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Lady Jean Johanna Kerr 1577 – 1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1577

Birth Location: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Aug 1632

Death Location: Roberton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Mark Kerr

Mother: Countess Maxwell

Spouse(s): Lord Hamilton

Children(s): Lady Hamilton

In 1577, Lady Jean Johanna Kerr , Countess of Crawford entered the world in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Mark Kerr and Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell. Lady Jean Johanna Kerr , Countess of Crawford married Lord Thomas Hamilton, and had children including Lady Margaret Hamilton. Lady Jean Johanna Kerr , Countess of Crawford passed away in 1632 in Roberton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1577, Lady Jean Johanna Kerr , Countess of Crawford entered the world in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Mark Kerr and Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell.
  • Lady Jean Johanna Kerr , Countess of Crawford married Lord Thomas Hamilton, and had children including Lady Margaret Hamilton.
  • Lady Jean Johanna Kerr , Countess of Crawford passed away in 1632 in Roberton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Lady Kerr
1577 – 1632
Birth Place: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Mark Kerr
1558 – 1609
Rothes, Elginshire, Schotland
Countess (Margaret Fergusson) Maxwell
1548 – 1617
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Grandparents
Mark (Commendator (Abbott) of Newbattle Ker) Kerr\Carr\Carroll
1516 – 1584
Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Lord (John) Maxwell
1555 – 1604
Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Lady (Agnes) Herries
1530 – 1594
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord Maxwell
1493 – 1546
Lady Douglas
1502 – 1551
Lord Herries
1501 – 1543
Lady Kennedy
1500 – 1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Maxwell
1420 – 1484
Lady Stewart
Laird Douglas
1449 – 1513
Lady Boyd
1448 – 1497
Lord Herries
1480 – 1513
Lady Home
1485 – 1537
King Stewart
1472 – 1513
Lady Stewart
1480 – 1557

Lady Kerr's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Jean Johanna) Kerr (1577 – 17 Aug 1632) m. Lord (Thomas) Hamilton (January 1563 – 29 May 1637)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Hamilton (1590 – 9 May 1688) m. Lord (Alexander) Kirkpatrick (1585 – 9 June 1686) m. Lord (William) Kirkpatrick (1593 – 2 March 1622) m. Lord (James) Johnstone m. Thomas (A.) Kirkpatrick (1584 – 30 Mar 1686)
    1. 1. Sir (Knight WIlliam) Kirkpatrick (1621 – 9 June 1686) m. Lady (Isabella) Cairnes (1625 – 30 Mar 1686)
    2. 2. Lord (Sir William Thomas) Kirkpatrick (1620 – 30 Mar 1686) m. Lady (Margaret) Cairnes (1632 – 30 Mar 1686) m. Isabella Woods (1625 – 30 Mar 1686)
      1. 1. Capt. (Alexander James) Kirkpatrick (1697 – 3 Jun 1758) m. Elizabeth Henderson (1702 – 9 May 1786)
        1. 1. Capt. (James) Kirkpatrick (1715 – 8 May 1786) m. Mary (Hannah) Newton (1730 – 16 Sep 1769)

Lady Kerr's Timeline

7 Records

1575
1575
Birth of Lady Jean Johanna Kerr , Countess of Crawford in Kerr, West Lothian, Scotland
Kerr, West Lothian, Scotland
1575
1575
Birth of Lady Jean Johanna Kerr , Countess of Crawford in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
1577
1577
Birth of Lady Jean Johanna Kerr , Countess of Crawford in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
1577
1577
Birth of Lady Jean Johanna Kerr , Countess of Crawford in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
1632
17 Aug 1632
Age 55
Death of Lady Jean Johanna Kerr , Countess of Crawford in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1632
17 August 1632
Age 55
Death of Lady Jean Johanna Kerr , Countess of Crawford in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1632
17 Aug 1632
Age 55
Death of Lady Jean Johanna Kerr , Countess of Crawford in Roberton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Roberton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Kerr, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1632
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1632
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1632
    Event Place: Roberton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

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