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Lord William Abernathy 5th of Saltoun\15th GGF 1505–1543 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1 Dec 1543

Death Location: Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Alexander Abernethy

Mother: Margaret Stewart

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hay

Children(s): Lady Abernathy, Sir Abernethy, William Abernethy, Sonny Abernethy

Lord William Abernathy 5th of Saltoun\15th GGF was born in 1505 in Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Alexander Abernethy 4Th Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy And Margaret Jane Stewart. Lord William Abernathy 5th of Saltoun\15th GGF married Elizabeth Hay, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Baroness Of Glamis Abernathy, Michael Abernathy, Sir Alexander Abernethy, Sonny Abernethy, William Abernethy. Lord William Abernathy 5th of Saltoun\15th GGF passed away in 1543 in Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lord William Abernathy 5th of Saltoun\15th GGF was born in 1505 in Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Alexander Abernethy 4Th Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy And Margaret Jane Stewart.
  • Lord William Abernathy 5th of Saltoun\15th GGF married Elizabeth Hay, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Baroness Of Glamis Abernathy, Michael Abernathy, Sir Alexander Abernethy, Sonny Abernethy, William Abernethy.
  • Lord William Abernathy 5th of Saltoun\15th GGF passed away in 1543 in Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Lord GGF's Ancestors

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Lord GGF
1505–1543
Birth Place: Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Abernethy, 4th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy
1485–1527
Saltoun, West Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Jane) Stewart
1482–1530
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lord GGF's Descendants

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Lord (William Abernathy 5th of Saltoun\15th) GGF (1505–1 Dec 1543) m. Elizabeth Hay (1506–October 1574)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Baroness of Glamis) Abernathy 1540–1581 m. John (Lyon Lord) Glamis 1545–1578
    1. 1. Lady (Johanna Jean) Lyon 1562–1610 m. Robert (Lord Douglas van) Lochleven 1562–1630
      1. 1. William (Douglas, 7th Earl of) Morton 1582–1650 m. Lady (Anne Keith) Douglas 1585–1648
        1. 1. Margaret Douglas 1606–1678
        2. 2. Anne Douglas 1604–1667
        3. 3. George Douglas 1620–
        4. 4. Isabel Douglas 1630–1673
        5. 5. James Douglas 1612–1686
        6. 6. John Douglas 1611–1650
        7. 7. Mary Douglas 1607–1659
        8. 8. Robert Douglas 1605–1649
    2. 2. Johanna Lyon 1565–1610
    3. 3. Elisabeth Lyon 1565–
    4. 4. Patrick (Lyon Lord Glamis Earl van) Kinghorne 1575–1615
  2. 2. Sir (Alexander) Abernethy 1537–1587 m. Janet Johnstone 1540–1608
  3. 3. William Abernethy 1539–
  4. 4. Sonny Abernethy 1542–

Lord GGF's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Lord William Abernathy 5th of Saltoun\15th GGF in Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
1543
1 Dec 1543
Age 38
Death of Lord William Abernathy 5th of Saltoun\15th GGF in Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fort Scott, Kansas
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1543
    Event Place: Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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