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John Baron Herries Maxwell 1580–1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 31 Aug 1630

Death Location: Stanelie Paisley, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: William Terregles

Mother: Lady Kerr

Spouse(s): Lady Beaumont

Children(s): Baron Maxwell

In 1580, John Baron Herries Maxwell entered the world in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to William Maxwell 5Th Herries Master Of Maxwell Lord Herries Of Terregles And Lady Catherine Kerr. John Baron Herries Maxwell married Lady Mary Elizabeth Beaumont, and had children including Baron John Robert Herries Maxwell. John Baron Herries Maxwell passed away in 1630 in Stanelie Paisley, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1580, John Baron Herries Maxwell entered the world in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to William Maxwell 5Th Herries Master Of Maxwell Lord Herries Of Terregles And Lady Catherine Kerr.
  • John Baron Herries Maxwell married Lady Mary Elizabeth Beaumont, and had children including Baron John Robert Herries Maxwell.
  • John Baron Herries Maxwell passed away in 1630 in Stanelie Paisley, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Terregles
1555–1604
Birth Location: Terregles, Kirkcudbrighshire, Scotland
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Lady Kerr
1555–1602
Birth Location: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
LK

Spouses(s)

Lady Beaumont
1579–1630
Birth Location: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
LB

Children(s)

Baron Maxwell
1598–1677
Birth Location: Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire (Galloway), Dumfriesshire, Scotland
BM

John Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
John Maxwell
1580–1630
Birth Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
William Maxwell, 5th Herries, Master of Maxwell, Lord Herries of Terregles
1555–1604
Terregles, Kirkcudbrighshire, Scotland
Lady (Catherine) Kerr
1555–1602
Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John Maxwell 4th Earl of Maxwell Master of Maxwell Ba (1521–1583) Maxwell, 5th Lord Herries of) Terregles
1512–1583
Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Maxwell's Descendants

1.
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John (Baron Herries) Maxwell (1580–31 Aug 1630) m. Lady (Mary Elizabeth) Beaumont (1579–31 Aug 1630)
  1. 1. Baron (John Robert Herries) Maxwell 1598–1677 m. Elizabeth Beaumont 1602–1699
    1. 1. James Maxwell 1620–1667 m. Elizabeth Defoe 1612–1699
      1. 1. Elizabeth Maxwell 1648–1714 m. Thomas (Vernon) Sr 1639–1698
        1. 1. Elizabeth Vernon 1660–1730 m. Nathaniel Ring 1650–1720

John Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1580
1580
Birth of John Baron Herries Maxwell in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1630
31 Aug 1630
Age 50
Death of John Baron Herries Maxwell in Stanelie Paisley, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stanelie Paisley, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1630
    Event Place: Stanelie Paisley, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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