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Lord John I Maxwell, 7th Lord Maxwell of Carlaverock, Earl of Morton 1552–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Apr 1552

Birth Location: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland

Death Date: 7 Dec 1593

Death Location: Dryffe Sands, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland

Father: *Robert *1525

Mother: *Lady *1514

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lady

Children(s): Margaret Maxwell

The story of Lord John I Maxwell, 7th Lord Maxwell of Carlaverock, Earl of Morton began in 1552 in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland. Lord John I Maxwell, 7th Lord Maxwell of Carlaverock, Earl of Morton married Elizabeth Of Angus Douglas Lady, and had children including Margaret Maxwell. Lord John I Maxwell, 7th Lord Maxwell of Carlaverock, Earl of Morton passed away in 1593 in Dryffe Sands, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord John I Maxwell, 7th Lord Maxwell of Carlaverock, Earl of Morton began in 1552 in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland.
  • Lord John I Maxwell, 7th Lord Maxwell of Carlaverock, Earl of Morton married Elizabeth Of Angus Douglas Lady, and had children including Margaret Maxwell.
  • Lord John I Maxwell, 7th Lord Maxwell of Carlaverock, Earl of Morton passed away in 1593 in Dryffe Sands, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

*Robert *1525
1525–1573
Birth Location: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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*Lady *1514
1514–1583
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland *
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lady
1555–1637
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland)
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Children(s)

Margaret Maxwell
1580–1615
Birth Location: Dumfrieshire, Scotland
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Lord Morton's Ancestors

Self
Lord Morton
1552–1593
Birth Place: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Parents
*Robert MAXWELL, 6th Lord of Carlaverock *1525
1525–1573
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
*Lady (Beatrix DOUGLAS of Morton) *1514
1514–1583
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland *
Grandparents
Robert, (5th Lord Maxwell) Maxwell
1493–1546
Janet Douglas
1502–1551
Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
James (3rd Earl of Morton Douglas) Sir
1487–1548
Pumpherston, Midlothian, Scotland
*Lady (Catherine (Kate) STEWART, Lady of Edinburgh Castle, 3rd Countess of) Morton
1491–1554
Edinburgh, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John, Maxwell
1454–1513
Agnes Stewart
–1530
William, Sir
1481–1513
Elizabeth Gordon
1485–1512
James King
1473–1513
Margaret Boyd
1477–1559
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John, Maxwell
1454–1484
Janet Crichton
1434–
James, Stewart
1442–1499
Margaret Murray
1446–1496
James King
1451–1488
Margaret Scotland
1456–1486
Lord I
1450–1507
Christian Mure
1450–1523

Lord Morton's Descendants

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Lord (John I Maxwell, 7th Lord Maxwell of Carlaverock, Earl of) Morton (24 Apr 1552–7 Dec 1593) m. Elizabeth (of Angus Douglas) Lady (5 May 1555–Feb 1637)
  1. 1. Margaret Maxwell 1580–1615 m. John (Hugh, XV Clan Chief of Craigie) Wallace 1581–1640
    1. 1. John (Wallace) V 1606–1638 m. Margaret Thompson 1610–1637
      1. 1. John (Wallace) VI 1628–1685 m. Janet Marshall 1630–
        1. 1. James Wallace 1645–1690 m. Margaret Archbald 1654–1730

Lord Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1552
24 Apr 1552
Birth of Lord John I Maxwell, 7th Lord Maxwell of Carlaverock, Earl of Morton in Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
1593
7 Dec 1593
Age 41
Death of Lord John I Maxwell, 7th Lord Maxwell of Carlaverock, Earl of Morton in Dryffe Sands, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Dryffe Sands, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1552
    Event Place: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1593
    Event Place: Dryffe Sands, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
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