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Lady Jean "Janet" Hepburn 1543–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Jul 1599

Death Location: Ballockindrain, Caithness, Scotland

Father: Patrick Bothwell

Mother: Agnes Sinclair

Spouse(s): John Darnley

Children(s): Frans Enzie, Majorie Stewart, Hercules Sir, Margaret Stewart, Francis Stewart, John Rattar, Marie Sinclair, Bessie Sinclair, Agnes Sinclair, David Sinclair, Agnes Sinclair, Elizabeth Sinclair, George Caithness), James Sinclair, Marie Sinclair, Jane Sinclair, Marie Sinclair, Henry Sinclair

Lady Jean "Janet" Hepburn was born in 1543 in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Patrick The Fair Hepburn Earl Hepburn 3Rd Earl Bothwell And Agnes Sinclair. Lady Jean "Janet" Hepburn married John Stuart Lord Darnley, and had children including Agnes Sinclair, Agnes Sinclair, Bessie Sinclair, David Sinclair, Elizabeth Sinclair, Francis Bothwell Stewart, Frans Stuart Earl Van Bothwell Lord Badenoch Van Enzie, George Sinclair 5Th Earl Of Caithness, Henry Sinclair, Hercules Stewart Sir, James 1St Earl Of Murkle Sinclair, Jane Sinclair, John Sinclair 1St Of Greenland And Rattar, Majorie Stewart, Margaret Stewart, Marie Sinclair. Lady Jean "Janet" Hepburn passed away in 1599 in Ballockindrain, Caithness, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lady Jean "Janet" Hepburn was born in 1543 in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Patrick The Fair Hepburn Earl Hepburn 3Rd Earl Bothwell And Agnes Sinclair.
  • Lady Jean "Janet" Hepburn married John Stuart Lord Darnley, and had children including Agnes Sinclair, Agnes Sinclair, Bessie Sinclair, David Sinclair, Elizabeth Sinclair, Francis Bothwell Stewart, Frans Stuart Earl Van Bothwell Lord Badenoch Van Enzie, George Sinclair 5Th Earl Of Caithness, Henry Sinclair, Hercules Stewart Sir, James 1St Earl Of Murkle Sinclair, Jane Sinclair, John Sinclair 1St Of Greenland And Rattar, Majorie Stewart, Margaret Stewart, Marie Sinclair.
  • Lady Jean "Janet" Hepburn passed away in 1599 in Ballockindrain, Caithness, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Hepburn's Ancestors

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Lady Hepburn
1543–1599
Birth Place: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Patrick The Fair Hepburn Earl Hepburn, 3rd Earl Bothwell
1512–1556
Bothwell Castle, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Agnes Sinclair
1509–1572
Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Adam Hepburn \ 2nd Earl van Bothwell, Lord) Hailes
1453–1513
Hailes, Prestonkirk Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Princess (Agnes Isobell Stewart \ Countess of Bothwell - 4th Mistress of King James IV of Scotland (abt. 1503-1511)) Iv
1472–1557
Traquier, Peebles-Shire, Scotland
Archibald Douglas
1445–1513
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Baroness (Margaret of Hailes Hepburn \ Sinclair. () 5thGGM)
1456–1542
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Hepburn
1454–1513
Alexander, Garlies
1435–1500
Lady )
1433–1493
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Home
1436–1513
Sir Berkwickshire)(Knight)
1435–1479
Sir Garlies
1408–1479
Euphemia Graham
1408–1468

Lady Hepburn's Descendants

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Lady (Jean "Janet") Hepburn (1543–27 Jul 1599) m. John (Stuart Lord) Darnley (1535–1 Nov 1563)
  1. 1. Frans (Stuart Earl van Bothwell Lord Badenoch van) Enzie 1562–1613 m. Margaretha Stuart 1575–1670
    1. 1. Sir (John Stewart, Earl of Traquair, Lord High Treasurer of) Scotland 1595–1659
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret Stewart, Countess of) Queensberry 1620–1671
        1. 1. Willam ((1st Duke of Queensbury) Douglas) Markgraaf 1637–1695 m. Lady (Isabelle) Arnot\Kerr 1642–1691
    2. 2. Elizabeth Stewart 1588–1625
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Helen) Stewart 1572–1620
    4. 4. Henry Stewart 1586–
    5. 5. Helene Stewart 1588–1640
    6. 6. John ((Commendatof of Coldinham)) Stewart 1595–1658
    7. 7. Francis (Stewart, 2nd Earl of) Bothwell 1584–1640
    8. 8. Henry (Harry) Stewart 1588–1612
    9. 9. Walter (Lord Scott van) Buccleuch 1570–1611
    10. 10. Marie Stewart 1590–1617
  2. 2. Majorie Stewart 1568–1607
  3. 3. Hercules (Stewart) Sir 1562–1595 m. Marion (Mary Quhytlaw (Whitelaw)) Lady 1562–1627
    1. 1. John Stewart 1589–
    2. 2. Henry (Stewart of) Whitelaw 1595–
    3. 3. Hercules (Charles) Stewart –1655
  4. 4. Margaret Stewart 1563–1608
  5. 5. Francis (Bothwell) Stewart 1563–1612
  6. 6. John (Sinclair 1st of Greenland and) Rattar 1566–1622
  7. 7. Marie Sinclair 1582–1608
  8. 8. Bessie Sinclair 1574–
  9. 9. Agnes Sinclair 1581–1650
  10. 10. David Sinclair 1582–
  11. 11. Agnes Sinclair 1572–
  12. 12. Elizabeth Sinclair 1563–
  13. 13. George (Sinclair (5th Earl of) Caithness) 1566–1642
  14. 14. James (1st Earl of Murkle) Sinclair 1580–1642
  15. 15. Marie Sinclair 1562–1608
  16. 16. Jane Sinclair 1575–
  17. 17. Marie Sinclair 1572–1582
  18. 18. Henry Sinclair 1580–1614

Lady Hepburn's Timeline

2 Records

1543
1543
Birth of Lady Jean "Janet" Hepburn in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
1599
27 Jul 1599
Age 56
Death of Lady Jean "Janet" Hepburn in Ballockindrain, Caithness, Scotland
Ballockindrain, Caithness, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1599
    Event Place: Ballockindrain, Caithness, Scotland

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