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Lady Isabel Kerr 1597–1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1597

Birth Location: Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1628

Death Location: HOLYROOD, EDIN

Father: Mark Kerr

Mother: Margaret Maxwell

Spouse(s): William Douglas

Children(s): Margaret Douglass, James Douglas, Henrietta Douglas, George Douglas, Archibald Douglas, Janet Douglas, William Douglas

In 1597, Lady Isabel Kerr entered the world in Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland, born to Mark 1St Earl Of Lothian Sir Lord Kerr And Margaret Countess Of Lothian Maxwell. Lady Isabel Kerr married William 1St Earl Of Queensbury 9Th Feudal Baron Of Drumlanrig 1St Earl Of Queensberry Viscount Of Drumlanrig Lords Of Douglas Douglas, and had children including Archibald Douglas, George Douglas, Henrietta Douglas, James Thomas Douglas, Janet Douglas, Margaret Douglas Douglass, William Douglas. Lady Isabel Kerr passed away in 1628 in HOLYROOD, EDIN.

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Biography

  • In 1597, Lady Isabel Kerr entered the world in Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland, born to Mark 1St Earl Of Lothian Sir Lord Kerr And Margaret Countess Of Lothian Maxwell.
  • Lady Isabel Kerr married William 1St Earl Of Queensbury 9Th Feudal Baron Of Drumlanrig 1St Earl Of Queensberry Viscount Of Drumlanrig Lords Of Douglas Douglas, and had children including Archibald Douglas, George Douglas, Henrietta Douglas, James Thomas Douglas, Janet Douglas, Margaret Douglas Douglass, William Douglas.
  • Lady Isabel Kerr passed away in 1628 in HOLYROOD, EDIN.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mark Kerr
1558–1609
Birth Location: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
MK
Margaret Maxwell
1553–1617
Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
MM

Spouses(s)

William Douglas
1582–1640
Birth Location: Dalkeith Castle, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
WD

Children(s)

Margaret Douglass
1610–1640
Birth Location: Kirkpatrick-Fleming, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
MD
James Douglas
1605–1686
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
JD
Henrietta Douglas
1606–1640
Birth Location: Annandale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
HD
George Douglas
1612–
Birth Location: Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
GD
Archibald Douglas
1614–1655
Birth Location: Moreton Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, UK
AD
Janet Douglas
1615–1651
Birth Location: Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
JD
William Douglas
1628–1673
Birth Location: Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
WD

Lady Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Lady Kerr
1597–1628
Birth Place: Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Sir Lord Kerr
1558–1609
Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Margaret ((Countess of Lothian)) Maxwell
1553–1617
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Commendator (Of Newbattle Mark) Kerr
1516–1584
Ferniehirst, Midlothian, Scotland
Helen Leslie
1520–1594
Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Lord (John Maxwell van) Terregales
1512–1583
Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Crichton
1500–1546
Robert Maxwell
1493–1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Kerr's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Isabel) Kerr (1597–1628) m. William ((1st Earl of Queensbury 9th Feudal Baron of Drumlanrig 1st Earl of Queensberry Viscount of Drumlanrig lords of Douglas)) Douglas (ABT 1582–ABT 1640)
  1. 1. Margaret (Douglas) Douglass 1610–1640 m. James ((James Johnstone 1st Earl of Hartfell Lord Johnstone of Lochwood Moffartdale and Evandale)) Johnstone 1602–1653 m. David (Lord) Carnegie –1633
    1. 1. James (Earl Of Annandale) Johnstone 1625–1672 m. Henrietta ((Lady Henrietta Countess of Annandale and Hartfell)) Douglas 1633–1673
      1. 1. John (, Capt. 'of Stapleton') Johnstone 1665–1730 m. Elizabeth Belchier 1664–1739 m. Mary Maclean 1667–1668
        1. 1. Elizabeth Johnstone 1704–1789 m. Thomas Kenan 1700–1765
        2. 2. Gilbert (I Johnston) (Johnstone) 1700–1775 m. Caroline Johnston 1706–1765
        3. 3. Sir (John Samuel Johnstone) Sr. 1702–1756 m. Helen Scrymgeoure 1712–1799
        4. 4. John Johnstone 1697–1734
        5. 5. Jane Johnstone –1758
        6. 6. Margaret Johnstone 1689–
        7. 7. Thomas (I Johnstone) Sr 1690–1756 m. Martha (Arbella) Blackwood 1732–1790
        8. 8. Gen'l (Sir Gilbert) Johnstone 1699–1752
      2. 2. Lady (Mary) Johnstone 1652–1681 m. James Lindsay 1644–1698
      3. 3. Margaret Johnstone 1654–1726
      4. 4. Isabel Johnstone 1659–
      5. 5. Maissie Johnstone 1659–
      6. 6. James Johnstone 1660–1661
      7. 7. Elizabeth Johnstone 1662–1734
      8. 8. Archibald Johnstone 1665–
      9. 9. George Johnstone 1667–1674
      10. 10. Henrietta Johnstone 1642–1689
      11. 11. Alexander Johnstone 1670–1730
      12. 12. Anna Johnstone 1671–1675
      13. 13. Lord (William) Johnstone 1663–1720
      14. 14. Janet Johnstone 1658–
      15. 15. Lady (Margaret) Johnstone 1672–
    2. 2. James (Annandale Hartfell) Johnstone 1615–1699
    3. 3. Lt (Col William) Johnstone 1627–1656
    4. 4. Margaret (Johnstone - 1st Earl of Annandale - Privy) Counsellor 1632–1655
    5. 5. Janet Johnstone 1631–1675
    6. 6. Bethia Johnstone 1640–1640
    7. 7. Lady (Mary) Johnstone 1627–1675 m. Lord (George) Grahame 1615–1658 m. Sir (George) Fletcher 1633–1700
      1. 1. Richard Graham 1648–1695 m. Ann Graham 1650–1707
        1. 1. Richard (L I Graham) II 1670–1755
        2. 2. Charles Graham 1672–
        3. 3. Catherine Widdrington 1675–1757
        4. 4. Mary (Susan) Graham 1677–1753
        5. 5. Edward Graham 1679–1710
        6. 6. Margaret Graham 1705–
      2. 2. Very (Rev. William) Graham 1654–1712
      3. 3. Reginald Graham 1656–
      4. 4. Richard Graham 1648–1695
      5. 5. Very (Rev. William) Graham 1654–1712
      6. 6. Reginald Graham 1656–
      7. 7. Fergus Graham 1650–
      8. 8. James Graham 1650–1730
      9. 9. Margaret Fenwick 1658–
    8. 8. Lord (William) Johnstone 1627–1656
    9. 9. Thomas Johnstone 1628–
    10. 10. Janet Johnstone 1634–1675
    11. 11. Bethia Johnstone 1640–
    12. 12. Margaret Dalzell 1640–
    13. 13. James DeJohnstone 1640–1672
    14. 14. William Johnston –1656
    15. 15. Margaret Douglass 1855–
    16. 16. Sir (James Earl Of Annandale) Johnstone 1602–1672 m. Henrietta ((Lady Henrietta Countess of Annandale and Hartfell)) Douglas 1633–1673
      1. 1. Lady (Henrietta) Johnston 1642–1689
      2. 2. Mary (of Crawford) Johnstone 1652–1681
      3. 3. Lady (Margaret) Johnstone 1654–1726
      4. 4. Janet Johnstone 1658–1714
      5. 5. Isabel Johnstone 1659–
      6. 6. Maissie Johnstone 1659–
      7. 7. James Johnstone 1660–1661
      8. 8. Elizabeth Johnstone 1662–1734
      9. 9. William (2nd Earl of Annandale and Hartfell Johnstone Earl of Annandale and Hartfell, Marquis of) Annandale 1663–1720
      10. 10. Archibald Johnstone 1665–
      11. 11. Hon (George) Johnstone 1667–1674
      12. 12. Alexander Johnstone 1670–1730
      13. 13. Anna Johnstone 1671–1675
      14. 14. William Johnstone 1753–1838
      15. 15. John Johnstone 1665–1714
    17. 17. Magdalen Carnegie 1605–1648
  2. 2. James (Thomas) Douglas 1605–1686
  3. 3. Henrietta Douglas 1606–1640
  4. 4. George Douglas 1612–
  5. 5. Archibald Douglas 1614–1655
  6. 6. Janet Douglas 1615–1651
  7. 7. William Douglas 1628–1673

Lady Kerr's Timeline

3 Records

1597
1597
Birth of Lady Isabel Kerr in Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1628
1628
Age 31
Death of Lady Isabel Kerr in Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1628
1628
Age 31
Burial of Lady Isabel Kerr in HOLYROOD, EDIN
HOLYROOD, EDIN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1628
    Event Place: Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1628
    Event Place: HOLYROOD, EDIN
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