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John of Killermont the Elder Stark 1575 – 1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Glasgow, Killermont, Scotland

Death Date: 1632

Death Location: Killermount, Stirling, Scotland

Father: William Stark

Mother: Lady Hamiltoune

Spouse(s): Margaret Cunningham

Children(s): John Stark

In 1575, John of Killermont the Elder Stark entered the world in Glasgow, Killermont, Scotland, born to William of Auchenstarry Stark and Lady Margaret Hamiltoune. John of Killermont the Elder Stark married Margaret Cunningham, and had children including John Stark. John of Killermont the Elder Stark passed away in 1632 in Killermount, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1575, John of Killermont the Elder Stark entered the world in Glasgow, Killermont, Scotland, born to William of Auchenstarry Stark and Lady Margaret Hamiltoune.
  • John of Killermont the Elder Stark married Margaret Cunningham, and had children including John Stark.
  • John of Killermont the Elder Stark passed away in 1632 in Killermount, Stirling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Stark
1540 – 1616
Birth Location: Auchenstarry, Auchenvde, Scotland
WS
Lady Hamiltoune
1557 – 1577
Birth Location: Haggs, Stirlingshire, Scotland
LH

Spouses(s)

Margaret Cunningham
1580 – 1604
Birth Location: Glenorchy,Lorn,Argyllshire,Scotland
MC

Children(s)

John Stark
1604 – 1684
Birth Location: Killermont, Clyde River, Scotland
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John Stark's Ancestors

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John Stark
1575 – 1632
Birth Place: Glasgow, Killermont, Scotland
Parents
William of Auchenstarry Stark
1540 – 1616
Auchenstarry, Auchenvde, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Hamiltoune
1557 – 1577
Haggs, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Marie (Jean) Fleming
1524 – 1579
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
James HAMILTOUNE
1530 – 1602
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Isabella Elphinstone
1532 – 1600
Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Stark's Descendants

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John (of Killermont the Elder) Stark (1575 – 1632) m. Margaret Cunningham (1580 – 1604)
  1. 1. John Stark (Oct 1604 – Oct 1684) m. Margaret Napier (1602 – 1672)
    1. 1. Barbra Stark (1630 – 1 Sep 1673) m. John Gartshore (Abt. 1628 – October 1684)
      1. 1. John Gartshore (1651 – ABT JAN 1714) m. Elizabeth Wood (16 Oct 1653 – 1714)
        1. 1. Janet Gartshore (1676 – AFT 1700)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Gartshore (1677 – )
        3. 3. Agnes Gartshore (1679 – 1693)
        4. 4. Mary Gartshore (1679 – 1715)
        5. 5. James Gartshore (1681 – unknown) m. Margaret (AGNESS) CASSELLS (ABT 1686 – 26 Jul)
        6. 6. John Gartshore (11 May 1690 – 1752)
      2. 2. Mary Gartshore (abt 1652 – )
      3. 3. Mary Gartshore (1672 – )
      4. 4. Agnes Gartshore (1678 – )
      5. 5. John Gartshore (1690 – 1752)
    2. 2. John Stark (1635 – 7 May 1668)

John Stark's Timeline

3 Records

1575
1575
Birth of John of Killermont the Elder Stark in Glasgow, Killermont, Scotland
Glasgow, Killermont, Scotland
1612
29 Apr 1612 15 Aug 1621
Age 37
John of Killermont the Elder Stark was married
None
1632
1632
Age 57
Death of John of Killermont the Elder Stark in Killermount, Stirling, Scotland
Killermount, Stirling, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Glasgow, Killermont, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1612 15 Aug 1621

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Roll of Burgesses, 1406-1700

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Killermount, Stirling, Scotland
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