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Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Sir Lord Kerr 1558–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 FEB 1558

Birth Location: Rothes, Moray, Scotland

Death Date: 8 APR 1609

Death Location: Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Father: Commendator Kerr

Mother: Helen Leslie

Spouse(s): Margaret Maxwell, Elizabeth Maxwell

Children(s): Lady Kerr, Lilias Kerr, Margaretha Kerr, Robert Kerr, Jean Kerr, William Kerr, Elizabeth Kerr, James Kerr, Mark Kerr, John Ker, George Kerr, Mary Kerr, Lady Kerr, Johanna Kerr

Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Sir Lord Kerr was born in 1558 in Rothes, Moray, Scotland, the child of Commendator Of Newbattle Mark Kerr And Helen Leslie. Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Sir Lord Kerr married Elizabeth Maxwell, Margaret Countess Of Lothian Maxwell, and had children including Elizabeth Kerr, George Kerr, James Kerr, Jean Kerr, Johanna Kerr, John Ker, Lady Isabel Kerr, Lady Janet Alisoun Kerr, Lilias Kerr, Margaretha Kerr, Mark Kerr, Mary Kerr, Robert Kerr, William Kerr. Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Sir Lord Kerr passed away in 1609 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Sir Lord Kerr was born in 1558 in Rothes, Moray, Scotland, the child of Commendator Of Newbattle Mark Kerr And Helen Leslie.
  • Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Sir Lord Kerr married Elizabeth Maxwell, Margaret Countess Of Lothian Maxwell, and had children including Elizabeth Kerr, George Kerr, James Kerr, Jean Kerr, Johanna Kerr, John Ker, Lady Isabel Kerr, Lady Janet Alisoun Kerr, Lilias Kerr, Margaretha Kerr, Mark Kerr, Mary Kerr, Robert Kerr, William Kerr.
  • Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Sir Lord Kerr passed away in 1609 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mark Kerr's Ancestors

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Mark Kerr
1558–1609
Birth Place: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Parents
Commendator Of Newbattle Mark Kerr
1516–1584
Ferniehirst, Midlothian, Scotland
Helen Leslie
1520–1594
Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Grandparents
Margaret (Wood) Crichton
1500–1546
Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mark Kerr's Descendants

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Mark (1st Earl of Lothian Sir Lord) Kerr (20 FEB 1558–8 APR 1609) m. Margaret ((Countess of Lothian)) Maxwell (1553–8 JUN 1617) m. Elizabeth Maxwell (1585–)
  1. 1. Lady (Isabel) Kerr 1597–1628 m. William ((1st Earl of Queensbury 9th Feudal Baron of Drumlanrig 1st Earl of Queensberry Viscount of Drumlanrig lords of Douglas)) Douglas 1582–1640
    1. 1. Margaret (Douglas) Douglass 1610–1640 m. James ((James Johnstone 1st Earl of Hartfell Lord Johnstone of Lochwood Moffartdale and Evandale)) Johnstone 1602–1653 m. David (Lord) Carnegie –1633
      1. 1. James (Earl Of Annandale) Johnstone 1625–1672 m. Henrietta ((Lady Henrietta Countess of Annandale and Hartfell)) Douglas 1633–1673
        1. 1. John (, Capt. 'of Stapleton') Johnstone 1665–1730 m. Elizabeth Belchier 1664–1739 m. Mary Maclean 1667–1668
        2. 2. Lady (Mary) Johnstone 1652–1681 m. James Lindsay 1644–1698
        3. 3. Margaret Johnstone 1654–1726
        4. 4. Isabel Johnstone 1659–
        5. 5. Maissie Johnstone 1659–
        6. 6. James Johnstone 1660–1661
        7. 7. Elizabeth Johnstone 1662–1734
        8. 8. Archibald Johnstone 1665–
        9. 9. George Johnstone 1667–1674
        10. 10. Henrietta Johnstone 1642–1689
        11. 11. Alexander Johnstone 1670–1730
        12. 12. Anna Johnstone 1671–1675
        13. 13. Lord (William) Johnstone 1663–1720
        14. 14. Janet Johnstone 1658–
        15. 15. Lady (Margaret) Johnstone 1672–
      2. 2. James (Annandale Hartfell) Johnstone 1615–1699
      3. 3. Lt (Col William) Johnstone 1627–1656
      4. 4. Margaret (Johnstone - 1st Earl of Annandale - Privy) Counsellor 1632–1655
      5. 5. Janet Johnstone 1631–1675
      6. 6. Bethia Johnstone 1640–1640
      7. 7. Lady (Mary) Johnstone 1627–1675 m. Lord (George) Grahame 1615–1658 m. Sir (George) Fletcher 1633–1700
        1. 1. Richard Graham 1648–1695 m. Ann Graham 1650–1707
        2. 2. Very (Rev. William) Graham 1654–1712
        3. 3. Reginald Graham 1656–
        4. 4. Richard Graham 1648–1695
        5. 5. Very (Rev. William) Graham 1654–1712
        6. 6. Reginald Graham 1656–
        7. 7. Fergus Graham 1650–
        8. 8. James Graham 1650–1730
        9. 9. Margaret Fenwick 1658–
      8. 8. Lord (William) Johnstone 1627–1656
      9. 9. Thomas Johnstone 1628–
      10. 10. Janet Johnstone 1634–1675
      11. 11. Bethia Johnstone 1640–
      12. 12. Margaret Dalzell 1640–
      13. 13. James DeJohnstone 1640–1672
      14. 14. William Johnston –1656
      15. 15. Margaret Douglass 1855–
      16. 16. Sir (James Earl Of Annandale) Johnstone 1602–1672 m. Henrietta ((Lady Henrietta Countess of Annandale and Hartfell)) Douglas 1633–1673
        1. 1. Lady (Henrietta) Johnston 1642–1689
        2. 2. Mary (of Crawford) Johnstone 1652–1681
        3. 3. Lady (Margaret) Johnstone 1654–1726
        4. 4. Janet Johnstone 1658–1714
        5. 5. Isabel Johnstone 1659–
        6. 6. Maissie Johnstone 1659–
        7. 7. James Johnstone 1660–1661
        8. 8. Elizabeth Johnstone 1662–1734
        9. 9. William (2nd Earl of Annandale and Hartfell Johnstone Earl of Annandale and Hartfell, Marquis of) Annandale 1663–1720
        10. 10. Archibald Johnstone 1665–
        11. 11. Hon (George) Johnstone 1667–1674
        12. 12. Alexander Johnstone 1670–1730
        13. 13. Anna Johnstone 1671–1675
        14. 14. William Johnstone 1753–1838
        15. 15. John Johnstone 1665–1714
      17. 17. Magdalen Carnegie 1605–1648
    2. 2. James (Thomas) Douglas 1605–1686
    3. 3. Henrietta Douglas 1606–1640
    4. 4. George Douglas 1612–
    5. 5. Archibald Douglas 1614–1655
    6. 6. Janet Douglas 1615–1651
    7. 7. William Douglas 1628–1673
  2. 2. Lilias Kerr 1569–1659
  3. 3. Margaretha Kerr 1570–1645
  4. 4. Robert Kerr 1592–1624
  5. 5. Jean Kerr 1577–1632
  6. 6. William Kerr 1580–1650
  7. 7. Elizabeth Kerr 1581–1659
  8. 8. James Kerr 1584–1625
  9. 9. Mark Kerr 1580–1663
  10. 10. John Ker 1589–1627
  11. 11. George Kerr 1589–1650
  12. 12. Mary Kerr 1594–1647
  13. 13. Lady (Janet Alisoun) Kerr 1580–1632
  14. 14. Johanna Kerr 1575–1630

Mark Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1558
20 FEB 1558
Birth of Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Sir Lord Kerr in Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Rothes, Moray, Scotland
1609
8 APR 1609
Age 51
Death of Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Sir Lord Kerr in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland
Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 FEB 1558
    Event Place: Rothes, Moray, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1606
    Event Place: East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 APR 1609
    Event Place: Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

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