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King of Carrick Lord Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Of Cassillis & 6th Lord Kennedy 1541–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1541

Birth Location: Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Dec 1576

Death Location: West, Ayrshire, Scotland He fell from his horse

Father: Sir Cassillis

Mother: Margaret Kennedy

Spouse(s): Margaretha Lyon

Children(s): Gilbert Cassillis, Charles Kennedy, Hew Cassillis, Thomas Kennedy, Meg Kennedy, John Cassillis

The story of King of Carrick Lord Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Of Cassillis & 6th Lord Kennedy began in 1541 in Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. King of Carrick Lord Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Of Cassillis & 6th Lord Kennedy married Margaretha Lyon, and had children including Charles Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy Laird Drumurchie 5Th Earl Of Cassillis, Hew Hugh Kennedy Hugh Of Brunston Master Of Cassillis, John Kennedy Earl Of Cassillis, Meg Willisone Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy. King of Carrick Lord Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Of Cassillis & 6th Lord Kennedy passed away in 1576 in West, Ayrshire, Scotland He fell from his horse.

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Biography

  • The story of King of Carrick Lord Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Of Cassillis & 6th Lord Kennedy began in 1541 in Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • King of Carrick Lord Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Of Cassillis & 6th Lord Kennedy married Margaretha Lyon, and had children including Charles Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy Laird Drumurchie 5Th Earl Of Cassillis, Hew Hugh Kennedy Hugh Of Brunston Master Of Cassillis, John Kennedy Earl Of Cassillis, Meg Willisone Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy.
  • King of Carrick Lord Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Of Cassillis & 6th Lord Kennedy passed away in 1576 in West, Ayrshire, Scotland He fell from his horse.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

King Kennedy's Ancestors

Self
King Kennedy
1541–1576
Birth Place: Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Gilbert Kennedy Earl of Cassillis
1515–1558
Cassilis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret (Margery Sophia) Kennedy
1517–1597
Bargany, Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Gilbert (Kennedy Earl van) Cassillis
1485–1527
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Isabelle Campbell
1490–1530
Mary Campbell
1495–
Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cassillius
1463–1513
Margaret Kennedy
1465–
Janet Stewart
1460–1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord III
1454–1508
Sir Garlies
1473–1513
Lady Cavers
1436–1486

King Kennedy's Descendants

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King (of Carrick Lord Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Of Cassillis & 6th Lord) Kennedy (15 Oct 1541–14 Dec 1576) m. Margaretha Lyon (30 December 1547–1626)
  1. 1. Gilbert (Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of) Cassillis 1565–1601 m. Janet (Stuart Stewart) Kennedy 1566–1627
    1. 1. Col (Gilbert Kennedy) III 1593–1627 m. Isabell Campbell 1603–1663
      1. 1. Hugh Kennedy 1620–1685 m. Mary Upton 1620–1676
        1. 1. Janet (Kennedy Dixon, Dickson,) Dixson 1703–1761 m. James Dixson 1701–1787
        2. 2. Priscilla Kennedy 1634–1700 m. Robert Dickson 1630–1700
        3. 3. William Kennedy 1657–1727 m. Mary Henderson –1777
        4. 4. David Kennedy 1650–1697
        5. 5. John Kennedy 1684–1722
        6. 6. Jenet (Janet Jane) Kennedy 1683–1738 m. John (William Dixon Dixson) Dickson 1679–1759
        7. 7. Robert Kennedy 1665–1741
        8. 8. Rev. (John Gilbert) Kennedy 1640–1703
        9. 9. Arthur Kennedy 1652–1697
        10. 10. Ella (M) Kennedy 1640–1712
        11. 11. Hugh Kennedy 1664–1763
      2. 2. Jane Kennedy 1628–1689
      3. 3. Katherine Kennedy 1630–
      4. 4. Mary Kennedy 1634–1689
      5. 5. Anthony (K) Kennedy 1614–1697
      6. 6. Jean (Kennedy) Agnew 1625–1700
      7. 7. John Kennedy 1617–1668
      8. 8. Gilbert Kennedy 1620–1687
        1. 1. Rev. (Thomas) Kennedy 1665–1716
      9. 9. Margaret Kennedy 1624–1689
      10. 10. David Kennedy 1622–1699
      11. 11. Thomas Kennedy 1624–1714
    2. 2. John (Kennedy 6th Earl) Cassillis 1602–1668 m. Margaret Hay 1615–1657
      1. 1. John (Kennedy 3rd Earl of) Cassillis 1653–1701 m. Susannah (Susan Hamilton) Kennedy 1648–1700
  2. 2. Charles Kennedy 1565–1625
  3. 3. Hew (Hugh Kennedy Hugh of Brunston, Master of) Cassillis 1567–1607
  4. 4. Thomas Kennedy 1559–1602
  5. 5. Meg (Willisone) Kennedy 1568–
  6. 6. John (Kennedy Earl of) Cassillis 1567–1615

King Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1541
15 Oct 1541
Birth of King of Carrick Lord Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Of Cassillis & 6th Lord Kennedy in Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
1576
14 Dec 1576
Age 35
Death of King of Carrick Lord Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Of Cassillis & 6th Lord Kennedy in West, Ayrshire, Scotland He fell from his horse
West, Ayrshire, Scotland He fell from his horse

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1541
    Event Place: Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2440817
    [2] Scottish Covenanters Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Title
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1558

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1576
    Record Source: Findagrave, Gilbert Kennedy 14 Dec 1576

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1576
    Event Place: West, Ayrshire, Scotland He fell from his horse
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2440817
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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