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Mark Kerr of Cessford, Abbot of Newbattle 15th GGF 1516–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 Aug 1584

Death Location: Newbottle Castle, Scotland, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Ferniehurst

Mother: Jeanette 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Spouse(s): Lady GGM

Children(s): Lord GGF, Mark Kerr, William Kerr, Marion Seton, David Seton, William Kerr\Carr\Carroll, Janet Seton, Lord Lothian, Isabelle Kerr, Lady Kerr, Andrew Kerr, James Kerr, Jean Kerr, Lord Roxburghe, Elizabeth Kerr, Lord Newbattle, Andrew ofFenton, George Kerr\Carr\Carroll, George Kerr, Margaret Kerr

In 1516, Mark Kerr of Cessford, Abbot of Newbattle 15th GGF entered the world in Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Lord Sir Knight Andrew Kerr Ker Carr 7Th Laird Of Cessford Lord Of Ferniehurst And Jeanette Janet Of Polwarth Home 14Th Ggm. Mark Kerr of Cessford, Abbot of Newbattle 15th GGF married Lady Helena Elizabeth Leslie Lady Of Scotland 15Th Ggm, and had children including Andrew Kerr, Andrew Kerr Offenton, David Seton, Elizabeth Kerr, George Kerr, George Kerr Carr Carroll, Isabelle Kerr, James Kerr, Janet Seton, Jean Kerr, Lady Catherine Herries Kerr, Lord Mark Kerr 1St Earl Of Lothian, Lord Mark Kerr 1St Earl Of Lothian Lord Of Newbattle, Lord Mark Kerr Of Newbattle 1St Earl Of Lothian 14Th Ggf, Lord Robert Kerr Earl Of Roxburghe, Margaret Kerr, Marion Seton, Mark Kerr, William Kerr, William Kerr Carr Carroll. Mark Kerr of Cessford, Abbot of Newbattle 15th GGF passed away in 1584 in Newbottle Castle, Scotland, County Durham, England, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1516, Mark Kerr of Cessford, Abbot of Newbattle 15th GGF entered the world in Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Lord Sir Knight Andrew Kerr Ker Carr 7Th Laird Of Cessford Lord Of Ferniehurst And Jeanette Janet Of Polwarth Home 14Th Ggm.
  • Mark Kerr of Cessford, Abbot of Newbattle 15th GGF married Lady Helena Elizabeth Leslie Lady Of Scotland 15Th Ggm, and had children including Andrew Kerr, Andrew Kerr Offenton, David Seton, Elizabeth Kerr, George Kerr, George Kerr Carr Carroll, Isabelle Kerr, James Kerr, Janet Seton, Jean Kerr, Lady Catherine Herries Kerr, Lord Mark Kerr 1St Earl Of Lothian, Lord Mark Kerr 1St Earl Of Lothian Lord Of Newbattle, Lord Mark Kerr Of Newbattle 1St Earl Of Lothian 14Th Ggf, Lord Robert Kerr Earl Of Roxburghe, Margaret Kerr, Marion Seton, Mark Kerr, William Kerr, William Kerr Carr Carroll.
  • Mark Kerr of Cessford, Abbot of Newbattle 15th GGF passed away in 1584 in Newbottle Castle, Scotland, County Durham, England, United Kingdom.

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Mark GGF's Ancestors

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Mark GGF
1516–1584
Birth Place: Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Sir Knight Andrew Kerr Ker (Carr), 7th Laird of Cessford, Lord of Ferniehurst
1482–1526
St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jeanette ("Janet" of Polwarth Home 🌟 14th GGM) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
1460–1543
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Mark GGF's Descendants

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Mark (Kerr of Cessford, Abbot of Newbattle 15th) GGF (1516–29 Aug 1584) m. Lady (Helena Elizabeth Leslie, Lady of Scotland 15th) GGM (1526–18 Aug 1596)
  1. 1. Lord (Mark Kerr of Newbattle, 1st Earl of Lothian 14th) GGF 1558–1609 m. Lady (Margaret) Maxwell 1538–1617 m. Lady (Margaretha Margaret Maxwell, Countess of Hamilton 14th) GGM 1563–1617
    1. 1. Lady (Mary Anne Gordon (1st Marquess of Huntly)) Kerr 1574–1628 m. Sir (Lord Willem (William) of Drumlanrig, Queensburry, Morton & Doug, Knight of the Garter DOUGLAS) Heirs 1586–1638
      1. 1. Margaret (Neish Walsh, HAMILTON Lady of Lochwood, Moffatdale and Evandale, Countess of) Hartfell 1606–1640 m. James Johnston 1602–1653 m. Archibald Campbell 1607– m. Johnstone 1602–1653
        1. 1. Sir (Capt James Johnstone 2nd Earl of Annandale, and Hartfell DNA) MATCH 1625–1672 m. Lybra ARTHUR 1627–1673 m. Lady (Henrietta) Douglass 1633–1673 m. Janet (or Jane Scott m James) Johnstone 1638–1710
        2. 2. Lady (Margaret Douglas or) Hamilton 1598–1655
        3. 3. Lady (Magdalen Carnegie , Lady) Crawfurd 1612–1648
        4. 4. James (Annandale Hartfell) Johnstone 1615–1699
        5. 5. William Johnston 1624–1656
        6. 6. William Johnston 1625–1656
        7. 7. William (Johnstone) Blacklaws 1627–1656
        8. 8. Lady (Mary) Johnstone 1627–1680
        9. 9. Janet Johnstone 1631–1675
        10. 10. Mary Johnstone 1631–1675
        11. 11. Lady (Margaret Johnston) Douglas 1632–1655
        12. 12. Mary Graham 1635–
        13. 13. Margaret Dalzell 1640–
        14. 14. James DeJohnstone 1640–1672
        15. 15. Bethia Johnstone 1640–
        16. 16. Bethia Johnstone 1640–
        17. 17. Jonathan Russell 1646–1727
        18. 18. Martha Russell 1647–1684
      2. 2. George Douglas 1600–
      3. 3. Anne (Douglas) Earl 1604–1667
      4. 4. Robert (Douglas Earl van) Morton 1605–1649
      5. 5. James (Douglas Earl van) Queensberry 1605–1671
      6. 6. Willem (Sir) Douglas 1605–1673
      7. 7. Mary (Seton) Douglas 1608–1659
      8. 8. Johnne Dowglas 1609–
      9. 9. George Douglas 1612–1728
      10. 10. Archibald (Douglas of) Dornock 1614–1655
      11. 11. Janet (Agnes) Douglas 1615–1651
      12. 12. James (Douglas Earl van) Queensberry 1617–1671
      13. 13. Willem (Sir) Douglas 1618–1673
      14. 14. Emma (Florence 'Flora') Douglas 1622–1667
      15. 15. Isabel Douglas 1630–1672
      16. 16. Isabel Graham 1630–1672
      17. 17. Andrew (James Douglas Earl van) Queensberry 1632–1686
      18. 18. Jean (Home) Douglas 1632–1694
    2. 2. Lady (Margaret Kerr, Countess Hay of) Yester 1570–1645
    3. 3. Lord (James Kerr, Lord of) Drumlanrig 1570–1648
    4. 4. Lilias (Kerr of) Lothian 1574–1659
    5. 5. Lady (Jean Johanna Kerr, Countess of Crawford 10th) GGM 1574–1632
    6. 6. Lady (Isabell) Kerr 1574–1628
    7. 7. Lord (James Robert Kerr, Earl of) Lothian 1575–1624
    8. 8. Lord (Robert Kerr, Earl of) Lothian 1575–1624
    9. 9. Johanna Kerr\Carr\Carroll 1575–1630
    10. 10. Mark Kerr 1575–1663
    11. 11. Katherene (Coupar Brown) Mott 1576–1637
    12. 12. Lady (Margaret Kerr, Countess Hay of) Yester 1576–1645
    13. 13. William Kerr 1576–1608
    14. 14. Jane Holden 1580–1632
    15. 15. Helen Kerr\Lawrie 1580–1644
    16. 16. Janet (Allison) Kerr 1580–1632
    17. 17. Sir (James Kerr of) Lothian 1584–1625
    18. 18. Elizabeth Kerr 1585–1632
    19. 19. Isabelle Kerr 1585–1628
    20. 20. Agnes Kerr 1586–1628
    21. 21. George Kerr 1589–1652
    22. 22. John Kerr 1589–1630
    23. 23. Mary Kerr 1594–1632
    24. 24. Sir (Henry) Kerr 1599–1642
  2. 2. Mark Kerr 1533–1735
  3. 3. William Kerr 1537–1613
  4. 4. Marion Seton 1542–1610
  5. 5. David Seton 1543–1601
  6. 6. William Kerr\Carr\Carroll 1546–1582
  7. 7. Janet Seton 1546–1581
  8. 8. Lord (Mark Kerr, 1st Earl of) Lothian 1553–1609
  9. 9. Isabelle Kerr 1555–1602
  10. 10. Lady (Catherine Herries) Kerr 1555–1602
  11. 11. Andrew Kerr 1556–1581
  12. 12. James Kerr 1556–1581
  13. 13. Jean Kerr 1556–1581
  14. 14. Lord (Robert Kerr, Earl of) Roxburghe 1557–1609
  15. 15. Elizabeth Kerr 1557–1609
  16. 16. Lord (Mark Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian, Lord of) Newbattle 1558–1609
  17. 17. Andrew (Kerr) ofFenton 1559–1581
  18. 18. George Kerr\Carr\Carroll 1561–1593
  19. 19. George Kerr 1561–1581
  20. 20. Margaret Kerr 1587–1645

Mark GGF's Timeline

2 Records

1516
1516
Birth of Mark Kerr of Cessford, Abbot of Newbattle 15th GGF in Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1584
29 Aug 1584
Age 68
Death of Mark Kerr of Cessford, Abbot of Newbattle 15th GGF in Newbottle Castle, Scotland, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Newbottle Castle, Scotland, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Abbey Newbottill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Abbey Newbottill, Gloucestershire, EnglandMark Kerr of Cessford

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Register of Marriages, 1701-1750

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1584
    Event Place: Newbottle Castle, Scotland, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

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