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Mary Maxwell 1640 – 1701 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1640

Birth Location: Southbar, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1701

Death Location: Blackhouse, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Elizabeth Cunningham

Spouse(s): James Alexander

Children(s): Robert Alexander, John Alexander, Anna Alexander, Agnes Alexander, Jean Alexander, Anne Alexander

Mary Maxwell was born in 1640 in Southbar, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John Maxwell and Elizabeth Cunningham. Mary Maxwell married James Alexander, and had children including Robert Alexander, John Alexander, Anna Alexander, Agnes Alexander, Jean Alexander, Anne Alexander. Mary Maxwell passed away in 1701 in Blackhouse, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Mary Maxwell was born in 1640 in Southbar, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John Maxwell and Elizabeth Cunningham.
  • Mary Maxwell married James Alexander, and had children including Robert Alexander, John Alexander, Anna Alexander, Agnes Alexander, Jean Alexander, Anne Alexander.
  • Mary Maxwell passed away in 1701 in Blackhouse, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Maxwell
1600 – 1677
Birth Location: of Cannongate, Midlothian, Scotland
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Elizabeth Cunningham
1623 – 1661
Birth Location: Craigsend, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

James Alexander
1634 – 1686
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Robert Alexander
1658 – 1723
Birth Location: Blackhouse, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
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John Alexander
1660 – 1712
Birth Location: Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
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Anna Alexander
1664 –
Birth Location: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
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Agnes Alexander
1666 – 1725
Birth Location: Blackhouse, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Jean Alexander
1669 – 1704
Birth Location: Blackhouse, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Anne Alexander
Birth Location: ? Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Mary Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Mary Maxwell
1640 – 1701
Birth Place: Southbar, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
John Maxwell
1600 – 1677
of Cannongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Cunningham
1623 – 1661
Craigsend, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Maxwell's Descendants

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Mary Maxwell (abt 1640 – 1701) m. James Alexander (1634 – AFT 5 MAR 1686)
  1. 1. Robert Alexander (abt 1658 – 23 May 1723)
  2. 2. John Alexander (Abt. 1660 – 1712)
  3. 3. Anna Alexander (Abt. 1664 – ) m. William Bruce (18 Feb 1668 – )
    1. 1. William Bruce (1689 – 10 Apr 1757) m. Janat Milmyne (1684 – 27 Dec 1745)
      1. 1. William Bruce (1713 – 20 May 1790) m. Mary Cook (1723 – 16 Feb 1760)
        1. 1. John Bruce (05 Apr 1745 – 10 May 1828) m. Margaret Morton (29 Jul 1744 – )
        2. 2. William Bruce (02 Oct 1748 – )
        3. 3. Jane Bruce (1749 – 1807)
        4. 4. Margaret Bruce (1751 – 17 Sept 1825)
        5. 5. Thomas Bruce (1755 – 1765)
      2. 2. Sarah Bruce
      3. 3. Barbara Bruce
      4. 4. Florence Bruce
  4. 4. Agnes Alexander (abt 1666 – 27 Jul 1725)
  5. 5. Jean Alexander (abt 1669 – aft 26 Nov 1704)
  6. 6. Anne Alexander

Mary Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1640
abt 1640
Birth of Mary Maxwell in Southbar, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Southbar, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1701
1701
Age 61
Death of Mary Maxwell in Blackhouse, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Blackhouse, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1640
    Event Place: Southbar, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1701
    Event Place: Blackhouse, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
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