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John Stewart Knight of Lennox 1495–1526 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1495

Birth Location: Lennox Hills, Lennox, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4 Sep 1526

Death Location: Murdered, near Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Stuart

Mother: Elizabeth Stewart

Spouse(s): Lady Lennox, Lady Lennox, Anne Stewart, Lady Cambusnethan

Children(s): John IV, Helen Stewart, Matthew Stewart, James Scotland, Matthew Lennox

In 1495, John Stewart Knight of Lennox entered the world in Lennox Hills, Lennox, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, born to Sir Matthew Stuart And Elizabeth Stewart. John Stewart Knight of Lennox married Anne Stewart, Lady Anne Elizabeth Stewart Countess Of Lennox, Lady Janet Somerville Of Cambusnethan, Lady Margaret Christian Montgomery Countess Lennox, and had children including Helen Stewart, James V Stewart King Of Scotland, John Stewart Iv, Matthew Stewart, Matthew Stewart Third Earl Of Lennox. John Stewart Knight of Lennox passed away in 1526 in Murdered, near Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1495, John Stewart Knight of Lennox entered the world in Lennox Hills, Lennox, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, born to Sir Matthew Stuart And Elizabeth Stewart.
  • John Stewart Knight of Lennox married Anne Stewart, Lady Anne Elizabeth Stewart Countess Of Lennox, Lady Janet Somerville Of Cambusnethan, Lady Margaret Christian Montgomery Countess Lennox, and had children including Helen Stewart, James V Stewart King Of Scotland, John Stewart Iv, Matthew Stewart, Matthew Stewart Third Earl Of Lennox.
  • John Stewart Knight of Lennox passed away in 1526 in Murdered, near Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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John Lennox's Ancestors

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John Lennox
1495–1526
Birth Place: Lennox Hills, Lennox, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Matthew Stuart
1472–1513
Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Stewart
1475–1531
Scotland
Grandparents
John Stewart
1440–1512
Darnley Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaretha Douglas
1430–1475
Falahill, Peeblesshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Stewart
1383–1451
Joan Beaufort
1375–1440
Archibald Douglas
1390–1439
Euphemia Graham
1408–1468
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Stewart
1350–1421
Isabel Ergadia
1362–1439
John Beaufort
1371–1410
Margaret DeHoland
1385–1439

John Lennox's Descendants

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John (Stewart Knight of) Lennox (9 Jan 1495–4 Sep 1526) m. Lady (Anne Elizabeth Stewart, Countess of) Lennox (4 January 1500–25 November 1564) m. Lady (Margaret Christian Montgomery, Countess) Lennox (Abt. 1505–) m. Anne Stewart (1481–abt 1783) m. Lady (Janet Somerville of) Cambusnethan (1504–1576)
  1. 1. John (Stewart) IV 1519–1567 m. Anne (De) LaQueuille 1520–1579 m. Egidia Gordon 1525–1550
    1. 1. Esme Stewart 1542–1583 m. Katherine (De) Balsac 1547–1631
      1. 1. Mary Stuart 1576–1644 m. John (Leslie) Erskine 1558–1634
        1. 1. Annabell Erskine 1601–1640 m. Robert (Dubh Mor) Stewart 1605–1645
        2. 2. Anna Erskine 1595–1640
        3. 3. Alexander Erskine 1604–1640
        4. 4. Arthur Erskine 1605–1651
        5. 5. Catherine Erskine 1603–1635
        6. 6. Charles Erskine 1611–1663
        7. 7. Henry Erskine 1605–1628
        8. 8. James Erskine 1594–1664
        9. 9. Margaret Erskine 1599–1618
        10. 10. Mary Erskine 1593–1665
        11. 11. William Erskine 1615–1685
      2. 2. Ludovic Stuart 1574–1624
      3. 3. Esme (Lennox) Stuart 1579–1624
      4. 4. Lady (Henrietta of Lennox) Stewart 1573–1642
      5. 5. Mary Stewart 1573–1642
      6. 6. Duke (James Stuart, 2nd Duke of Lenox and 1st Duke of) Richmond 1574–1624
      7. 7. Sir (John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar, 2nd Earl of Erskine High Treasurer of) Scotland 1558–1634
    2. 2. Sir (Archibald Stewart Calgruff of) Barclye 1550–1598
    3. 3. Robert Stewart 1537–1598
    4. 4. Henry (Stewart, Lord Darnley, Duke of) Albany 1545–1567
    5. 5. John (Henry) Stewart 1535–1604
    6. 6. Margaret (McDowell) Stewart 1552–1627
    7. 7. Charles Stewart 1547–1554
    8. 8. Elizabeth Stewart 1550–
  2. 2. Helen Stewart 1525–1567
  3. 3. Matthew Stewart 1516–1571
  4. 4. James (V Stewart King of) Scotland 1512–1542 m. Lady (Countess Margaret) Tudor 1515–1572
    1. 1. John (S Stewart) Jr 1531–1570 m. Lady (Margaret Agnes) Keith 1530–1588
      1. 1. Elisabeth (Stuart Gravin van) Moray 1565–1591 m. Sir (James) Stewart 1568–1592
        1. 1. James (3rd Earl of) Moray 1581–1638
  5. 5. Matthew (Stewart Third Earl of) Lennox 1516–1571

John Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1495
9 Jan 1495
Birth of John Stewart Knight of Lennox in Lennox Hills, Lennox, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Lennox Hills, Lennox, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1526
4 Sep 1526
Age 31
Death of John Stewart Knight of Lennox in Murdered, near Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, Scotland
Murdered, near Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1495
    Event Place: Lennox Hills, Lennox, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1526
    Event Place: Murdered, near Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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