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ROBERT KERR 1605 – 1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1605

Birth Location: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Nov 1680

Death Location: Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Father: Jhone (Ker)

Mother: Elizabeth Hardie

Spouse(s): Sara Chrightoun

Children(s): Alison KER, Jonet Ker, Johne Ker, Robert Kerr, Elizabeth Kerr, Margaret Kerr, Agnes Kerr, Bessie Kerr, Andrew Ker, Barbara Ker

The story of ROBERT KERR began in 1605 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. ROBERT KERR married Sara Chrightoun, and had children including Alison KER, Jonet or Janet Ker, Johne Ker, Robert Kerr, Elizabeth Kerr, Margaret Kerr, Agnes Kerr, Bessie Kerr, Andrew Ker, Barbara Ker. ROBERT KERR passed away in 1680 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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  • The story of ROBERT KERR began in 1605 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
  • ROBERT KERR married Sara Chrightoun, and had children including Alison KER, Jonet or Janet Ker, Johne Ker, Robert Kerr, Elizabeth Kerr, Margaret Kerr, Agnes Kerr, Bessie Kerr, Andrew Ker, Barbara Ker.
  • ROBERT KERR passed away in 1680 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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ROBERT KERR's Ancestors

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ROBERT KERR
1605 – 1680
Birth Place: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
Jhone Car (Ker)
1589 – 1650
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (or Bessy) Hardie
1585 – 1669
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David Hardie
1561 –
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Elisabeth Comb
1563 – 1648
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
(Unknown) HARDIE
1540 –
Sarah Maxwell
1542 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maxwell
1510 –
Eliza Maxwell

ROBERT KERR's Descendants

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ROBERT KERR (19 Mar 1605 – 14 Nov 1680) m. Sara Chrightoun (1605 – Posssibly 1667)
  1. 1. Alison KER (1625 – )
  2. 2. Jonet (or Janet) Ker (29 April 1627 – 12 May 1696)
  3. 3. Johne Ker (19 Aug 1630 – 1712) m. Marie (Hendry) Pedie (27 Nov 1632 – 1712)
    1. 1. John Kerr (1653 – )
    2. 2. Robert (Ker \) Kerr (26 Nov 1654 – aft 1680) m. Isabel Atkins (1657 – 1717)
      1. 1. Matheu Kerr (21 Mar 1678 – )
      2. 2. Ninian ((Mark)) Kerr (31 Jul 1679 – 12 Sep 1728)
      3. 3. John Kerr (1681 – 1692)
      4. 4. Robert Kerr (28 Apr 1681 – Bef. 1682)
      5. 5. Adam Keir (16 Apr 1689 – ) m. Agnes (Lumsden or) Lumisden (1680 – 1712)
        1. 1. William Keir (1699 – )
        2. 2. Catherine Keir (Dec 1700 – ) m. James Carrington (7 Nov 1675 – )
        3. 3. Margaret Keir (1703 – )
        4. 4. Magdalen Keir (1710 – )
      6. 6. John Kerr (1693 – )
    3. 3. James Kerr (1655 – )
    4. 4. Marion Kerr (1658 – )
    5. 5. William Kerr (1661 – BEF 1672)
    6. 6. Mary Ker (1663 – abt 1683)
    7. 7. Margaret Kerr (1665 – )
    8. 8. Christian Kerr (1668 – )
    9. 9. Jean Kerr (1670 – )
  4. 4. Robert Kerr (02 March 1633 – 1688)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Kerr (1635 – )
  6. 6. Margaret Kerr (20 March 1636 – )
  7. 7. Agnes Kerr (13 June 1637 – )
  8. 8. Bessie Kerr (1640 – )
  9. 9. Andrew Ker
  10. 10. Barbara Ker

ROBERT KERR's Timeline

3 Records

1605
19 Mar 1605
Birth of ROBERT KERR in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1605
19 Mar 1605
ROBERT KERR was baptized in , Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
, Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
1680
14 Nov 1680
Age 75
Death of ROBERT KERR in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1605
    Event Place: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1605
    Event Place: , Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1680
    Event Place: Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

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