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John (3rd Lord Maxwell) Maxwell 1404–1484 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1404

Birth Location: Torthorwald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 July 1484

Death Location: Battle, of, Kirtlebridge, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: Robert Maxwell

Mother: Janet Forrester

Spouse(s): Janet Crichton

Children(s): John Maxwell

In 1404, John (3rd Lord Maxwell) Maxwell entered the world in Torthorwald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Robert 2Nd Lord Maxwell Maxwell And Janet Of Corstorphine Forrester. John (3rd Lord Maxwell) Maxwell married Janet Of Caithness Crichton, and had children including John 4Th Lord Maxwell Maxwell. John (3rd Lord Maxwell) Maxwell passed away in 1484 in Battle, of, Kirtlebridge, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1404, John (3rd Lord Maxwell) Maxwell entered the world in Torthorwald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Robert 2Nd Lord Maxwell Maxwell And Janet Of Corstorphine Forrester.
  • John (3rd Lord Maxwell) Maxwell married Janet Of Caithness Crichton, and had children including John 4Th Lord Maxwell Maxwell.
  • John (3rd Lord Maxwell) Maxwell passed away in 1484 in Battle, of, Kirtlebridge, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Maxwell
–1446
Birth Location: –
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Janet Forrester
1410–1488
Birth Location: Kilcadzow, Maudsley en Stanley (Paisley), Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Crichton
1409–1434
Birth Location: Cairns, Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Maxwell
–1513
Birth Location: Scotland
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John Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
John Maxwell
1404–1484
Birth Place: Torthorwald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Robert (2nd Lord Maxwell) Maxwell
–1446
Janet ((of Corstorphine)) Forrester
1410–1488
Kilcadzow, Maudsley en Stanley (Paisley), Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Herbert ((1st Lord Maxwell)) Maxwell
1410–1454
Sir (John (2nd of Corstorphine)) Forrester
1390–1448
Corstorphine,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland
Jean Sinclair
1384–1450
Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Forrester
1361–1405
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Maxwell's Descendants

1.
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John ((3rd Lord Maxwell)) Maxwell (Abt. 1404–22 July 1484) m. Janet ((of Caithness)) Crichton (Abt. 1409–Aft. 04 Jan 1434)
  1. 1. John ((4th Lord Maxwell)) Maxwell –1513 m. Lady (Agnes Stewart Countess of) Bothwell 1455–1530
    1. 1. Robert ((5th Lord Maxwell)) Maxwell 1493–1546 m. Agnes ((Countess of Bothwell)) Stewart –1556 m. Lady (Janet) Douglas 1498–1537
      1. 1. Sir (John (Lord Herries of Terregles)) Maxwell –1581 m. Lady (Agnes (of Terregles)) Herries 1534–1594
        1. 1. Baron (William 5th Lord Herries) MAXWELL 1555–1604 m. Catherine Kerr 1555–1600

John Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1404
Abt. 1404
Birth of John (3rd Lord Maxwell) Maxwell in Torthorwald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Torthorwald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1484
22 July 1484
Age 80
Death of John (3rd Lord Maxwell) Maxwell in Battle, of, Kirtlebridge, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Battle, of, Kirtlebridge, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1404
    Event Place: Torthorwald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 July 1484
    Event Place: Battle, of, Kirtlebridge, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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