwell (1493 – 9 Jul 1546) m. Janet Douglas (1464 – 1567)
        7. 7. Herbert Maxwell (Abt 1495 – ) m. Herbert Maxwell (Abt 1498 – )
        8. 8. Katherine Maxwell (1496 – 1515) m. Ninian Glendonwyn (1475 – 1541)
        9. 9. Edward Maxwell (Abt 1498 – )
        10. 10. Agnes Maxwell (1500 – ) m. Robert Charteris (Abt 1495 – )
        11. 11. Henry Maxwell (Abt 1500 – )
      2. 2. James Maxwell (1461 – ) m. Mrs (James) Maxwell
      3. 3. Homer Maxwell (Abt 1463 – ) m. Homer Maxwell (Abt 1465 – )
      4. 4. Thomas Maxwell (Abt 1463 – )
      5. 5. William Maxwell (Abt 1464 – )
      6. 6. JANET MAXWELL (Abt 1470 – ) m. William Carlyle (1466 – 28 May 1525)
      7. 7. George Maxwell (Abt 1480 – 1528)
    2. 2. Thomas Maxwell (Bet 1432 and 1459 – ) m. Agnes Maxwell (Abt 1450 – )
    3. 3. David Maxwell (Abt 1435 – )
    4. 4. Robert Maxwell (Abt 1450 – )
    5. 5. Aymer Maxwell (Abt 1453 – )
    6. 6. Christian Maxwell (Abt 1455 – )
  5. 5. Alexander Forrester (1424 – 20 Sep 1473) m. Margaret ( – 1473)
  6. 6. Isabella Forrester (Abt 1430 – 1515) m. James Edmondstoune (1425 – 1486)
  7. 7. John Forrester (Abt 1430 – )
  8. 8. Isabel Forrester (1431 – )

John Forrester's Timeline

3 Records

1362
1362
Birth of John "Libertine" Forrester in Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1448
1448
Age 86
Death of John "Libertine" Forrester in Corstorphine, Edinburgh City, Scotland
Corstorphine, Edinburgh City, Scotland
1448
1448
Age 86
Burial of John "Libertine" Forrester in Edinburgh, , City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, , City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1362
    Event Place: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1448
    Event Place: Corstorphine, Edinburgh City, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1448
    Event Place: Edinburgh, , City of Edinburgh, Scotland
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