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Mary Erskine 1537–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Brechin, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 3 May 1575

Death Location: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Erskine

Mother: Janet Abernathy

Spouse(s): George Barclay

Children(s): Christian Elphinstone)

Mary Erskine was born in 1537 in Brechin, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Erskine And Janet Abernathy. Mary Erskine married George Barclay, and had children including Christian Barclay Widow Of 1St Lord Elphinstone. Mary Erskine passed away in 1575 in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Mary Erskine was born in 1537 in Brechin, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Erskine And Janet Abernathy.
  • Mary Erskine married George Barclay, and had children including Christian Barclay Widow Of 1St Lord Elphinstone.
  • Mary Erskine passed away in 1575 in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Erskine
1512–1551
Birth Location: Brechin, Angus, , Scotland
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Janet Abernathy
1517–1600
Birth Location: Brechin, Angus, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

George Barclay
1536–1607
Birth Location: Kirktounhill, St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
GB

Children(s)

Christian Elphinstone)
1557–1630
Birth Location: St Cyrus, Mathers, Kincardine, Scotland, Scotland
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Mary Erskine's Ancestors

Self
Mary Erskine
1537–1575
Birth Place: Brechin, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Erskine
1512–1551
Brechin, Angus, , Scotland
Janet Abernathy
1517–1600
Brechin, Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
Janet (Angus) Erskine
1500–1600
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Erskine's Descendants

1.
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Mary Erskine (1537–3 May 1575) m. George Barclay (1536–1607)
  1. 1. Christian (Barclay (Widow of 1st Lord) Elphinstone) 1557–1630 m. Sir (William) Ruthven 1569–1634
    1. 1. Sir (William Earl Gowrie) Ruthven\Ruffin 1594–1670 m. Dorthea Stewart 1596–1673
      1. 1. Katherine Ruffin 1632–1687 m. Arthur (Edmund Whitehead Quaker buried Pagencreek) Church 1623–1655
        1. 1. Arthur (II William) Whitehead 1643–1710 m. MARY (POLLY) GODWIN 1652–1710
        2. 2. Michael Whitehead 1650–1710
        3. 3. Rebecca Whitehead 1645–1687
        4. 4. William Whitehead 1683–
        5. 5. Sarah Whitehead 1660–1743

Mary Erskine's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Mary Erskine in Brechin, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Brechin, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1575
3 May 1575
Age 38
Death of Mary Erskine in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Corse, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Brechin, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1575
    Event Place: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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