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John (7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton) Maxwell 1553 – 1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Apr 1553

Birth Location: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 7 December 1593

Death Location: Battle of Dryfe Sands, Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland

Father: Lord Caer

Mother: Lady Douglas

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Maxwell, Lady Douglas

Children(s): Margaret Wallace, Janet Maxwell, Margaret Wallace, Alexander Maxwell

John (7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton) Maxwell was born in 1553 in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Lord Robert MAXWELL, 5th Baron Maxwell, Lord of Caer and Lady Beatrice Douglas. John (7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton) Maxwell married Elizabeth Maxwell, Lady Margaretha Elizabeth Douglas, and had children including Margaret Wallace, Janet Maxwell, Margaret Wallace, Alexander Maxwell. John (7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton) Maxwell passed away in 1593 in Battle of Dryfe Sands, Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John (7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton) Maxwell was born in 1553 in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Lord Robert MAXWELL, 5th Baron Maxwell, Lord of Caer and Lady Beatrice Douglas.
  • John (7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton) Maxwell married Elizabeth Maxwell, Lady Margaretha Elizabeth Douglas, and had children including Margaret Wallace, Janet Maxwell, Margaret Wallace, Alexander Maxwell.
  • John (7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton) Maxwell passed away in 1593 in Battle of Dryfe Sands, Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland.

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John Maxwell's Ancestors

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John Maxwell
1553 – 1593
Birth Place: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Lord Robert MAXWELL, 5th Baron Maxwell, Lord of Caer
1493 – 1552
Carlaverock Castle, Dumfires-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Beatrice) Douglas
1514 – 1583
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Maxwell's Descendants

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John ((7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton)) Maxwell (24 Apr 1553 – 7 December 1593) m. Elizabeth Maxwell (1555 – February 1637) m. Lady (Margaretha Elizabeth) Douglas (5 May 1555 – Feb 1637)
  1. 1. Margaret Wallace (1 August 1580 – 1 March 1630)
  2. 2. Janet Maxwell (1568 – 1625) m. John (Corsane, 13th Provost of) Dumfries (1553 – 1629)
    1. 1. Marion Corsane (1585 – 23 October 1638) m. Stephen Laurie (1580 – 14 December 1637)
      1. 1. Janet Lawrie (1601 – 24 January 1685) m. John Irving (1595 – 1648)
        1. 1. Francis Irvin (1624 – 1685) m. Isabel Steward (13 November 1625 – 20 May 1726)
  3. 3. Margaret Wallace (1 August 1580 – 1 March 1630)
  4. 4. Alexander Maxwell (1587 – )

John Maxwell's Timeline

5 Records

1553
24 Apr 1553
Birth of John (7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton) Maxwell in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1569
15 February 1569
Age 16
John (7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton) Maxwell was married in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1572
17 Feb 1572
Age 19
John (7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton) Maxwell was married in Kirkcudbright, Sutherland, Scotland (Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland)
Kirkcudbright, Sutherland, Scotland (Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland)
1576
1576
Age 23
John (7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton) Maxwell was married in Carlaverock,Scotland
Carlaverock,Scotland
1593
7 December 1593
Age 40
Death of John (7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton) Maxwell in Battle of Dryfe Sands, Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland
Battle of Dryfe Sands, Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1553
    Event Place: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 February 1569
    Event Place: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1572
    Event Place: Kirkcudbright, Sutherland, Scotland (Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1576
    Event Place: Carlaverock,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothia, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 December 1593
    Event Place: Battle of Dryfe Sands, Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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