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John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar 1485–1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 Nov 1548

Death Location: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Father: Robert Mar

Mother: Elisabeth Campbell

Spouse(s): Lady Agyll

Children(s): Margaret Erskine, John Mar, Thomas Mar

The story of John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar began in 1485 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom. John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar married Lady Margaret Baroness Of Agyll Moncrief Hay Campbell Baroness Of Agyll, and had children including John Ii Lord Erskine Earl Van Mar, Margaret Erskine, Thomas Erskine Master Van Mar. John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar passed away in 1548 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar began in 1485 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar married Lady Margaret Baroness Of Agyll Moncrief Hay Campbell Baroness Of Agyll, and had children including John Ii Lord Erskine Earl Van Mar, Margaret Erskine, Thomas Erskine Master Van Mar.
  • John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar passed away in 1548 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Mar
1458–1513
Birth Location: –
RM
Elisabeth Campbell
1465–
Birth Location: Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland
EC

Spouses(s)

Lady Agyll
1500–1555
Birth Location: Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland
LA

Children(s)

Margaret Erskine
–1572
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
ME
John Mar
1525–1572
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Mar
1520–1551
Birth Location: –
TM

John Mar's Ancestors

Self
John Mar
1485–1548
Birth Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Lord Erskine Earl van Mar
1458–1513
Elisabeth Campbell
1465–
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Sir (Alexander Erskine, 3rd Lord) Erskine
1436–1509
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Seton Gordon, Countess Marischal of Scotland 16th) GGM
1462–1525
Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Mar's Descendants

1.
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John (I Erskine 16th Earl of) Mar (1485–11 Nov 1548) m. Lady (Margaret, Baroness of Agyll Moncrief Hay Campbell Baroness of) Agyll (1500–11 July 1555)
  1. 1. Margaret Erskine –1572 m. James (V Stuart King of) Scotland 1512–1542
    1. 1. Adam (of Charterhouse Stewart (King James V illegitimate) son) 1535–1575 m. Jeanette Ruthven 1540–1606
      1. 1. Ann (Margaret Mary) Stewart 1560–1650 m. Sir (George) Leslie 1560–1650
        1. 1. Alexander (Captain) Leslie 1580–1661 m. Agnes ((Countess of Leven)) Renton 1585–1651
      2. 2. Mary Stewart 1563–1644
      3. 3. David Stewart 1566–1627
      4. 4. Elisabeth ((Elspeth) Bessie) Stewart 1561–1661
      5. 5. Barbara (Stewart) (Stuart) 1561–1610
      6. 6. Katheryne Stewart 1565–
      7. 7. Mary Stewart 1562–1623
      8. 8. Elspeth Stewart 1564–
      9. 9. Adam Stewart 1566–1575
      10. 10. Jane (Stewart, Princess of) Scotland 1570–
    2. 2. Margaret Douglas 1540–
    3. 3. Janet (II) Douglas 1535– m. Sir (Thomas Erskine, 2nd Lord) Erskine 1418–1493
      1. 1. Sir (Lord Earl John II Erskine Macclain-van Erskine-van Mar, , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of) Mar –1555
        1. 1. Katherine Erskine 1506–1552 m. Sir (Alexander II Francis Elphinstone, 2nd Lord Elphinstone, 2nd Baron of) Sterlingshire 1510–1547
        2. 2. Sir (Alexander 6th Lord of Gogar 17th Earl of Mar) Erskine 1521–1592
    4. 4. George Douglas 1544–1625
    5. 5. Robert (Douglas, 4th Earl of) Buchan 1540–1580
    6. 6. Euphemia Douglas 1547–
    7. 7. Margaret Stewart 1539–
    8. 8. James (of) Rothesay 1540–1541
  2. 2. John (II Lord Erskine Earl van) Mar 1525–1572
  3. 3. Thomas (Erskine Master van) Mar 1520–1551

John Mar's Timeline

23 Records

1484
7 Jul 1484
Birth of John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar in Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1485
1485
Birth of John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1489
c 1489 v 8 Aug 1507/10/01
Age 4
John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was married in Scotland
Scotland
1493
ABT 1493
Age 8
John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was married in of, , , Scotland
of, , , Scotland
1499
1499
Age 14
John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was married in Holme On Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England
Holme On Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England
1503
1503
Age 18
John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was married
None
1505
1505
Age 20
John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was married in Erskine, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
Erskine, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
1505
1505
Age 20
John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was married in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1507
10 Dec 1507
Age 22
John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was married in Morton, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Morton, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
1508
1508
Age 23
John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was married in Glamis, Angushire, Scotland
Glamis, Angushire, Scotland
1512
Abt 1512
Age 27
John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was married in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1514
1514
Age 29
John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was married
None
1514
4 Aug 1514
Age 29
John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was married in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1517
1517
Age 32
John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was married in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1526
1526
Age 41
John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was married in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1530
06 September 1530
Age 45
John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was married in Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1534
1534
Age 49
John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was married
None
1537
abt 1537
Age 52
John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was married in Of Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Of Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1537
21 April 1537
Age 52
John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was married in Cabete Forbes Corsindave Auchintovil, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Cabete Forbes Corsindave Auchintovil, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1541
14 Jul 1541
Age 56
John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was married
None
1548
Abt. 1548
Age 63
John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was married in Scotland
Scotland
1548
11 Nov 1548
Age 63
Death of John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1572
28 October 1572
Age 87
Death of John I Erskine 16th Earl of Mar in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1484
    Event Place: Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: c 1489 v 8 Aug 15071001
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1493
    Event Place: of, , , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: Holme On Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1503

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Erskine, Mid, Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1507
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Glamis, Angushire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1512
    Event Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1514

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1514
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 06 September 1530
    Event Place: Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1534

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1537
    Event Place: Of Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 April 1537
    Event Place: Cabete Forbes Corsindave Auchintovil, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1541

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1548
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Achavulline, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 October 1572
    Event Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1548
    Event Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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