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Rachel Ross Lindsay 1568–1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1568

Birth Location: Ross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 02 Dec 1639

Death Location: Scotland

Father: David Lindsay

Mother: Joneta Ramsay

Spouse(s): John Jr.

Children(s): Richard Spottiswood, Mary Spottiswoode, John Spottiswoode, John Spottiswood, Beatrix Spottiswood, Robert Spoitiswoode, Henry Knight, John Spottiswoode, Anne Spottswood

In 1568, Rachel Ross Lindsay entered the world in Ross, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to David Lindsay And Joneta Ramsay. Rachel Ross Lindsay married John Spotswood Jr, and had children including Anne Spottswood, Beatrix Spottiswood, Henry Spottiswoode Knight, Janet Spotiswood, John Spottiswood, John Spottiswoode, Mary Spottiswoode, Richard Spottiswood, Robert Spoitiswoode. Rachel Ross Lindsay passed away in 1639 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1568, Rachel Ross Lindsay entered the world in Ross, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to David Lindsay And Joneta Ramsay.
  • Rachel Ross Lindsay married John Spotswood Jr, and had children including Anne Spottswood, Beatrix Spottiswood, Henry Spottiswoode Knight, Janet Spotiswood, John Spottiswood, John Spottiswoode, Mary Spottiswoode, Richard Spottiswood, Robert Spoitiswoode.
  • Rachel Ross Lindsay passed away in 1639 in Scotland.

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Rachel Lindsay's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Lindsay
1568–1639
Birth Place: Ross, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
David Lindsay
1532–1614
Forfarshire, Scotland
Joneta Ramsay
1555–
of Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Lindsay of) Haltoun
1505–1558
Angus, Scotland
Rachel Barclay
1517–1588
Mathers,St Cyrus,Kincardineshire,Scotland
George (Ramsey Laird of) Dalhousie
1515–1580
Dalhousie, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Hepburn
1517–1571
Whitesome, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK
Great-Grandparents
Walter Edzell
1480–1513
Elizabeth Erskine
1475–1540
George Mathers
1493–1535
Marjory Auchterlony
1494–1580
Nicholas Dalhousie
1488–1555
Isabel Livingston
1505–1552
Patrick Waughton
1495–1549
Helen Hepburn
1488–1571
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Edzell
1455–1528
Katherine Fotheringham
1460–1488
John Dun
1465–1513
Elizabeth Monypenny
1450–1531
Alexander Mathers
1472–1520
Marjory Auchinleck
1473–1548
James Auchterlony
1456–1493
Marjory Melville
1463–1500
Alexander Dalhousie
1438–1482
Nichola Samuelstown
1458–1528
Kentigerno Waughton
1450–1519
Margaret Lauder
–1542
Adam Craggis
1457–1513
Elizabeth Ogstoun
1465–1542

Rachel Lindsay's Descendants

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Rachel (Ross) Lindsay (Abt. 1568–02 Dec 1639) m. John (Spotswood) Jr. (1565–29 Nov 1639)
  1. 1. Richard Spottiswood 1592–
  2. 2. Mary Spottiswoode 1590–
  3. 3. John Spottiswoode 1595–1677
  4. 4. John Spottiswood 1590–1660
  5. 5. Beatrix Spottiswood 1587–
  6. 6. Robert Spoitiswoode 1596–1646 m. Bethia Morrison 1613–1639
    1. 1. Bethiah Spottiswood –1640
    2. 2. John Spottiswood –1660
    3. 3. William Spottiswood –1636
    4. 4. Helenor Spottiswood –1634
    5. 5. Margaret Spottiswood 1639–1736 m. Thomas Moore 1640–1690
      1. 1. Margaret Moore 1680–1736 m. John Garvin 1677–1735
        1. 1. David Garvin 1717–1795
        2. 2. Elizabeth Garvin 1711–1762
        3. 3. James Garvin 1702–
        4. 4. Thomas (G) Garvin 1715–1769 m. Mary Garvin 1720–1769
        5. 5. John Garvin 1704– m. Martha Scott 1707–
    6. 6. Alexander Spottiswoode 1631–1675 m. Isobell Hume –1665 m. Helen Trotter 1645–
    7. 7. Robert Spotswood 1637–1688 m. Catherine Maxwell 1638–1709
    8. 8. James Spottiswoode 1634–1707 m. Elizabeth Bell 1655– m. Agnes Samuel 1640–1675
  7. 7. Henry (Spottiswoode) Knight 1590–1644 m. Jean BULKLEY 1620–
  8. 8. John Spottiswoode 1591–1677 m. Catharine Watson 1585–
  9. 9. Anne Spottswood 1591–1660 m. William (St Clair 16th Baron of) Roslin 1595–1660

Rachel Lindsay's Timeline

2 Records

1568
Abt. 1568
Birth of Rachel Ross Lindsay in Ross, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Ross, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1639
02 Dec 1639
Age 71
Death of Rachel Ross Lindsay in Scotland
Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1568
    Event Place: Ross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Dec 1639
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scotland

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