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John (8th Lord Maxwell, Earl of Morton) Maxwell 1552–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Apr 1552

Birth Location: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 7 Dec 1593

Death Location: Dryffe Sands, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: Sir MAXWELL

Mother: Beatrice, DOUGLAS

Spouse(s): Margaret Douglas

Children(s): Margaret Maxwell

John (8th Lord Maxwell, Earl of Morton) Maxwell was born in 1552 in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Sir Robert 6 Th Lord Maxwell And Beatrice Lady Of Morton Douglas. John (8th Lord Maxwell, Earl of Morton) Maxwell married Margaret Of Angus Douglas, and had children including Margaret Maxwell. John (8th Lord Maxwell, Earl of Morton) Maxwell passed away in 1593 in Dryffe Sands, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John (8th Lord Maxwell, Earl of Morton) Maxwell was born in 1552 in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Sir Robert 6 Th Lord Maxwell And Beatrice Lady Of Morton Douglas.
  • John (8th Lord Maxwell, Earl of Morton) Maxwell married Margaret Of Angus Douglas, and had children including Margaret Maxwell.
  • John (8th Lord Maxwell, Earl of Morton) Maxwell passed away in 1593 in Dryffe Sands, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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John Maxwell's Ancestors

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John Maxwell
1552–1593
Birth Place: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Robert (6 th Lord) MAXWELL
1525–1573
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, SCOTLAND
Beatrice, (Lady of Morton) DOUGLAS
1514–1583
Morton, Dumfries-shire, SCOTLAND
Grandparents
Sir (John (4th Lord Calderwood)) Maxwell
1489–1546
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Isabella ELPHINSTONE
1496–1540
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
James ((3rd Earl of Morton)) DOUGLAS
1490–1548
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Catherine ((Countess of Morton)) Stewart
1490–1546
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Maxwell
–1513
Agnes Stewart
1470–1530
John Elphinstone**
1475–1513
Agnes Forsyth**
1476–1518
John Douglas
1466–1513
Janet Crichton
1461–1493
James, Stewart
1473–1513
Margaret, IV
1470–1559
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Maxwell
1452–1490
Marion Boyd
1425–
James Stewart
1442–1499
John Elphinstone
–1488
Lady Douglas
1386–1451
James Douglas
1426–1493
Lady Stewart
1428–1486
Alexander Scotland
1451–1485
Margaret Scotland
1450–1512

John Maxwell's Descendants

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John ((8th Lord Maxwell, Earl of Morton)) Maxwell (24 Apr 1552–7 Dec 1593) m. Margaret ((of Angus)) Douglas (1555–Feb 1640)
  1. 1. Margaret Maxwell 1580–1630 m. John Wallace 1580–1645 m. John Wallace 1581–1615
    1. 1. John (Wallace) IV 1606–1641 m. Margaret Thompson 1610–1638
      1. 1. Matthew (I Mathias) Wallace 1640–1714 m. Elizabeth Alexander 1650–1691
        1. 1. Matthew (Wallace Jr) *** 1672–1751 m. Sarah Alexander 1690–1760 m. Sarah Alexander 1690–1760

John Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1552
24 Apr 1552
Birth of John (8th Lord Maxwell, Earl of Morton) Maxwell in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1593
7 Dec 1593
Age 41
Death of John (8th Lord Maxwell, Earl of Morton) Maxwell in Dryffe Sands, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Dryffe Sands, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1552
    Event Place: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothan: Edinburgh - Register of Marriages, 1595-1700

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothia, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1593
    Event Place: Dryffe Sands, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

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