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John Maxwell 1512–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 20 January 1583

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Maxwell

Mother: Janet Douglas

Spouse(s): Lady Harries

Children(s): William Maxwell, Agnes Maxwell, Catherine Maxwell, Commendator Maxwell, Dame Maxwell, Elisabeth Maxwell, James Maxwell, Margaretha Maxwell, Mary Maxwell, Nicole Maxwell, Sarah Maxwell, Sir Orchardston

John Maxwell was born in 1512 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Maxwell 5Th Lord Maxwell And Janet Douglas. John Maxwell married Lady Agnes Harries, and had children including Agnes Maxwell, Catherine Maxwell, Commendator Dundrennan Edward Maxwell, Dame Grissel Maxwell, Elisabeth Maxwell, James Maxwell, Margaretha Maxwell, Mary Maxwell, Nicole Maxwell, Sarah Maxwell, Sir Robert Maxwell Spottes And Orchardston, William Maxwell. John Maxwell passed away in 1583 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Maxwell was born in 1512 in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Maxwell 5Th Lord Maxwell And Janet Douglas.
  • John Maxwell married Lady Agnes Harries, and had children including Agnes Maxwell, Catherine Maxwell, Commendator Dundrennan Edward Maxwell, Dame Grissel Maxwell, Elisabeth Maxwell, James Maxwell, Margaretha Maxwell, Mary Maxwell, Nicole Maxwell, Sarah Maxwell, Sir Robert Maxwell Spottes And Orchardston, William Maxwell.
  • John Maxwell passed away in 1583 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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John Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
John Maxwell
1512–1583
Birth Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Maxwell 5th Lord Maxwell
1510–1546
Carlaverock Castle, Dumfires-shire, Scotland
Janet Douglas
1502–1613
Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Maxwell 4th Lord) Maxwell
1500–1513
Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Maxwell's Descendants

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John Maxwell (1512–20 January 1583) m. Lady (Agnes) Harries (1530–14 March 1594)
  1. 1. William Maxwell 1555–1604
    1. 1. Sarah Montgomery 1579–1636
  2. 2. Agnes Maxwell –1612
  3. 3. Catherine Maxwell –1593
  4. 4. Commendator (Dundrennan Edward) Maxwell 1560–1598
  5. 5. Dame (Grissel) Maxwell 1550–1597
  6. 6. Elisabeth Maxwell 1560–
  7. 7. James Maxwell 1567–1577
  8. 8. Margaretha Maxwell 1548–1617
  9. 9. Mary Maxwell 1557–1592
  10. 10. Nicole Maxwell 1565–1593
  11. 11. Sarah Maxwell 1578–1636
  12. 12. Sir (Robert Maxwell Spottes and) Orchardston 1555–1615

John Maxwell's Timeline

3 Records

1512
1512
Birth of John Maxwell in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1539
4 July 1539
Age 27
John Maxwell was married in Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1583
20 January 1583
Age 71
Death of John Maxwell in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 July 1539
    Event Place: Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 January 1583
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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