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Margret Hunt 1587 – 1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 March 1587

Birth Location: Dysart Landward, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 November 1654

Death Location: Keir, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James Scott

Mother: Elizabeth Scott

Spouse(s): Sir Carnock,

Children(s): Lady Nicolson, Margaret Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson, Edwd Nicholson

In 1587, Margret Hunt entered the world in Dysart Landward, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to James Scott and Elizabeth Charlotte Scott. Margret Hunt married Sir Thomas Nicholson 2nd Baron Carnock,, and had children including Lady Eleanora Nicolson, Margaret Virginia Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson, Edwd Nicholson. Margret Hunt passed away in 1654 in Keir, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1587, Margret Hunt entered the world in Dysart Landward, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to James Scott and Elizabeth Charlotte Scott.
  • Margret Hunt married Sir Thomas Nicholson 2nd Baron Carnock,, and had children including Lady Eleanora Nicolson, Margaret Virginia Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson, Edwd Nicholson.
  • Margret Hunt passed away in 1654 in Keir, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Margret Hunt's Ancestors

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Margret Hunt
1587 – 1654
Birth Place: Dysart Landward, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Scott
Elizabeth (Charlotte) Scott
1562 – 1606
Torry, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margret Hunt's Descendants

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Margret Hunt (24 March 1587 – 2 November 1654) m. Sir (Thomas Nicholson 2nd Baron) Carnock, (10 June 1585 – 21 April 1665)
  1. 1. Lady (Eleanora) Nicolson (1605 – 1693) m. Sir (John 2nd Baronet Greenock Shaw) Schaw (1602 – 24 October 1694)
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Baroness of Houston) Shaw (1625 – 1730) m. Sir (John Hugh) Houston (1625 – 1702)
      1. 1. Sir (Francis Hugh) Houston (1647 – 1750) m. Eliza (Jane) Wilkinson m. Margaret (Mary) Cunningham (1651 – 1750)
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Anne "Annie" Hill Young) Houston (1675 – 13 May 1770)
        2. 2. John Houston (1689 – 1754)
        3. 3. James Houston (18 April 1715 – 18 April 1820)
        4. 4. James Houston (1718 – 1735)
        5. 5. Robert (Cunningham) Houston (1720 – 1753)
        6. 6. Isabella Houston (1722 – 19 October 1781)
        7. 7. Esther Houston (1724 – 1790)
        8. 8. Mary Houston (1724 – )
        9. 9. John (Ll) Houston (1726 – 1798)
        10. 10. John Houston (1726 – August 1798)
        11. 11. Samuel (Cunningham) Houston (1728 – 1797)
        12. 12. Matthew Houston (1730 – 1803)
        13. 13. Tamar Houston (1732 – 1764)
        14. 14. Isabella Houston (1739 – 1821)
        15. 15. James Houston (1739 – 1818)
        16. 16. Mary Houston (1739 – 1821)
        17. 17. Matthew Houston (1739 – 1818)
        18. 18. Samuel Houston (1739 – 1818)
    2. 2. Alice Shaw
    3. 3. William Shaw
  2. 2. Margaret (Virginia) Nicholson
  3. 3. Thomas Nicholson
  4. 4. Edwd Nicholson ( – abt 1807)

Margret Hunt's Timeline

3 Records

1587
24 March 1587
Birth of Margret Hunt in Dysart Landward, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dysart Landward, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1587
24 Mar 1587
Margret Hunt was baptized in Dysart,Fife,Scotland
Dysart,Fife,Scotland
1654
2 November 1654
Age 67
Death of Margret Hunt in Keir, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Keir, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 March 1587
    Event Place: Dysart Landward, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1587
    Event Place: Dysart,Fife,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sheafield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 November 1654
    Event Place: Keir, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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