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Margaret Lyon 1569–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1569

Birth Location: Garthland, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Death Date: 2 Sep 1659

Death Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Uchtred Garthland

Mother: Margaret Mains

Spouse(s): Gilbert Kennedy

Children(s): Col Iii, John GG

Margaret Lyon was born in 1569 in Garthland, Wigtownshire, Scotland, the child of Uchtred William Lord Ruthven Macdowall 10Th Laird Of Garthland And Margaret Kennedy Of Girvan Mains. Margaret Lyon married Gilbert Kennedy, and had children including Col Gilbert Kennedy Iii Iii, John Kennedy 13 Gg. Margaret Lyon passed away in 1659 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Margaret Lyon was born in 1569 in Garthland, Wigtownshire, Scotland, the child of Uchtred William Lord Ruthven Macdowall 10Th Laird Of Garthland And Margaret Kennedy Of Girvan Mains.
  • Margaret Lyon married Gilbert Kennedy, and had children including Col Gilbert Kennedy Iii Iii, John Kennedy 13 Gg.
  • Margaret Lyon passed away in 1659 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Uchtred Garthland
–1600
Birth Location: Garthland, Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland
UG
Margaret Mains
1535–1579
Birth Location: Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
MM

Spouses(s)

Gilbert Kennedy
1569–1621
Birth Location: Bargany, Ayrshire, Scotland
GK

Children(s)

Col Iii
1593–1688
Birth Location: Maybole Castle, Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland
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John GG
1595–1668
Birth Location: Cassilus, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
JG

Margaret Lyon's Ancestors

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Margaret Lyon
1569–1659
Birth Place: Garthland, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Parents
Uchtred William, Lord Ruthven, MacDowall 10th Laird of Garthland
–1600
Garthland, Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Margaret (Kennedy of Girvan) Mains
1535–1579
Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Lyon's Descendants

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Margaret Lyon (1569–2 Sep 1659) m. Gilbert Kennedy (1569–12 Dec 1621)
  1. 1. Col (Gilbert Kennedy III) Iii 1593–1688 m. Montgomery Eglinton 1630–1700
    1. 1. Gilbert, (Rev.) Kennedy 1678–1745 m. Elizabeth Lang 1686–1723
      1. 1. Mary Kennedy 1708–1781 m. Andrew (Madison) Kennedy 1718–1781
        1. 1. Jane Kennedy 1744–1837
      2. 2. Agnes Kennedy 1710–1762 m. John McCrary 1721–1774
        1. 1. Kennedy McCrary 1743–
        2. 2. Andrew McCrary 1733–1759
        3. 3. Robert (McCreary) Sr 1742–1814
        4. 4. Thomas McCrary 1737–1793
        5. 5. John McCrary 1742–1814
      3. 3. Gilbert (Rev.) Kennedy 1706–1773 m. Elizabeth (Trail) Kennedy 1712–1786
      4. 4. James Kennedy 1709–
      5. 5. Frances Kennedy 1709–1781
      6. 6. Thomas Kennedy 1709–1778
      7. 7. Mary Kennedy 1705–1781 m. Andrew (Madison) Kennedy 1718–1781
        1. 1. Jane Kennedy 1744–1837
      8. 8. Easter (Esther) Kennedy 1715–1784
      9. 9. James Kennedy 1713–
      10. 10. George Kennedy 1708– m. Mary Simpson 1713–
      11. 11. Mary Kennedy 1723–
      12. 12. WILLIAM KENNEDY 1697–1709
      13. 13. Annabella Kennedy 1710–1769
    2. 2. Gilbert, (Rev.) Kennedy 1678–1745 m. Elizabeth Lang 1687–1723 m. Margaret Bailie 1682–1730
      1. 1. Annabella Kennedy 1710–1769
      2. 2. Agnes Kennedy 1710–1762 m. John McCrary 1721–1774
        1. 1. Robert McCreary 1740–1814 m. Mary (Ann) Fortune 1746–1818 m. Nancy Wilson 1746–1798
        2. 2. Mary Mcclanahan 1745–1821
        3. 3. John (Mc) Creary 1742–1814 m. Sara (1735) Orr 1735– m. Sara Orr 1735–
        4. 4. Thomas (McCreary 1737 IRE-1793) SC 1737–1793
        5. 5. Kennedy McCrary 1743–
      3. 3. Gilbert Kennedy 1706–1773
      4. 4. Mary Kennedy 1708–1781
      5. 5. Thomas Kennedy 1723–
      6. 6. Ester Kennedy 1714–1767
      7. 7. Thomas Kennedy 1709–1778
      8. 8. Mary Kennedy 1723–1781
      9. 9. Frances Kennedy 1719–1773
      10. 10. WILLIAM KENNEDY 1697–1709
      11. 11. Mary Kennedy 1705–1781
      12. 12. George Kennedy 1708–
      13. 13. Ester Kennedy 1723–
      14. 14. George Kennedy 1723–1780
      15. 15. James Kennedy 1720–1770
      16. 16. James Kennedy 1709–
      17. 17. Frances Kennedy 1723–
    3. 3. David Kennedy 1622–1699
  2. 2. John (Kennedy 13) GG 1595–1668

Margaret Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1569
1569
Birth of Margaret Lyon in Garthland, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Garthland, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1659
2 Sep 1659
Age 90
Death of Margaret Lyon in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1569
    Event Place: Garthland, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1659
    Event Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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