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John Melville 1364 – 1427 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1364

Birth Location: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: Abt 1427

Death Location: Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Walter Melville

Mother: Margaret Ayr

Spouse(s): Elinor Stewart, Margaret Stewart

Children(s): John Melville

John Melville was born in 1364 in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Walter de Melville and Margaret Ayr. John Melville married Elinor Stewart, Margaret Stewart, and had children including John Melville. John Melville passed away in 1427 in Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Melville was born in 1364 in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Walter de Melville and Margaret Ayr.
  • John Melville married Elinor Stewart, Margaret Stewart, and had children including John Melville.
  • John Melville passed away in 1427 in Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Melville
1320 – 1365
Birth Location: Caproneston, Peebleshire, Scotland
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Margaret Ayr
1332 –
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elinor Stewart
1384 – 1396
Birth Location: Innermeath-on-Lorn, Argyll, Scotland
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Margaret Stewart
1370 –
Birth Location: Scotland
MS

Children(s)

John Melville
1382 – 1463
Birth Location: Raith House, Fife, Scotland
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John Melville's Ancestors

Self
John Melville
1364 – 1427
Birth Place: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Walter de Melville
1320 – 1365
Caproneston, Peebleshire, Scotland
Margaret Ayr
1332 –
Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (de) Melville
1336 – 1379
Stuart
JOHN (AYR) (AIR)
MRS (JOHN AYR) AIR
Great-Grandparents
Walter MELVILLE
MRS MELVILLE
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Melville
1210 –
MRS MELVILLE

John Melville's Descendants

1.
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John Melville (1364 – Abt 1427) m. Elinor Stewart (Bef 1384 – 1396) m. Margaret Stewart (1370 – )
  1. 1. John Melville (1382 – 1463) m. Margaret (of Balwearie) Scott (1389 – Aft 1424)
    1. 1. John Melville (1410 – 14 Sep 1494) m. Tulloch (Abt 1413 – )
      1. 1. John Melville (Abt 1435 – Bef 1530)
      2. 2. John Melville (1445 – 1494)
      3. 3. Marjorie Melville (1447 – 1530) m. James Auchinleck (1440 – Bef 1492)
        1. 1. Marjory Auchinleck (1 Jan 1473 – 1548) m. Alexander Barclay (1 Jan 1472 – 1 Jan 1520)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Auchinleck (1475 – 18 Sep 1570) m. William Douglas (1470 – 9 Sep 1513)
      4. 4. John Melville (1460 – 14 Jun 1504) m. Jane Pomeroy (Abt 1475 – )
      5. 5. Gelis Melville (Abt 1460 – )
      6. 6. Thomas Melville (Abt 1460 – )
      7. 7. Andrew Melville (Abt 1464 – Aft 22 Mar 1515)
      8. 8. Elizabeth Melville (Abt 1465 – Deceased)
      9. 9. Margaret Melville (Abt 1470 – )
      10. 10. David Melville ( – Aft 22 Mar 1515)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Melville (1413 – 1507) m. David Boswell (1411 – 17 Apr 1490)
      1. 1. David Boswell (Abt 1430 – 1493) m. Grizel Wemyss (1457 – ) m. Mariota ((Margret)) Sinclair (Abt 1455 – )
      2. 2. Isabella Boswell (Abt 1430 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth Boswell (1436 – 1479) m. Robert Douglas (1424 – 9 Sep 1513)
      4. 4. Marjory Boswell (1440 – 1530) m. John Bethune (1440 – 1507) m. Sir (John IV) Balfour (1440 – Bef 1502)
        1. 1. Archibald Bethune (1460 – 1520) m. Janet Duddingston (1467 – 1541)
        2. 2. Robert Bethune (1462 – 1524)
        3. 3. David Bethune (1465 – 1505) m. Janet Duddingston (1467 – 1541)
        4. 4. John Bethune (1465 – Nov 1532) m. Elizabeth Moneypenny (1465 – 1541)
        5. 5. Margaret Bethune (1 Jan 1466 – ) m. Andrew Sibbald
        6. 6. John (Van Bethune Laird van) Balfour (1470 – 1532)
        7. 7. Elizabeth Bethune (1471 – ) m. Alexander Kid (Abt 1473 – Deceased)
        8. 8. Isabel Bethune (1472 – ) m. John Ferret
        9. 9. James Bethune (1473 – 1539) m. Helen Melville (1471 – )
        10. 10. Henry Bethune (1475 – )
        11. 11. Andrew Bethune (1479 – )
        12. 12. Grissel Bethune (1479 – ) m. James Hay
        13. 13. Janet Bethune (1 Jan 1479 – 1537) m. John Durie (1479 – 1538)
        14. 14. James Beaton (1480 – 1522)
        15. 15. John Beaton (1485 – 1534)
        16. 16. John Beaton (1499 – 1522)
      5. 5. Isabella Boswell (Abt 1444 – 1492) m. Thomas Lundie (1459 – 9 Sep 1519)
        1. 1. Walter Lundin (1490 – Bef 2 May 1572) m. Elizabeth Lindsay (1508 – 1603)
        2. 2. Walter Lundin (1490 – 24 Nov 1572) m. Elizabeth Lindsay (Abt 1508 – Feb 1603)
        3. 3. Janet Lundie ( – 1533) m. William Scott (1460 – 1532)
      6. 6. Jeanette Boswell (1450 – 18 Dec 1504) m. David Monypenny (Abt 1442 – 21 Jan 1488)
        1. 1. Mary Moneypenny (Abt 1463 – Aft 21 Mar 1490)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Moneypenny (1465 – 1541) m. John Bethune (1465 – Nov 1532)
    3. 3. Thomas Melville (1420 – )
    4. 4. William Melville (Abt 1424 – Bef 20 Oct 1502) m. Euphemia Lundy (1435 – Aft 1504)
      1. 1. John Melville (1460 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Janet Bonar (1470 – Aft 1506)
        1. 1. John Melville (Abt 1486 – 13 Dec 1548) m. Margaret Wemyss (1485 – ) m. Helen (de) Napier (Nov 1510 – 1588)
        2. 2. David Melville (Abt 1505 – ) m. David Melville (1483 – )
      2. 2. Elspeth Melville (Aft 1460 – )
      3. 3. Egidia Melville (1470 – 1535) m. Henry Pitcairn (1470 – 1528)
      4. 4. Andrew Melville
      5. 5. David Melville
      6. 6. William Melville

John Melville's Timeline

2 Records

1364
1364
Birth of John Melville in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1427
Abt 1427
Age 63
Death of John Melville in Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1364
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1427
    Event Place: Scotland, United Kingdom
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