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Lord John Maxwell 1555 – 1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Death Date: 10 October 1604

Death Location: Kirkconnell Troqueir Kircudbright, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: Lord Maxwell

Mother: Lady Douglas

Spouse(s): Lady Herries

Children(s): Countess Maxwell, Edward Maxwell

In 1555, Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles entered the world in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, born to Lord Robert Maxwell and Lady Janet Douglas. Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles married Lady Agnes Herries, and had children including Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell, Edward Maxwell. Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles passed away in 1604 in Kirkconnell Troqueir Kircudbright, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1555, Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles entered the world in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, born to Lord Robert Maxwell and Lady Janet Douglas.
  • Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles married Lady Agnes Herries, and had children including Countess Margaret Fergusson Maxwell, Edward Maxwell.
  • Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles passed away in 1604 in Kirkconnell Troqueir Kircudbright, West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Maxwell
1493 – 1546
Birth Location: Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
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Lady Douglas
1502 – 1551
Birth Location: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Herries
1530 – 1594
Birth Location: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
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Children(s)

Countess Maxwell
1548 – 1617
Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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Edward Maxwell
1561 – 1598
Birth Location: Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
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Lord Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Lord Maxwell
1555 – 1604
Birth Place: Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Parents
Lord Robert Maxwell
1493 – 1546
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet) Douglas
1502 – 1551
Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (John) Maxwell
1420 – 1484
Lady (Agnes) Stewart
Laird (Archibald 'Bell the Cat') Douglas
1449 – 1513
Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Boyd
1448 – 1497
Kilmarnock, Aryshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord Maxwell
1403 – 1476
Jeanette Crichton
1400 –
George Douglas
1417 – 1463
Isabel Sibbald
1433 – 1497
Lord Boyd
1425 – 1480
Lady Maxwell
1425 – 1472
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1398 – 1437
Margaret Hay
1400 – 1484
John Sibbald
1397 – 1451
Joan Livingstone
1405 – 1439
Lord Boyd
1405 – 1439
Lady Isabell
1395 – 1439

Lord Maxwell's Descendants

1.
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Lord (John) Maxwell (1555 – 10 October 1604) m. Lady (Agnes) Herries (1530 – 14 Mar 1594)
  1. 1. Countess (Margaret Fergusson) Maxwell (1548 – 8 January 1617) m. Mark Kerr (20 February 1558 – 8 April 1609)
    1. 1. 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)
  2. 2. Edward Maxwell (abt 1561 – 29 Sep 1598) m. Alice (Margaret) Baillie (ABT 1560 – ABT 1607) m. Margret Blacklock (1570/1560/ – 1592/1607)
    1. 1. William (B) Baillie (1550 – abt 1606) m. Catherine Munro (1561 – Aft 1585)
      1. 1. James (Sir Bailyea) Baillie (1585 – ABT 1697) m. Catherine Ingles (1599 – ABT 1697)
        1. 1. Helen Bailie (1619 – 11 Jun 1655) m. John Burnet (1614 – 11 Jun 1655)

Lord Maxwell's Timeline

15 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles in Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1512
1512
Birth of Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles in Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1512
1512
Birth of Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1515
1515
Birth of Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles in Terregles, CastlecCaerlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Terregles, CastlecCaerlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1515
1515
Birth of Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles in Terregles, CastlecCaerlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Terregles, CastlecCaerlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1555
1555
Birth of Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1582
20 January 1582
Age 27
Death of Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1583
20 Jan 1583
Age 28
Death of Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles in Kirkconnell Troqueir Kircudbright, West Lothian, Scotland
Kirkconnell Troqueir Kircudbright, West Lothian, Scotland
1583
20 Jan 1583
Age 28
Death of Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1583
20 Jan 1583
Age 28
Death of Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1583
8 Jun 1583
Age 28
Death of Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1583
20 Jan 1583
Age 28
Death of Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1583
8 Jun 1583
Age 28
Death of Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles in Kirkconnell Troqueir Kircudbright, West Lothian, Scotland
Kirkconnell Troqueir Kircudbright, West Lothian, Scotland
1583
20 January 1583
Age 28
Death of Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1604
10 October 1604
Age 49
Death of Lord John Maxwell , 5th Baron Herries of Terregles in Kirkconnell Troqueir Kircudbright, West Lothian, Scotland
Kirkconnell Troqueir Kircudbright, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Terregles, CastlecCaerlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Terregles, CastlecCaerlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1583
    Event Place: Kirkconnell Troqueir Kircudbright, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1583
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1583
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1583
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1583
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 January 1582
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1583
    Event Place: Kirkconnell Troqueir Kircudbright, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 January 1583
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 1604
    Event Place: Kirkconnell Troqueir Kircudbright, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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