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Margaretha Maxwell 1548–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Terregales, Dumfrieshire, Schotland

Death Date: 8 January 1617

Death Location: Prestongrange, Edinburgh

Father: Sir Yarmouth

Mother: Lady blood]

Spouse(s): Mark Lothian

Children(s): Lady Kerr

In 1548, Margaretha Maxwell entered the world in Terregales, Dumfrieshire, Schotland, born to Sir John Maxwell 4Th Baron Herries Masters Of Sandwich And Maxwell Merchant And Brewer Mayor Of Sandwich Member Of Parliament Auditor Treasurer Jurat Bailiff To Yarmouth And Lady Agnes Baroness Herries Royal Blood. Margaretha Maxwell married Mark Kerr First Earl Of Lothian, and had children including Lady Janet Alisoun Andrew Kerr. Margaretha Maxwell passed away in 1617 in Prestongrange, Edinburgh.

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Biography

  • In 1548, Margaretha Maxwell entered the world in Terregales, Dumfrieshire, Schotland, born to Sir John Maxwell 4Th Baron Herries Masters Of Sandwich And Maxwell Merchant And Brewer Mayor Of Sandwich Member Of Parliament Auditor Treasurer Jurat Bailiff To Yarmouth And Lady Agnes Baroness Herries Royal Blood.
  • Margaretha Maxwell married Mark Kerr First Earl Of Lothian, and had children including Lady Janet Alisoun Andrew Kerr.
  • Margaretha Maxwell passed away in 1617 in Prestongrange, Edinburgh.

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Margaretha Maxwell's Ancestors

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Margaretha Maxwell
1548–1617
Birth Place: Terregales, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
Parents
Sir John Maxwell 4th Baron Herries Masters of Sandwich and Maxwell Merchant and Brewer, Mayor of Sandwich, Member of Parliament, Auditor, Treasurer, Jurat Bailiff to Yarmouth
1512–1583
Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Agnes Baroness Herries [royal) blood]
1531–
Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Masters of Sandwich and) Maxwell
1490–1558
Janet (Douglas of) Drumlanrig
1502–1551
Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (William Herries 3rd Lord Herries of Terregles) Herries
1501–1543
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Baron Drumlanrig
1481–1513
Lady Lochinvar
1485–1512
Lady Terregales
1485–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Gordon
1455–1517
Lady Lindsay
1463–1519

Margaretha Maxwell's Descendants

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Margaretha Maxwell (1548–8 January 1617) m. Mark (Kerr First Earl Of) Lothian (20 FEB 1558–8 APR 1609)
  1. 1. Lady (Janet Alisoun Andrew) Kerr 1580–1632 m. Earl (William 8th Glencairn) Cunninghame 1575–1631
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Cunningham) [Garner]? 1611–1664 m. Thomas Moone 1606–1660
      1. 1. John Moone 1640–1725 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Turner 1640–1717
        1. 1. Ann Moone 1665–1715 m. Richard Gaston 1659–
    2. 2. Willem (Cunningham Earl van) Glencairn 1610–1664

Margaretha Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Margaretha Maxwell in Terregales, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
Terregales, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
1617
8 January 1617
Age 69
Death of Margaretha Maxwell in Prestongrange, Edinburgh
Prestongrange, Edinburgh

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Terregales, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 January 1617
    Event Place: Prestongrange, Edinburgh
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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