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John II Erskine, 6th Baron, 18th Earl of Mar 1511–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1511

Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Oct 1572

Death Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Mar

Mother: Lady Argyll

Spouse(s): Lady Mar

Children(s): John Mar

John II Erskine, 6th Baron, 18th Earl of Mar was born in 1511 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Sir John Erskine 5Th Lord Of Erskine 17Th Earl Of Mar And Lady Margaret Campbell Baroness Of Argyll. John II Erskine, 6th Baron, 18th Earl of Mar married Lady Annabella Anabel Murray Of Tullibardine Countess Of Mar, and had children including John Erskine Knight Of The Garter Lord Treasurer 1St Lord Cardross 19Th Earl Of Mar. John II Erskine, 6th Baron, 18th Earl of Mar passed away in 1572 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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  • John II Erskine, 6th Baron, 18th Earl of Mar was born in 1511 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Sir John Erskine 5Th Lord Of Erskine 17Th Earl Of Mar And Lady Margaret Campbell Baroness Of Argyll.
  • John II Erskine, 6th Baron, 18th Earl of Mar married Lady Annabella Anabel Murray Of Tullibardine Countess Of Mar, and had children including John Erskine Knight Of The Garter Lord Treasurer 1St Lord Cardross 19Th Earl Of Mar.
  • John II Erskine, 6th Baron, 18th Earl of Mar passed away in 1572 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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John Mar's Ancestors

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John Mar
1511–1572
Birth Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Erskine, 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar
1487–1555
Nisbet, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Campbell, Baroness of) Argyll
1485–1555
Castle Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Erskine, 4th Lord Erskine, Earl of) Mar
1458–1513
Port Elphinstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabella Campbell
1474–1518
New Byth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Castle
1436–1508
Christian Crichton
1439–1478
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mar
1410–1492
Jean Douglas
1429–1489

John Mar's Descendants

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John (II Erskine, 6th Baron, 18th Earl of) Mar (1511–28 Oct 1572) m. Lady (Annabella Anabel Murray Of Tullibardine, Countess of) Mar (13 Apr 1540–3 Feb 1603)
  1. 1. John (Erskine, Knight of the Garter, Lord Treasurer, 1st Lord Cardross, 19th Earl of) Mar 1556–1634 m. Lady (Marie (Mary) Stuart of Lennox, Countess of) Mar 1576–1644 m. Anne (Agnes Drummond, Countess) Marisch 1566–1592
    1. 1. Catherine (Erskine of) Mar 1603–1635 m. Thomas (Hamilton, 2nd Earl of) Haddington 1600–1640
      1. 1. Grace (Janet) Hamilton 1625–1700 m. James (Cuik) Cook 1625–1670
        1. 1. John ('Elder of the Kirk') Cook 1660–1759 m. Jean Duncan 1663–1710
      2. 2. Alexander Hamilton 1630–
      3. 3. Sir (John Hamilton, 4th Earl of) Haddington 1626–1669 m. Christian (de) Lindsay 1632–1704
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Hamilton 1649–1711
        2. 2. Charles Hamilton 1650–1685
      4. 4. James Hamilton 1635–1693 m. Rachel Denhame 1643–
        1. 1. John Hamilton 1662–1665
        2. 2. Marione Hamilton 1660–
      5. 5. Sir (Thomas Hamilton, 3rd Earl of) Haddington 1624–1645
      6. 6. Sir (Robert Hamilton of) Haddington 1633–1692
        1. 1. John Hamilton 1656–1708
    2. 2. Mary Erskine 1593–1665
    3. 3. James Erskine 1594–1638
    4. 4. Henry (Erskine, Baron of) Cardross 1605–1628 m. Margaret Bellenden 1602–1640
      1. 1. David (Erskine, Baron) Cardross 1627–1671
      2. 2. Sir (Alexander) Erskine –1650
    5. 5. James (Erskine, Earl of) Buchan 1600–1634
    6. 6. Charles Erskine 1611–1663 m. Helen Skene 1613–1691
      1. 1. John (Erskine, Baron of) Rosslyn 1635–1663 m. Mary Maule 1655–1708
        1. 1. Col (John) Erskine 1660–1733 m. Jean Murray 1660–

John Mar's Timeline

2 Records

1511
1511
Birth of John II Erskine, 6th Baron, 18th Earl of Mar in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1572
28 Oct 1572
Age 61
Death of John II Erskine, 6th Baron, 18th Earl of Mar in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1511
    Event Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1572
    Event Place: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 834
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 406

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