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Margaret Napier 1602 – 1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1602

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

Death Date: 1672

Death Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Napier

Mother: Frances Drummond

Spouse(s): John Stark

Children(s): Barbra Stark, John Stark

The story of Margaret Napier began in 1602 in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland. Margaret Napier married John Stark, and had children including Barbra Stark, John Stark. Margaret Napier passed away in 1672 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Napier began in 1602 in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland.
  • Margaret Napier married John Stark, and had children including Barbra Stark, John Stark.
  • Margaret Napier passed away in 1672 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Napier
1580 – 1633
Birth Location: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Frances Drummond
1586 – 1614
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

John Stark
1604 – 1684
Birth Location: Killermont, Clyde River, Scotland
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Children(s)

Barbra Stark
1630 – 1673
Birth Location: Scotland
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John Stark
1635 – 1668
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Margaret Napier's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Napier
1602 – 1672
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Parents
Robert Mungo Napier
1580 – 1633
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Frances (Anna) Drummond
1586 – 1614
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John Napier
1550 – 1617
Merchiston, Edinburgh, Scottland
Agnes Chisholm
1558 – 1582
Cowlix, Perth, Scottland
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Merchiston
1534 – 1608
Johanna Bothwell
1540 – 1585
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Merchiston
1509 – 1547
Dame Campbell
1512 – 1575

Margaret Napier's Descendants

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Margaret Napier (1602 – 1672) m. John Stark (Oct 1604 – Oct 1684)
  1. 1. Barbra Stark (1630 – 1 Sep 1673) m. John Gartshore (Abt. 1628 – October 1684)
    1. 1. John Gartshore (1651 – ABT JAN 1714) m. Elizabeth Wood (16 Oct 1653 – 1714)
      1. 1. Janet Gartshore (1676 – AFT 1700)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Gartshore (1677 – )
      3. 3. Agnes Gartshore (1679 – 1693)
      4. 4. Mary Gartshore (1679 – 1715)
      5. 5. James Gartshore (1681 – unknown) m. Margaret (AGNESS) CASSELLS (ABT 1686 – 26 Jul)
        1. 1. Janet Gartshore (1708 – ) m. Alexander Scot (ABT 1705 – )
        2. 2. John Gartshore (1710 – )
        3. 3. James Gartshore (1712 – 1721)
      6. 6. John Gartshore (11 May 1690 – 1752)
    2. 2. Mary Gartshore (abt 1652 – )
    3. 3. Mary Gartshore (1672 – )
    4. 4. Agnes Gartshore (1678 – )
    5. 5. John Gartshore (1690 – 1752)
  2. 2. John Stark (1635 – 7 May 1668)

Margaret Napier's Timeline

2 Records

1602
1602
Birth of Margaret Napier in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
1672
1672
Age 70
Death of Margaret Napier in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800
    Record Source: Ayrshire, Scotland, Parish and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1672
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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