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John Fleming 1st Earl of Wigton 1567–1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1567

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1619

Death Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John Montrose

Mother: Elizabeth Ross

Spouse(s): Lillias Graham

Children(s): Alexander Fleming, Lillias Fleming, Sarah Fleming, Jean Fleming, John Wigton, Alexander Fleming, Thomas Hollis, Jonat Fleming, Elizabeth Fleming, Ann Fleming, Thomas Fleming, Margaret Fleming

In 1567, John Fleming 1st Earl of Wigton entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to John Fleming 5Th Baron Of Montrose And Elizabeth Ross. John Fleming 1st Earl of Wigton married Lillias Graham, and had children including Alexander Fleming, Ann Fleming, Elizabeth Fleming, Jean Fleming, John Fleming 2Nd Earl Of Wigton, Jonat Fleming, Lillias Of Boghall Fleming, Margaret Fleming, Sarah Fleming, Thomas B Hollis, Thomas Fleming. John Fleming 1st Earl of Wigton passed away in 1619 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1567, John Fleming 1st Earl of Wigton entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to John Fleming 5Th Baron Of Montrose And Elizabeth Ross.
  • John Fleming 1st Earl of Wigton married Lillias Graham, and had children including Alexander Fleming, Ann Fleming, Elizabeth Fleming, Jean Fleming, John Fleming 2Nd Earl Of Wigton, Jonat Fleming, Lillias Of Boghall Fleming, Margaret Fleming, Sarah Fleming, Thomas B Hollis, Thomas Fleming.
  • John Fleming 1st Earl of Wigton passed away in 1619 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Montrose
1529–1572
Birth Location: Boghall castle, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JM
Elizabeth Ross
1541–1578
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lillias Graham
1570–1626
Birth Location: Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland
LG

Children(s)

Alexander Fleming
1597–1652
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
AF
Lillias Fleming
1598–1675
Birth Location: Stanhope, Peeblesshire,
LF
Sarah Fleming
1614–1638
Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
SF
Jean Fleming
1616–1638
Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JF
John Wigton
1589–1650
Birth Location: Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland
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Alexander Fleming
1595–1686
Birth Location: Scotland
AF
Thomas Hollis
1595–1686
Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
TH
Jonat Fleming
1588–
Birth Location: –
JF
Elizabeth Fleming
1602–1670
Birth Location: Boghall, Lanarkshire, Scotland
EF
Ann Fleming
1588–1625
Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
AF
Thomas Fleming
1610–1686
Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
TF
Margaret Fleming
1592–1622
Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MF

John Wigton's Ancestors

Self
John Wigton
1567–1619
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Fleming 5th Baron of Montrose
1529–1572
Boghall castle, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Ross
1541–1578
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Malcolm (Fleming 3rd Lord) Fleming
1494–1547
Cumbernauld Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jane Stewart
1502–1562
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Robert (Lord Ross van Hawkhead) II
1515–1547
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Schotland
Agnes Moncrieff
1510–1543
Moncrieff Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Scotland
1465–1524
Euphemia Drummond
1467–1502
James Scots
1473–1513
Agnes Bothwell
1480–1557
John Hay
1492–1556
Lady Boyd
1502–1562
John Moncrieff
1480–1513
Lady Foreman
1485–1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Malcom Monicabo
1437–1477
Eupheme Livingston
1441–1493
John Drummond
1438–1519
Elizabeth Lindsay
1445–1519
III James
1451–1488
Margaret
1456–1486
James Chamberlain
1442–1499
Margaret Falahill
1446–1512
John Moncrieff
1454–1513
Margaret Livingstone
1457–1509

John Wigton's Descendants

1.
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John (Fleming 1st Earl of) Wigton (1567–1619) m. Lillias Graham (1570–14 Nov 1626)
  1. 1. Alexander Fleming 1597–1652
  2. 2. Lillias (of Boghall) Fleming 1598–1675
  3. 3. Sarah Fleming 1614–1638
  4. 4. Jean Fleming 1616–1638
  5. 5. John (Fleming 2nd Earl of) Wigton 1589–1650 m. Margaret Livingstone 1587–1651
    1. 1. William Fleming –1672
    2. 2. Lillias Fleming 1625–
    3. 3. Lady (Lilias) Fleming 1622–1668
    4. 4. Margaret (Agnes) Fleming 1626–1662
    5. 5. Lady (Helen) Fleming 1624–
    6. 6. William Fleming 1631–
    7. 7. Alexander Fleming 1612–1668 m. Elizabeth Anderson 1613–1656
      1. 1. Elizabeth Fleming 1645–1658
      2. 2. William (Pollard) Fleming 1648–1709
      3. 3. Mareone Fleming 1648–
      4. 4. Thomas Fleming 1650–
      5. 5. Tarleton Fleming 1637–1667
      6. 6. Margaret Fleming 1644–
      7. 7. Charles Fleming 1639–
      8. 8. Lydia Fleming 1645–
      9. 9. Mary (Patience) Fleming 1655–1687 m. Thomas (Daniel) Glass 1652–1701
      10. 10. John (Fleming) I 1633–1686 m. Mercy (Mary) Randolph 1637–1688
        1. 1. Robert (J) Fleming 1660–1744
        2. 2. Henry Fleming 1665–1699
        3. 3. John (Fleming) II 1683–1750
        4. 4. Lydia Fleming 1679–1686
        5. 5. William (Benjamin) Fleming 1654–1744 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Champe 1665–1720
        6. 6. Susanna Fleming 1668–1757
        7. 7. Elizabeth Fleming 1679–1728 m. James Taylor 1680–1728
        8. 8. Alexander (Charles Fleming) I 1669–1720 m. Sarah Kennedy 1665–1730
        9. 9. Charles Fleming 1652–1717 m. Susanna Tarleton 1663–1717
      11. 11. Thomas Fleming 1645–1686 m. JEAN SEMPLE 1630–1700 m. Jean Semple 1644–
      12. 12. William (John) Biggers 1650–1680 m. Martha Woodward 1648–1723
      13. 13. Jane (Ann) Fleming 1642–1675
    8. 8. Eleanor (Fleming Countess of) Wemyss 1616–1652 m. David (Wemyss 2nd Earl of) Wemyss 1610–1679
    9. 9. Lady (Jean) Fleming 1620–1646 m. John Grierson 1615–1658
    10. 10. Jean Fleming 1630–
    11. 11. John Fleming 1627–1686 m. Ursula Browne 1634–1660
    12. 12. Margaret Fleming 1622– m. John Killoch 1622–1662 m. John Kellok 1617–
    13. 13. John Fleming 1612–1665 m. Jean (Drummond Countess Of) Wigtown 1610–1663 m. Janet Shanks 1615–1663 m. Elisabeth Neilson 1649–1682
  6. 6. Alexander Fleming 1595–1686 m. Hannah Longley 1621–1714
    1. 1. Ursula Fleming 1660–1700 m. George Keeling 1650–1720
      1. 1. George Keeling 1690–1759 m. Agnes Bullock 1715–1803
        1. 1. Thomas Keeling 1748–
        2. 2. Elizabeth Keeling 1742–1788 m. Richard Henderson 1735–1785
        3. 3. Agatha Keeling 1757–1831 m. Robert Burton 1747–1825
        4. 4. Ann ("Annie") Keeling 1751–1788 m. Thomas (P. Satterwhite) Jr. 1732–1797
        5. 5. John Keeling 1747– m. Fannie Henderson 1751–
        6. 6. William Keeling 1755–1823 m. Mary (Polly) Cook 1755–1809
        7. 7. Frances Keeling 1750–1823 m. Bromfield Ridley 1750–1796
      2. 2. Mary Keeling 1684– m. John Williams 1679–1741
        1. 1. Joseph Williams 1721–1792 m. Henrietta Jouett 1727–1780
        2. 2. John (Williams,) Jr. 1704–1799 m. Mary Womack 1708–1771
        3. 3. Nathaniel (Williams,) Sr. 1712–1766 m. Elizabeth Washington 1717–1761 m. Elizabeth 1720–
        4. 4. Anne Williams 1708–1762 m. William (Rasberry) Sr 1708– m. John (Daniel) IV 1690–1762
        5. 5. Mary Williams 1706–1771 m. Henry (White) Graves 1692–1744
        6. 6. Daniel Williams 1710–1759
        7. 7. Sarah Williams 1716–1736 m. Thomas Castello 1710–
        8. 8. Elizabeth Williams 1714–1790 m. Samuel Henderson 1700–1783
      3. 3. Ursula Keeling 1650–1710 m. Thomas Henderson 1650–1709
  7. 7. Thomas (B) Hollis 1595–1686 m. Hannah Longley 1621–1714
  8. 8. Jonat Fleming 1588– m. Williame Gibson 1582–
  9. 9. Elizabeth Fleming 1602–1670 m. Colin Campbell 1598–1669
  10. 10. Ann Fleming 1588–1625 m. John (Seton 4th Baron of Barnes and) Hailes 1592–1659 m. William (Livingston) III 1580–1611
  11. 11. Thomas Fleming 1610–1686 m. Ursula (Brown) wid. 1639–1714
  12. 12. Margaret Fleming 1592–1622 m. John (Charteris of) Amisfield 1590–

John Wigton's Timeline

5 Records

1567
22 Oct 1567
Birth of John Fleming 1st Earl of Wigton in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1567
1567
Birth of John Fleming 1st Earl of Wigton
None
1567
22 Oct 1567
John Fleming 1st Earl of Wigton was christened in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1619
16 Apr 1619
Age 52
Death of John Fleming 1st Earl of Wigton in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1619
1619
Age 52
Death of John Fleming 1st Earl of Wigton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1567
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1567

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1567
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1619
    Event Place: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1619

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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