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Margaret Lyon 1547–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 December 1547

Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: December 1626

Death Location: Hamilton, Stirling, Scotland

Father: John II

Mother: Janet Keith

Spouse(s): Gilbert I

Children(s): Gilbert Kennedie

The story of Margaret Lyon began in 1547 in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland. Margaret Lyon married Gilbert Kennedy I, and had children including Gilbert Kennedie. Margaret Lyon passed away in 1626 in Hamilton, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Lyon began in 1547 in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland.
  • Margaret Lyon married Gilbert Kennedy I, and had children including Gilbert Kennedie.
  • Margaret Lyon passed away in 1626 in Hamilton, Stirling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John II
1514–1592
Birth Location: Ryslippe, Middlesex, England
JI
Janet Keith
1523–1559
Birth Location: St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland
JK

Spouses(s)

Gilbert I
1541–1576
Birth Location: Cassilis, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
GI

Children(s)

Gilbert Kennedie
1623–1699
Birth Location: of Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
GK

Margaret Lyon's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Lyon
1547–1626
Birth Place: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
Parents
John Lyon, 7th Lord Glamis II
1514–1592
Ryslippe, Middlesex, England
Janet Keith
1523–1559
St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Lyon) I
1510–1592
Ryslippe, Middlesex, England
Janet Keith
1510–1559
Ryslippe (Middlesex) England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Keith
1483–1525
Elizabeth Douglas
1488–1527
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Lyon's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Lyon (30 December 1547–December 1626) m. Gilbert (Kennedy) I (1541–14 December 1576)
  1. 1. Gilbert Kennedie 1623–1699
    1. 1. Gilbert Kennedy 1678–1745
      1. 1. Crawford 1710–1762 m. John (Andrew) McCrary 1705–1768 m. John McCrary –1765 m. John McCreary 1721–1774 m. John McCreary 1721–1774 m. John (McCrary) Sr. 1721–1774
        1. 1. Robert (M McCrary VA KY) Capt 1740–1803 m. Mary (Polly McClanahan) (McCreery) 1746–1800
        2. 2. Robert McCrary 1740–1821 m. Mary (Polly McClanahan) (McCreery) 1746–1800
        3. 3. Robert McCreary 1742–1814
        4. 4. Robert McCreary 1742–1814 m. Mary (Ann) Fortune 1746–1818

Margaret Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1547
30 December 1547
Birth of Margaret Lyon in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
1626
December 1626
Age 79
Death of Margaret Lyon in Hamilton, Stirling, Scotland
Hamilton, Stirling, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 December 1547
    Event Place: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 1626
    Event Place: Hamilton, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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