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Mariota Janet Maxwell 1419–1472 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1419

Birth Location: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Jun 1472

Death Location: Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Maxwell

Mother: Janet Crichton

Spouse(s): Robert Kilmarnock, John Knox

Children(s): Alexander Boyd, Annabella Boyd, Baroness Boyd, Euphemia Boyd, John Boyd, William Knox, Uchtred Knox, Thomas Boyd, Archibald Boyd, Margaret Boyd

In 1419, Mariota Janet Maxwell entered the world in Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Sir Robert Maxwell And Janet Crichton. Mariota Janet Maxwell married John Knox, Robert Boyd 1St Baron Kilmarnock, and had children including Alexander Boyd Lord Boyd, Annabella Boyd, Archibald Boyd, Baroness Elizabeth Boyd, Euphemia Boyd, John Boyd, Margaret Boyd, Thomas Boyd, Uchtred Knox, William Knox. Mariota Janet Maxwell passed away in 1472 in Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1419, Mariota Janet Maxwell entered the world in Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Sir Robert Maxwell And Janet Crichton.
  • Mariota Janet Maxwell married John Knox, Robert Boyd 1St Baron Kilmarnock, and had children including Alexander Boyd Lord Boyd, Annabella Boyd, Archibald Boyd, Baroness Elizabeth Boyd, Euphemia Boyd, John Boyd, Margaret Boyd, Thomas Boyd, Uchtred Knox, William Knox.
  • Mariota Janet Maxwell passed away in 1472 in Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Mariota Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Mariota Maxwell
1419–1472
Birth Place: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Robert Maxwell
1373–1448
Pollok, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Janet Crichton
1408–1437
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mariota Maxwell's Descendants

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Mariota (Janet) Maxwell (1419–25 Jun 1472) m. Robert (Boyd 1st Baron) Kilmarnock (1425–Apr 1481) m. John Knox (1410–1463)
  1. 1. Alexander (Boyd Lord) Boyd 1450–1508
  2. 2. Annabella Boyd 1460–1476 m. John Gordon 1450–1517
    1. 1. Lord (Robert) Gordon 1475–1525 m. Lady (Marion) Accarson 1478–1538
      1. 1. Lady (Katherine) Gordon 1497–1587 m. Earl (George) Gordon 1513–1562
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) GORDON 1530–1577
        2. 2. James Gordon 1543–1620
        3. 3. Adam Gordon 1536–1580
        4. 4. Margaret Gordon 1541–1606 m. John Forbes 1542–1606
        5. 5. Jane Gordon 1546–1629 m. James (Hepburn Duke of) Orkney 1535–
        6. 6. George Gordon 1535–1576
        7. 7. Robert Gordon 1539–1572
        8. 8. Elizabeth Gordon 1540–1557
        9. 9. Thomas Gordon 1550–1584
        10. 10. Duke (Alexander) Gordon 1549–1580 m. Agnes Beaton 1550–1600
        11. 11. Patrick Gordon 1538–1594 m. Agnes Beaton 1550–1600
  3. 3. Baroness (Elizabeth) Boyd 1448–1496 m. Archibald (Douglas, 5th Earl Of Angus, "Bell The Cat", Great Earl Of) Angus 1445–1513
    1. 1. George (Douglas Earl) Angus 1469–1513 m. Lady (Elizabeth Drummond, Countess Of) Angus 1472–1514
      1. 1. Alison (Isabella Douglas) (Hume) 1487–1564 m. Sir (David Home) Wedderburn 1489–1524
        1. 1. Isabel Home 1513–
        2. 2. David Hume 1526–1574 m. Mariota Johnstone 1530–1589
        3. 3. George Home 1515–1547
      2. 2. Lady (Janet Douglas, Baroness) Glamis 1492–1537
    2. 2. Sir (William Douglas of Glenbervie,) Knt. 1471–1513
    3. 3. Gavin (Douglas Bishop of) Dunkeld 1474–1522
    4. 4. Marjory Douglas 1469–1541
    5. 5. Earl (of Angus Archibald Douglas) Vi 1470–
  4. 4. Euphemia Boyd 1459–
  5. 5. John Boyd 1456–1482
  6. 6. William Knox 1452–1505
  7. 7. Uchtred Knox 1440–1509
  8. 8. Thomas Boyd 1449–1473
  9. 9. Archibald Boyd 1454–1507
  10. 10. Margaret Boyd 1462–1517

Mariota Maxwell's Timeline

4 Records

1419
1419
Birth of Mariota Janet Maxwell in Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1422
1422
Age 3
Birth of Mariota Janet Maxwell in Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1422
1422
Age 3
Birth of Mariota Janet Maxwell in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1472
25 Jun 1472
Age 53
Death of Mariota Janet Maxwell in Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1422
    Event Place: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1422
    Event Place: East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1419
    Event Place: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1472
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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