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Lady Janet Gordon 1535–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 November 1596

Death Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: Capt. Gordon

Mother: Lady Crichton

Spouse(s): John McNaught, Sir Cunningham

Children(s): John McNaught, Robert MacNaucht, Sir Cunningham, Lady Cunningham, Archibald Cunningham, Isabell Cunningham, Margaretha Cunningham, Lady Cunningham, John Cunningham, Patrick Cunningham

Lady Janet Gordon was born in 1535 in Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Capt James Gordon And Lady Margaret Crichton. Lady Janet Gordon married John Mcnaught, Sir William Cunningham, and had children including Alexander Cunningham, Archibald Cunningham, Isabell Cunningham, John Cunningham, John Mcnaught, Lady Katherine Elizabeth Cunningham, Lady Margaret Cunningham, Margaretha Cunningham, Patrick Cunningham, Robert Macnaucht, Sir James Cunningham. Lady Janet Gordon passed away in 1596 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lady Janet Gordon was born in 1535 in Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Capt James Gordon And Lady Margaret Crichton.
  • Lady Janet Gordon married John Mcnaught, Sir William Cunningham, and had children including Alexander Cunningham, Archibald Cunningham, Isabell Cunningham, John Cunningham, John Mcnaught, Lady Katherine Elizabeth Cunningham, Lady Margaret Cunningham, Margaretha Cunningham, Patrick Cunningham, Robert Macnaucht, Sir James Cunningham.
  • Lady Janet Gordon passed away in 1596 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Gordon
1501–1547
Birth Location: Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
CG
Lady Crichton
1502–1547
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LC

Spouses(s)

John McNaught
1510–1596
Birth Location: Kilquhanitie, Galloway, Scotland
JM
Sir Cunningham
1530–1575
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
SC

Children(s)

John McNaught
1550–1585
Birth Location: Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
JM
Robert MacNaucht
1532–
Birth Location: Kirkpatrick-Durham, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
RM
Sir Cunningham
1550–1630
Birth Location: Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyllshire, Scotland
SC
Lady Cunningham
1560–1598
Birth Location: Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland
LC
Archibald Cunningham
1554–1580
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
AC
Isabell Cunningham
1554–1579
Birth Location: Glenorchy, Lorn, Scotland
IC
Margaretha Cunningham
1565–1604
Birth Location: Glencairn, Ayrshire, Scotland
MC
Lady Cunningham
1555–1611
Birth Location: Helington, Elderslie Scotland, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
LC
John Cunningham
1553–1610
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
JC
Patrick Cunningham
1556–1644
Birth Location: Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland
PC

Lady Gordon's Ancestors

Self
Lady Gordon
1535–1596
Birth Place: Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Capt. James Gordon
1501–1547
Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Crichton
1502–1547
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Alexander) Gordon
1472–1513
Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Mariota (Marian)) Acarsane
1478–1538
Glen, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Sir (Robert Crichton) II
1470–1513
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Marion Margaret) Maxwell
1475–1527
Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Lochinvar)
1455–1517
Lady Dalkeith)
1455–1476
Lord Sanquhar)
1435–1495
Marion Stewart
1439–1478
John Maxwell
1455–1513
Agnes Bothwell
1480–1557
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lochinvar)
1420–1470
Joan Stitchill)
1420–
Sir Castle)
1425–1482
Mariota Maxwell
1425–1472
Alan Darnley)
1408–1439
Katherine Seton
1410–1478
Robert Maxwell)
1403–1485
Janet Crichton
1428–1488
King Stewart
1451–1488
Lady Crawford)
1473–1487

Lady Gordon's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Janet) Gordon (1535–18 November 1596) m. John McNaught (1510–22 NOV 1596) m. Sir (William) Cunningham (1530–1575)
  1. 1. John McNaught 1550–1585 m. Lady (Marion) Geddes 1560–1590
    1. 1. Roger McNaught 1579–1641
    2. 2. Marion McNaucht 1585–1643
    3. 3. John McNaught 1575–1612 m. Margaret Gordon 1581–1606
      1. 1. John (McKnight) (McNaught) 1605–1659 m. Lady (Margaret Strachan) Gordon 1605–1700
        1. 1. John (McKnitt) (McKnight) 1630–1708 m. Elizabeth Wallace 1632–1710
        2. 2. Alexander McKnight 1654–
        3. 3. Donegal 1630–1659
        4. 4. Florence (Gordon) McNaught 1630–1659
      2. 2. Roger McNaught 1612–1641
      3. 3. Sarah McNaught 1612–
  2. 2. Robert MacNaucht 1532–
  3. 3. Sir (James) Cunningham 1550–1630 m. Agnes Hay 1552–1630
    1. 1. Lady (Anne) Cunningham 1583–1647
    2. 2. William Cunningham 1575–1631 m. Janet Kerr 1580–1635
      1. 1. Marion Cuninghame –1661
      2. 2. Margaret Cunninghame 1642–1678
      3. 3. Alexander Cuninghame 1613–1647
      4. 4. Elizabeth Cuninghame 1611–
      5. 5. William Cunningham 1610–1664
      6. 6. Martha Cunningham 1605–1664
      7. 7. Jean Cunningham 1590–1670
    3. 3. Catherine Cunningham 1583–
    4. 4. John Cunningham 1580–1629
    5. 5. James Cunningham 1574–1612
    6. 6. Anna Cunningham 1583–1647
    7. 7. Willem (Cunningham (Earl van) Glencairn) 1585–1631
  4. 4. Lady (Margaret) Cunningham 1560–1598 m. Sir (Malcolm) Crawford 1551–1592 m. Sir (Lachlan Mor McLean Of) Dowart 1558–1598
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret) MacLean 1579–1665
    2. 2. Lauchlan (Og Barrach) MacLean 1590–1651
    3. 3. Charles MacLean 1583–1648
    4. 4. Gillean MacLean 1581–1606
    5. 5. Margaret Crawford 1570–1596 m. Thomas Gibson 1580–1650
      1. 1. Thomas Gibson 1624–1663 m. Agnes Wilson 1615–1646 m. Jean Gilmour 1641–1701 m. Margaret Hill 1625–1663
        1. 1. Anna Gibson 1649–
        2. 2. Archibald Gibson 1652–1754
        3. 3. Margaret Gibson 1655–
        4. 4. Catherine Gibson 1658–
        5. 5. Thomas Gibson 1647–
        6. 6. Hugh Gibson 1657–
        7. 7. John (Davis) Gibson 1656–1680
      2. 2. David Gibson 1603–1635
      3. 3. John (Edward) Gibson 1619–
      4. 4. Hew Gibson 1617–
      5. 5. Anna Gibson 1627–
      6. 6. Janet Gibson 1611–1633
      7. 7. James (Thomas William) Gibson 1607–1657 m. Ellen Gibson 1600–
        1. 1. Jonathan (Edmund) Gibson 1633–1703 m. Jane Langhorne 1633–
    6. 6. Isabel Crawford 1585–1610
    7. 7. Alexander Crawford 1582–1650
    8. 8. Anne Crawford 1580–
    9. 9. James Crawford 1589–1676
    10. 10. Earl Crawford 1574–1590
    11. 11. Earl (John Crawford Of) Kilbirney 1578–1622
  5. 5. Archibald Cunningham 1554–1580
  6. 6. Isabell Cunningham 1554–1579
  7. 7. Margaretha Cunningham 1565–1604
  8. 8. Lady (Katherine Elizabeth) Cunningham 1555–1611 m. Sir (William Wallace) III 1555–1611
    1. 1. John Wallace 1581–1640
  9. 9. John Cunningham 1553–1610
  10. 10. Patrick Cunningham 1556–1644

Lady Gordon's Timeline

13 Records

1528
1528
Birth of Lady Janet Gordon in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1528
1528
Birth of Lady Janet Gordon in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1528
1528
Birth of Lady Janet Gordon in Scotland
Scotland
1528
1528
Birth of Lady Janet Gordon in Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1535
1535
Birth of Lady Janet Gordon in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1535
1535
Birth of Lady Janet Gordon
None
1577
13 February 1577
Age 42
Death of Lady Janet Gordon in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1577
1577
Age 42
Death of Lady Janet Gordon in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1577
13 FEB 1577
Age 42
Death of Lady Janet Gordon in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1596
18 November 1596
Age 61
Death of Lady Janet Gordon in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1596
13 Feb 1596
Age 61
Death of Lady Janet Gordon in Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1596
18 Nov 1596
Age 61
Death of Lady Janet Gordon in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1596
18 November 1596
Age 61
Death of Lady Janet Gordon
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 February 1577
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 November 1596
    Event Place: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1596
    Event Place: Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Age:
    60-61

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 FEB 1577
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Age:
    60-61

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1596
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 November 1596
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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