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Margaret of Knock Fraser 1515–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Knock, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Death Date: 1587

Death Location: Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Bothwell

Mother: Agnes Grierson

Spouse(s): Sir Montgomery

Children(s): Alexander Seton-Montgomery

Margaret of Knock Fraser was born in 1515 in Knock, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, the child of Robert Maxwell 5Th Lord Baron Maxwell Lord Of Carlaverock Earl Of Bothwell And Agnes Douglas Grierson. Margaret of Knock Fraser married Sir John Of Hessilhead Montgomery, and had children including Alexander Earl Of Eglintoun Seton Montgomery. Margaret of Knock Fraser passed away in 1587 in Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Margaret of Knock Fraser was born in 1515 in Knock, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, the child of Robert Maxwell 5Th Lord Baron Maxwell Lord Of Carlaverock Earl Of Bothwell And Agnes Douglas Grierson.
  • Margaret of Knock Fraser married Sir John Of Hessilhead Montgomery, and had children including Alexander Earl Of Eglintoun Seton Montgomery.
  • Margaret of Knock Fraser passed away in 1587 in Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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Margaret Fraser's Ancestors

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Margaret Fraser
1515–1587
Birth Place: Knock, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Parents
Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord \ Baron Maxwell, Lord of Carlaverock, Earl of Bothwell
1502–1546
Polloch, Argyll, Scotland
Agnes (Douglas) Grierson
1460–1557
Buchan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Robert Maxwell, 4th Lord) Maxwell
1450–1513
Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Lady (Isabel Agnes Stewart Countess of) Bothwell
1475–1557
Traquair, Peeblesshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
John Maxwell
1450–1513
Lady Bothwell
1475–1557
Sir Pittenreich
1450–1508
Lady Gask
1456–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Fraser's Descendants

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Margaret (of Knock) Fraser (1515–1587) m. Sir (John of Hessilhead) Montgomery (1515–4 Jan 1556)
  1. 1. Alexander (Earl of Eglintoun) Seton-Montgomery 1543–1618 m. Lady (Anna(Anne) Livingston, Lady of Linlithgow, Countess of) Eglinton 1544–1621
    1. 1. Sir (Alexander Seton Montgomerie Knight of Eglinton, Scottish Cavalry Commander, Privy Councillor, 6th Earl of) Eglinton 1603–1675 m. Margaret (Conyngham) Montgomery 1602–1675
      1. 1. Maj. (John Alexander) Montgomery 1620–1679 m. Dorcus (Illster) Auchinleck 1624–1679
        1. 1. Alexander (De) Montgomerie 1696–1722 m. Elizabeth Cole 1656–1744 m. Elizabeth Cole 1691–

Margaret Fraser's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Margaret of Knock Fraser in Knock, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Knock, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
1587
1587
Age 72
Death of Margaret of Knock Fraser in Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Knock, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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