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John Earl of Tweeddale Hay 1593–1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1593

Birth Location: Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Nov 1654

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Willem Lord

Mother: Somervell, Delehay

Spouse(s): Jane Seton

Children(s): John Yester

In 1593, John Earl of Tweeddale Hay entered the world in Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland, born to Willem Hay Liard Van Yester Lord And Somervell Alexander Home Margaret Ker Isobel Kerr Delehay. John Earl of Tweeddale Hay married Jane Seton, and had children including John Hay Liard Van Yester. John Earl of Tweeddale Hay passed away in 1654 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1593, John Earl of Tweeddale Hay entered the world in Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland, born to Willem Hay Liard Van Yester Lord And Somervell Alexander Home Margaret Ker Isobel Kerr Delehay.
  • John Earl of Tweeddale Hay married Jane Seton, and had children including John Hay Liard Van Yester.
  • John Earl of Tweeddale Hay passed away in 1654 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Hay's Ancestors

Self
John Hay
1593–1654
Birth Place: Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Willem Hay Liard van Yester Lord
1538–1568
Bara, East Lothian, Scotland
Somervell, (Alexander Home, Margaret Ker, Isobel Kerr) Delehay
1540–1594
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Lord (John Hay 2nd Lord of) Yester
1450–1556
Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret (Livingston) Lady
1520–1567
Scotland
John (Lord Kerr van) Ferniehurst
1500–1562
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Catharina Kerr
1510–1566
Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William II
1481–1545
Agnes Hepburn
1480–1549
Sir Lord
1500–1559
Jeanette 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
1460–1543
Walter Kerr-of-Cessford-Auldtounburn
1445–1501
Lady Kerr
1490–1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Lord
1500–1559
Jeanette 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
1460–1543
Patrick Crichton
1446–1510
Elizabeth Murray
1460–1488

John Hay's Descendants

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John (Earl of Tweeddale) Hay (1593–20 Nov 1654) m. Jane Seton (1605–21 August 1625)
  1. 1. John (Hay Liard van) Yester 1626–1697

John Hay's Timeline

3 Records

1593
1593
Birth of John Earl of Tweeddale Hay in Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
1654
20 Nov 1654
Age 61
Death of John Earl of Tweeddale Hay in Duddingstone, Edinburgh
Duddingstone, Edinburgh
1826
24 Nov 1826
Age 233
John Earl of Tweeddale Hay was baptized in Clifford, Herefordshire, England
Clifford, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Scotland, Select Marriages
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1826
    Event Place: Clifford, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1654
    Event Place: Duddingstone, Edinburgh
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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