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Sarah Montgomery 1579–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1579

Birth Location: Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Mar 1636

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: 5th Maxwell

Mother: Lady Terregles)

Spouse(s): Sir Grierson, John Wigtown, Sir Johnstone), Hugh Montgomery

Children(s): Agnes Johnstone, Sir Johnstone,

Sarah Montgomery was born in 1579 in Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland, the child of 5Th Lord Herries Of Terregles William Maxwell And Lady Agnes Baroness Herries Of Terregles. Sarah Montgomery married Hugh Montgomery, John Fleming Earl Of Wigtown, Sir Knight James Johnstone Sr Laird Of Johnstone, Sir William 9Th Lord Of Lag Grierson, and had children including Agnes Johnstone, Sir Lord James Johnstone. Sarah Montgomery passed away in 1636 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sarah Montgomery was born in 1579 in Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland, the child of 5Th Lord Herries Of Terregles William Maxwell And Lady Agnes Baroness Herries Of Terregles.
  • Sarah Montgomery married Hugh Montgomery, John Fleming Earl Of Wigtown, Sir Knight James Johnstone Sr Laird Of Johnstone, Sir William 9Th Lord Of Lag Grierson, and had children including Agnes Johnstone, Sir Lord James Johnstone.
  • Sarah Montgomery passed away in 1636 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Children(s)

Sarah Montgomery's Ancestors

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Sarah Montgomery
1579–1636
Birth Place: Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Parents
5th Lord Herries of Terregles William Maxwell
1555–1604
Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Lady (Agnes Baroness Herries (of) Terregles)
1534–1594
Terregles, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Montgomery's Descendants

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Sarah Montgomery (1579–29 Mar 1636) m. Sir (William 9th. Lord of Lag) Grierson (1574–11 August 1629) m. John (Fleming Earl of) Wigtown (July 1566–16 April 1619) m. Sir (Knight James Johnstone Sr. (Laird of) Johnstone) (4 June 1567–6 April 1608) m. Hugh Montgomery (1560–15 May 1636)
  1. 1. Agnes Johnstone 1590–1605 m. Alexander (Thomas Ramsay) VII 1573–1633
    1. 1. Agnes Ramsey 1605–1640 m. Alexander Johnstone 1601–1664
      1. 1. Christan Johnstone 1630–1706 m. James (Atkin) (Aitken) 1627–1683
        1. 1. Isobel (Paris) Aitken 1657–1717 m. Robert Kerr 1654–
  2. 2. Sir (Lord James) Johnstone, 1602–1653

Sarah Montgomery's Timeline

5 Records

1578
1578
Birth of Sarah Montgomery in Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1579
1579
Birth of Sarah Montgomery in Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland
1587
25 December 1587
Age 8
Sarah Montgomery was married in Terregles, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Terregles, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1611
21 October 1611
Age 32
Sarah Montgomery was married in Fleming, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fleming, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1636
29 Mar 1636
Age 57
Death of Sarah Montgomery in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 December 1587
    Event Place: Terregles, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 October 1611
    Event Place: Fleming, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1636
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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