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John Kerr 1500–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1500

Birth Location: , Devon, , England

Death Date: Jul 1562

Death Location: Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Father: Andrew Ferniehurst

Mother: Jeanette Home

Spouse(s): Katherine Clovering, Catharina Kerr

Children(s): Katherine Kerr, Thomas Ferniehurst

In 1500, John Kerr entered the world in , Devon, , England, born to Andrew Lord Kerr Van Ferniehurst And Jeanette Home. John Kerr married Catharina Kerr, Katherine Cressford Clovering, and had children including Katherine Kerr, Thomas Lord Kerr Van Ferniehurst. John Kerr passed away in 1562 in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1500, John Kerr entered the world in , Devon, , England, born to Andrew Lord Kerr Van Ferniehurst And Jeanette Home.
  • John Kerr married Catharina Kerr, Katherine Cressford Clovering, and had children including Katherine Kerr, Thomas Lord Kerr Van Ferniehurst.
  • John Kerr passed away in 1562 in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Kerr's Ancestors

Self
John Kerr
1500–1562
Birth Place: , Devon, , England
Parents
Andrew Lord Kerr van Ferniehurst
1480–1545
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Jeanette Home
1490–1543
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Schotland
Grandparents
(Sir) (THOMAS) KERR
1448–1484
Smailholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Margaret Kerr
1450–1484
Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Kerr
1425–1481
Margery Douglas
1425–1484
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Kerr's Descendants

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John Kerr (17 Jun 1500–Jul 1562) m. Katherine (Cressford) Clovering (1510–1566) m. Catharina Kerr (1510–)
  1. 1. Katherine Kerr 1538–1606 m. James (Stewart 3rd Laird of) Traquair 1534–1607
    1. 1. John Stewart 1550–1607 m. Margaret Stewart 1580–1670
      1. 1. Earl (John) Stewart 1600–1659 m. Grizell (Isabella) Campbell 1613–1650 m. Catherine Carnegie 1600–1655
        1. 1. Elizabeth Stuart 1644–1704 m. Robert Thompson 1642–1698
  2. 2. Thomas (Lord Kerr van) Ferniehurst 1529–1586

John Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1500
17 Jun 1500
Birth of John Kerr in , Devon, , England
, Devon, , England
1562
Jul 1562
Age 62
Death of John Kerr in Ferniehurst Castle, Fife, Scotland
Ferniehurst Castle, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1500
    Event Place: , Devon, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothia, Scotland
    Record Source: Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Petscandelie, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1562
    Event Place: Ferniehurst Castle, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

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