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Lady Catherine Maxwell, Countess Argyll, Baroness Kennedy 1409–1484 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: c 1409

Birth Location: Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1484

Death Location: Dunure Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Herbert Maxwell

Mother: Janet Herries

Spouse(s): Sir Cassillis

Children(s): John Cassilis, Sir Kennedy, Mariot Kennedy, Catherine Dunore, Agnes Kennedy, James Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy

The story of Lady Catherine Maxwell, Countess Argyll, Baroness Kennedy began in 1409 in Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Lady Catherine Maxwell, Countess Argyll, Baroness Kennedy married Sir Gilbert Kennedy 1St Lord Kennedy Keeper Of The Castle Of Lochdoun Constable Of Stirling Castle 1St Lord Of Cassillis, and had children including Agnes Or Margaret Kennedy, Catherine Kennedy Of Dunore, Gilbert Kennedy, James Kennedy, John Kennedy 2Nd Lord Of Cassilis, Mariot Marion Kennedy, Sir Walter De Kennedy. Lady Catherine Maxwell, Countess Argyll, Baroness Kennedy passed away in 1484 in Dunure Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Catherine Maxwell, Countess Argyll, Baroness Kennedy began in 1409 in Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • Lady Catherine Maxwell, Countess Argyll, Baroness Kennedy married Sir Gilbert Kennedy 1St Lord Kennedy Keeper Of The Castle Of Lochdoun Constable Of Stirling Castle 1St Lord Of Cassillis, and had children including Agnes Or Margaret Kennedy, Catherine Kennedy Of Dunore, Gilbert Kennedy, James Kennedy, John Kennedy 2Nd Lord Of Cassilis, Mariot Marion Kennedy, Sir Walter De Kennedy.
  • Lady Catherine Maxwell, Countess Argyll, Baroness Kennedy passed away in 1484 in Dunure Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Herbert Maxwell
1388–1454
Birth Location: Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
HM
Janet Herries
1400–1439
Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
JH

Spouses(s)

Sir Cassillis
1406–1479
Birth Location: Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
SC

Children(s)

John Cassilis
1436–1500
Birth Location: Denure
JC
Sir Kennedy
1442–1518
Birth Location: Glentig, Scotland
SK
Mariot Kennedy
1444–1475
Birth Location: Cassillis House, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
MK
Catherine Dunore
1438–1533
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
CD
Agnes Kennedy
1450–1533
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
AK
James Kennedy
1440–
Birth Location: Row, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
JK
Gilbert Kennedy
1455–1527
Birth Location: Scotland
GK

Lady Kennedy's Ancestors

Self
Lady Kennedy
1409–1484
Birth Place: Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Herbert Maxwell
1388–1454
Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Janet Herries
1400–1439
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Kennedy's Descendants

1.
LK
Lady (Catherine Maxwell, Countess Argyll, Baroness) Kennedy (c 1409–1484) m. Sir (Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord Kennedy, Keeper of the Castle of Lochdoun, Constable of Stirling Castle, 1st Lord of) Cassillis (c 1406–Abt. 6 Mar 1479)
  1. 1. John (Kennedy, 2nd Lord of) Cassilis 1436–1500 m. Elizabeth (#1) Montgomerie 1440–1467 m. Lady (Elizabeth Gordon, Countess of) Erroll 1444–1500
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Kennedy, Countess) Rattray 1470–1573 m. Lord (Alexander Stewart, 4th Laird of) Garlies 1481–1513
      1. 1. Alexander (Stewart Plantagenet, 4th Lord of Garlies, Battle of Solway Moss 1542 & captured by) English 1507–1581 m. Margaret Dunbar 1507–1552
        1. 1. Sir (Alexander Stewart, 5th Lord) Garlies 1527–1571 m. Catherine Herries 1533–1593
        2. 2. Margaret Stewart 1535–1598
        3. 3. John Stewart 1540–1637
      2. 2. Christian Stewart 1508–
      3. 3. Euphemia Stewart 1506–1599
      4. 4. Nicola Stewart 1511–
      5. 5. Agnes Stewart 1513–1575
      6. 6. Henry (Stewart, Baron 1st Lord) Methven 1495–1551
      7. 7. Lord (Andrew 'The Good' Stewart, 2nd Lord of Ochiltree, came to relief of Protestants at Perth May) 1559 1521–1591 m. Margaret Hamilton 1505–1544
        1. 1. Andrew (Stewart, Master of Ochiltree, Lord) Ochiltree 1535–1578 m. Margaretha (Margaret Bellenden de) Methven 1545–1627
        2. 2. James (Stewart, Earl of) Arran 1540–1595
        3. 3. Andrew Stewart 1521–1601
    2. 2. Margaret Kennedy 1472–1500 m. Andrew (Stewart, 2nd Lord of) Avondale 1470–1513
      1. 1. Henry (Stewart, Lord) Methven 1495–1551
      2. 2. Sir (James Stewart of) Doune 1506–1544 m. Margaret Lindsay 1500–1577
        1. 1. James (Stewart, 1st Lord of) Doune 1529–1590 m. Lady (Margaret Anne) Campbell 1545–1572
    3. 3. Catherine Kennedy 1455–1480 m. John (Wallace, 7th Of Craigie, 12th Of) Riccarton 1455–1507
      1. 1. John (II Wallace, 8th of Craigie, 13th of) Riccarton 1472–1507 m. Elizabeth (Sibella) Cathcart 1472–
        1. 1. Sir (John VI Wallace, 10th Lord of) Riccarton 1484–1559 m. Isabel (Isabol) Campbell 1490–1529
        2. 2. William (Wallace, 11th Laird of Craigie; Battle of Flodden) Field 1490–1513 m. Elizabeth Campbell 1489–1535
        3. 3. Alexander Wallace 1494–
        4. 4. Matthew Wallace 1492–
    4. 4. Sir (David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis, 3rd Lord of Kennedy, Battle of Flodden) Field 1462–1513 m. Agnes (de) Borthwick 1465–1512 m. Margaret (Marion Boyd,) mistress 1477–1559
      1. 1. Gilbert (Kennedy, 2nd Earl of) Cassillis 1485–1527 m. Isabel (Isabol) Campbell 1490–1529
        1. 1. Gilbert (Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassillis, St. Andrews University (Fife, Scotland) under the renowned Scottish humanist George Buchanan,) Protestant 1515–1558 m. Lady (Margaret Margery Sophia Fleming, Countess of) Athoil 1517–1597
      2. 2. Janet Kennedy 1480–1566
    5. 5. Janet (Munro Kennedy, mistress\Queen consort to James IV of) Scotland 1476–1543 m. James (IV Iron stewart) king 1473–1513
    6. 6. Katherine Kennedy 1465–1533
  2. 2. Sir (Walter de) Kennedy 1442–1518
  3. 3. Mariot ('Marion') Kennedy 1444–1475
  4. 4. Catherine (Kennedy of) Dunore 1438–1533 m. Sir (Alexander III Montgomerie, Laird of) Eglinton 1425–1468
    1. 1. Sir (Lord Hugh I Montgomery, Constable of Rothesbury Castle, fought in Battle of Sauchieburn, Knight of Eglinton Castle, Constable of Rothesbury, 2nd Lord) Ba 1460–1546 m. Helen (Campbell, Lady of Argyll, Countess of) Eglinton 1460–1528
      1. 1. John (Montgomery, 1st Earl & 3rd Lord Master of) Eglinton 1483–1520 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Edmonstone 1485–1533
        1. 1. Christian Montgomerie 1506–1575 m. Sir (James Douglas 7th Laird of) Drumlanrig 1507–1575
        2. 2. Hugh (Montgomerie, 2nd Earl) Eglinton 1512–1546
        3. 3. Archibald (William) Montgomery 1507–1526
      2. 2. Neil Montgomery 1490–1547
      3. 3. Elisabeth (Helen) Montgomery 1495–1523
      4. 4. Mariot Montgomery 1484–1528
      5. 5. Robert Montgomery 1494–1530
      6. 6. Hugh Montgomery 1495–1547
      7. 7. Lord (Alexander) Montgomery 1490–1499
      8. 8. Isabel Montgomery 1480–1555
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Isabella Loudoun) Campbell 1462–1516
    3. 3. Lady (Margory Seton de) Montgomerie 1468–1510
  5. 5. Agnes (or Margaret) Kennedy 1450–1533
  6. 6. James Kennedy 1440–
  7. 7. Gilbert Kennedy 1455–1527

Lady Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1409
c 1409
Birth of Lady Catherine Maxwell, Countess Argyll, Baroness Kennedy in Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1484
1484
Age 75
Death of Lady Catherine Maxwell, Countess Argyll, Baroness Kennedy in Dunure Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dunure Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: c 1409
    Event Place: Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Genealogical notes on a branch of the family of Mayes and on the related families of Chappell, Bannister, Jones, Peterson, Locke, Hardaway, Thweatt and others

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1484
    Event Place: Dunure Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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