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John Kennedy -2nd Lord Kennedy 1454–1508 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1454

Birth Location: Cassillis House, Maybole, Ayrshire, Schotland

Death Date: Aft 29 Dec 1508

Death Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Gilbert Cassilis

Mother: Lady Maxwell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Errol, Elizabeth Montgomerie

Children(s): David Cassilis, Lady Rattray, Katherine Kennedy

The story of John Kennedy -2nd Lord Kennedy began in 1454 in Cassillis House, Maybole, Ayrshire, Schotland. John Kennedy -2nd Lord Kennedy married Elizabeth Gordon Baroness Kennedy Countess Of Errol, Elizabeth Montgomerie, and had children including David Kennedy 1St Earl Of Cassilis, Katherine Kennedy, Lady Elizabeth Kennedy Countess Rattray. John Kennedy -2nd Lord Kennedy passed away in 1508 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Kennedy -2nd Lord Kennedy began in 1454 in Cassillis House, Maybole, Ayrshire, Schotland.
  • John Kennedy -2nd Lord Kennedy married Elizabeth Gordon Baroness Kennedy Countess Of Errol, Elizabeth Montgomerie, and had children including David Kennedy 1St Earl Of Cassilis, Katherine Kennedy, Lady Elizabeth Kennedy Countess Rattray.
  • John Kennedy -2nd Lord Kennedy passed away in 1508 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gilbert Cassilis
1405–1478
Birth Location: Dunure Castle, Dunure, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
GC
Lady Maxwell
1408–1484
Birth Location: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LM

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Errol
1443–1500
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
EE
Elizabeth Montgomerie
1454–1467
Birth Location: Scotland
EM

Children(s)

David Cassilis
1463–1513
Birth Location: Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland
DC
Lady Rattray
1460–1573
Birth Location: Carsilles, Cassilis, Ayr, Scotland
LR
Katherine Kennedy
1465–1533
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
KK

John Kennedy's Ancestors

Self
John Kennedy
1454–1508
Birth Place: Cassillis House, Maybole, Ayrshire, Schotland
Parents
Gilbert Kennedy First Earl of Cassilis
1405–1478
Dunure Castle, Dunure, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Catherine) Maxwell
1408–1484
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
The Younger
1376–1408
Castle Dunure, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Stewart
1380–1487
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Herbert (Maxwell 1st Lord) Maxwell
1388–1454
Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Janet (Herries of Terregles - Lady of) Maxwell
1390–1439
Caulderwood Castle, Kirkcudbright, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Dunure
1348–1408
Agnes Pollok
1353–1414
Robert Scotland
1337–1406
Annabella Scotland
1350–1401
Herbert Knight
1366–1421
Katherine Dalswinton
1363–1446
Herbert Carlaverock
1375–1440
Margaret Terregles
1369–1425
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dunure
1315–1385
Mary Montgomery
1310–1400
John Maxwell
1337–1405
Isabella Lindsay
1348–1388
Robert Scotland
1316–1390
Elizabeth Rowallan
1320–1354
John Lennox
1326–1373
Mary Montefichet
1325–1375
Robert Maxwell
1345–1410
Janet Forrester
1346–1388
John Harris
1326–1386
John Terregles
1344–1420
William Douglas
1327–1384
Margaret Mar
1328–1393

John Kennedy's Descendants

1.
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John (Kennedy -2nd Lord) Kennedy (12 Oct 1454–Aft 29 Dec 1508) m. Elizabeth (Gordon -Baroness Kennedy, Countess of) Errol (1443–Apr 1500) m. Elizabeth Montgomerie (Abt 1454–24 Sep 1467)
  1. 1. David (Kennedy 1st Earl of) Cassilis 1463–1513 m. Margaret Boyd 1477–1559 m. Agnes Borthwick 1465–1509 m. Grizel 1468–1516
    1. 1. Katharine (Kennedy of) Cassilis 1491–1593 m. William (Hamilton Earl of Cassils and High Treasurer of Scotland 3rd Of Sanquhar) and 1492–1569 m. John Kennedy 1489–
      1. 1. Isabel (Hamilton Orbieston) Seton 1518–1604 m. Sir (George Seton 5th Lord Seton, Provost of Edinburgh, Master of the Royal Household, Privy Councillor, Commissioner to) France 1530–1586
        1. 1. Margaret Seton 1550–1616 m. Claud (Hamilton 1st Lord) Paisley 1543–1621 m. Harry (Castell) I 1540–1579 m. Castle –1581
        2. 2. George (Seton) Montgomerie 1551–1562
        3. 3. Robert (Seton Montgomerie 1st Earl of) Winton 1552–1603 m. Rebecca Clayborne 1551–1649 m. Margaret (Gravin Van Eglinton) Montgomerie 1565–1624
        4. 4. John (Seton Montgomerie of) Barns 1555–1594 m. Daughter (de Bourbon) Count 1562–
        5. 5. Alexander (Seton Montgomerie 1st Earl of) Dumfermline 1555–1622 m. Lilias Drummond 1574–1601 m. Grizel Leslie 1575–1606 m. Margaret Hay 1592–1660 m. Agnes Drummond 1500–
        6. 6. William (Seton Montgomerie of) Kylesmure 1562–1635 m. Agnes Johnstone 1578– m. Michelle Thornton 1575–1625 m. Agnes Stirling 1590–
        7. 7. Alexander Seton 1566– m. Lilias Drummond 1574–1601
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Isabel) Hamilton 1530–1604 m. Sir (George Seton 5th Lord Seton, Provost of Edinburgh, Master of the Royal Household, Privy Councillor, Commissioner to) France 1530–1586
      3. 3. Isabel (Hamilton Lady) Semple 1508–1546 m. Robert (Sempill 3rd Lord) Sempill 1501–1576
      4. 4. William (Hamilton of) Sanquhar 1510–1580 m. Jean (Janet) Campbell 1510–1595 m. Janet Campbell 1512–1595
        1. 1. Isabel (Hamilton, Baroness Of) Seton 1530–1604 m. Sir (George Seton 5th Lord Seton, Provost of Edinburgh, Master of the Royal Household, Privy Councillor, Commissioner to) France 1530–1586
        2. 2. William Hamilton 1531– m. Annabella Wallace 1531–
      5. 5. David Hamilton 1533–1608
      6. 6. Margaretha Hamilton 1550–1611 m. Hans Lauser 1539–1618
      7. 7. Agnes Hamilton 1519–1609 m. William (Cunningham 5th of) Caprington 1520–1583
    2. 2. Gilbert (Kennedy 2nd Earl of) Cassillis 1485–1527 m. Isabel Campbell 1484–1529 m. Earl Cassilis 1485–1527 m. Elizabeth Campbell 1489–
    3. 3. William (Kennedy Abbot of) Crossraguel 1487–1547
    4. 4. Thomas Kennedy 1489–1555 m. Helen Campbell 1480–
    5. 5. Christian Kennedy 1493–1566 m. John Kennedy 1489–
    6. 6. John (Kennedy 4th Lord of) Cullean 1500–1555 m. Jonet 1500–
    7. 7. Janet Kennedy 1500–1566 m. James (Stewart Baron Of Blackhall Ardgowan) Anchengoun 1490–1553
    8. 8. John (Kennedy 4th Lord of) Cullean 1481– m. Jonet 1500– m. Jane Stewart 1498–1523 m. Marion Stewart 1484–1531
    9. 9. Earl Cassilis 1485–1527 m. Gilbert (Kennedy 2nd Earl of) Cassillis 1485–1527 m. Earl Cassilis 1485–1527 m. Gilbert (Kennedy 2nd Earl) Cassilis 1485–1527
    10. 10. John DeDundas 1485–
    11. 11. William (Kennedy, Abbot of) Crossraguel 1487–1547
    12. 12. James Kennedy 1488–1560
    13. 13. Hellen Kennedy 1492–
    14. 14. Christian Kennedy 1493–
    15. 15. Katherine Kennedy 1498–
    16. 16. Katherine Kennedy 1489–1534
    17. 17. Janet Barr 1500–
    18. 18. Christian Kennedy 1493– m. John Kennedy 1489–
    19. 19. Catharina Kennedy 1507–1593 m. Willem (Hamilton Laird van MacKneirstom en) Sanquhar 1500–1569
  2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth Kennedy Countess) Rattray 1460–1573 m. Sir (John Rattray 11th of) Rattray 1450–1513
  3. 3. Katherine Kennedy 1465–1533 m. Laird (Thomas) Kennedy 1461–1525

John Kennedy's Timeline

3 Records

1454
12 Oct 1454
Birth of John Kennedy -2nd Lord Kennedy in Cassillis House, Maybole, Ayrshire, Schotland
Cassillis House, Maybole, Ayrshire, Schotland
1508
29 Dec 1508
Age 54
Death of John Kennedy -2nd Lord Kennedy in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
1508
Aft 29 Dec 1508
Age 54
Burial of John Kennedy -2nd Lord Kennedy in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1454
    Event Place: Cassillis House, Maybole, Ayrshire, Schotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Kennedy, person ID L1CP-BFQ.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1508
    Event Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Kennedy, person ID L1CP-BFQ.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aft 29 Dec 1508
    Event Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Kennedy, person ID L1CP-BFQ.
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