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John Hay 1595–1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1595

Birth Location: Yester, East-Lothian, Schotland

Death Date: 20 Nov 1654

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father:

Mother: Margaretha Maxwell

Spouse(s): Johanna Seton

Children(s): John Yester, Peter Hay

John Hay was born in 1595 in Yester, East-Lothian, Schotland, the child of William Hay And Margaretha Maxwell. John Hay married Cristiane Waderstoun, Johanna Seton, and had children including John Hay Liard Van Yester, Margrat Hay, Peter Hay. John Hay passed away in 1654 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Hay was born in 1595 in Yester, East-Lothian, Schotland, the child of William Hay And Margaretha Maxwell.
  • John Hay married Cristiane Waderstoun, Johanna Seton, and had children including John Hay Liard Van Yester, Margrat Hay, Peter Hay.
  • John Hay passed away in 1654 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Hay's Ancestors

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John Hay
1595–1654
Birth Place: Yester, East-Lothian, Schotland
Parents
Margaretha Maxwell
1548–1617
Terregales, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
Grandparents
George (Hay of) Monktoun
1510–
Monktoun, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Lady (Agnes *Herries, Baroness) Herries
1530–1594
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Willem Terregales
1501–1543
Catharina Kennedy
1510–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Terregales
1485–1537

John Hay's Descendants

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John Hay (1595–20 Nov 1654) m. Johanna Seton (1605–21 August 1625)
  1. 1. John (Hay Liard van) Yester 1626–1697
  2. 2. Peter Hay –1723

John Hay's Timeline

2 Records

1595
1595
Birth of John Hay in Yester, East-Lothian, Schotland
Yester, East-Lothian, Schotland
1654
20 Nov 1654
Age 59
Death of John Hay in Duddingstone, Edinburgh
Duddingstone, Edinburgh

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Yester, East-Lothian, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Scotland, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1654
    Event Place: Duddingstone, Edinburgh
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 09; Page: 268
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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