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John Napier 1550–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: 1686495, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Apr 1617

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Merchiston

Mother: Janet Edinburgh

Spouse(s): Agnes Chisholm

Children(s): Robert Napier, Archibald Mer

John Napier was born in 1550 in 1686495, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Archibald Napier 7Th Laird Of Merchiston And Janet Bothwell Napier Of Edinburgh. John Napier married Agnes Chisholm, and had children including Archibald Napier 1St Lord Napier 9Th Laird Of Mer, Robert Napier. John Napier passed away in 1617 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Napier was born in 1550 in 1686495, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Archibald Napier 7Th Laird Of Merchiston And Janet Bothwell Napier Of Edinburgh.
  • John Napier married Agnes Chisholm, and had children including Archibald Napier 1St Lord Napier 9Th Laird Of Mer, Robert Napier.
  • John Napier passed away in 1617 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Merchiston
1534–1608
Birth Location: Merchiston, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Edinburgh
1534–1583
Birth Location: Merchiston, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Chisholm
1560–1582
Birth Location: Cromlix, Pertshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Robert Napier
1580–1662
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Archibald Mer
1573–1645
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Napier's Ancestors

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John Napier
1550–1617
Birth Place: 1686495, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir Archibald Napier, 7th Laird of Merchiston
1534–1608
Merchiston, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet (Bothwell Napier, of) Edinburgh
1534–1583
Merchiston, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Dame (Annabell Margaret (Moncrief) Campbell, Lady) Capringtoun
1512–1575
Glenurchy, Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland
(Knight) (Sir Francis Lord of Session) Bothwell
1504–1585
Edinburgh, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Napier's Descendants

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John Napier (1550–3 Apr 1617) m. Agnes Chisholm (1560–1582)
  1. 1. Robert Napier 1580–1662 m. Elizabeth Monteith 1580–1637
    1. 1. Anna (Napper) Napier 1604– m. Thomas Ballard 1604–1642
      1. 1. Thomas Ballard 1630–1689 m. Anne Thomas 1633–1678 m. Katherine Hubbard 1630–1707
        1. 1. Thomas Ballard 1655–1711 m. Katherine Hubbard 1660–1706
  2. 2. Archibald (Napier 1st Lord Napier, 9th Laird of) Mer 1573–1645

John Napier's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of John Napier in 1686495, Midlothian, Scotland
1686495, Midlothian, Scotland
1617
3 Apr 1617
Age 67
Death of John Napier in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: 1686495, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1617
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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