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Margery Sophia Kennedy 1517–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Dailly, Ayrshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 12 Jan 1597

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland

Father: Alexander Kennedy

Mother: Mariot Dunbar

Spouse(s): William Wallace, Gilbert Kennedy

Children(s): John Wallace, William Wallace, Margaret Wallace, Janet Kennedy, John Wallace, William Wallace, Isobel Kennedy, David Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy

In 1517, Margery Sophia Kennedy entered the world in Dailly, Ayrshire, , Scotland, born to Alexander Kennedy And Mariot Dunbar. Margery Sophia Kennedy married Gilbert 3Rd Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy, William Wallace, and had children including David Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy, Isobel Lady Grymett Kennedy, Janet Kennedy, John Wallace, Margaret Wallace, William Wallace. Margery Sophia Kennedy passed away in 1597 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1517, Margery Sophia Kennedy entered the world in Dailly, Ayrshire, , Scotland, born to Alexander Kennedy And Mariot Dunbar.
  • Margery Sophia Kennedy married Gilbert 3Rd Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy, William Wallace, and had children including David Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy, Isobel Lady Grymett Kennedy, Janet Kennedy, John Wallace, Margaret Wallace, William Wallace.
  • Margery Sophia Kennedy passed away in 1597 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margery Kennedy's Ancestors

Self
Margery Kennedy
1517–1597
Birth Place: Dailly, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Parents
Alexander Kennedy
1491–1551
Dailly, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Mariot Dunbar
1495–1595
Mochrum, Wigtownshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Kennedy
1461–1525
Bargany,Dailly,Ayrshire,Scotland
Katherine Kennedy
1465–1533
Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayreshire, Scotland
John Dunbar
1445–1503
Mochrum, Wigtownshire Co., Scotland
Janet Stewart
1460–1530
Mochrum, Wigtownshire Co., Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Kennedy
1440–1500
Isobel Ogilvy
1442–
John Kennedy
1436–1508
Elizabeth Montgomerie
1440–1467
Alexander Dunbar
1422–1498
Isabel Sutherland
1436–1505
Alexander Stewart
1434–1496
Elizabeth Douglas
1436–1465
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margery Kennedy's Descendants

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Margery (Sophia) Kennedy (1517–12 Jan 1597) m. William Wallace (1513–1538) m. Gilbert (3rd Earl of Cassillis) Kennedy (1515–28 Nov 1558)
  1. 1. John Wallace 1530–1570 m. Margaret Cunningham 1533–1573
    1. 1. John Wallace 1550–1586 m. Agnes Stewart 1558– m. Elizabeth Douglas 1555–1637 m. Margaret Campbell 1550–1597 m. Margaret Campbell 1498–1597
      1. 1. John Wallace 1581–1615 m. Margaret Maxwell 1579–1597 m. Elizabeth ((Angus)) Douglas 1555–1637 m. Margaret Maxwell 1579–1630
        1. 1. Jonet (John) Wallace 1606–1674 m. Margaret Thomson 1610–1633
        2. 2. Hugh Wallace 1600–1660
        3. 3. Robert Wallace 1611–1648
        4. 4. James Wallace 1604–
        5. 5. Marjory Kennedy 1620–1672
        6. 6. Isabel Wallace 1599–
        7. 7. Margaret Wallace 1609–
        8. 8. Thomas Wallace 1603–1673
        9. 9. John Wallace 1606–1614
        10. 10. John Wallace 1597–1614
      2. 2. William Wallace 1584–1645
      3. 3. Robert Wallace 1516–
      4. 4. Margaret Wallace 1514–
      5. 5. John Walyshe 1520–1581
      6. 6. Catherine Wallace 1580–
      7. 7. Isabel Wallace 1576–
      8. 8. Michael Wallace 1529–
      9. 9. John Wallace 1581–1640
      10. 10. John Wallace 1581–1615
      11. 11. Margaret Wallace 1540–
      12. 12. Jeane Wallace –1901
      13. 13. William Wallace 1584–1645
      14. 14. Isabel Wallace 1576–
      15. 15. Catherine Wallace 1580–
      16. 16. John Wallace 1540–1582
    2. 2. Robert Wallace 1560–1600
    3. 3. Annabella Wallace 1574–1593
    4. 4. Michael Wallace 1561–
    5. 5. William Wallace 1553–1616
    6. 6. Annabella Wallace 1557–
    7. 7. Allen Wallace 1563–
    8. 8. John Wallace 1759–1804
    9. 9. Robert Wallace 1650–
  2. 2. William Wallace 1533–1616
  3. 3. Margaret Wallace 1535–
  4. 4. Janet Kennedy 1537–1598
  5. 5. John Wallace 1540–1570
  6. 6. William Wallace 1545–
  7. 7. Isobel (Lady Grymett) Kennedy 1535–1590
  8. 8. David Kennedy 1539–
  9. 9. Gilbert Kennedy 1485–1527

Margery Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1517
Birth of Margery Sophia Kennedy in Dailly, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Dailly, Ayrshire, , Scotland
1597
12 Jan 1597
Age 80
Death of Margery Sophia Kennedy in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Dailly, Ayrshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1597
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland

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