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Sir Patrick Vans \ Vaus \ Vaux Knight, Lord of Barnbarroch, Rector of Wigton, Ambassador to Denmark 1529–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Barnbarroch House, Wigton, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Dec 1597

Death Location: Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Lady McCulloch

Spouse(s): Catherine Kennedy

Children(s): Catherine Vaus, Sir Vance, Alexander Vance, Jean (Vans), Patrick Vance, Eupheme (Vans), Margaret Vance

Sir Patrick Vans \ Vaus \ Vaux Knight, Lord of Barnbarroch, Rector of Wigton, Ambassador to Denmark was born in 1529 in Barnbarroch House, Wigton, Scotland, the child of Sir John Vans Vaus Vaux Of Barnbarroch Knight And Lady Janet Of Myretoun Mcculloch. Sir Patrick Vans \ Vaus \ Vaux Knight, Lord of Barnbarroch, Rector of Wigton, Ambassador to Denmark married Catherine Kate Kennedy, and had children including Alexander Vance, Catherine Vaus, Elizabeth Vance Vans, Eupheme Vance Vans, Florence Vance Vans, Jean Vance Vans, Margaret Caroline Vance, Patrick Vance, Sir John Vance. Sir Patrick Vans \ Vaus \ Vaux Knight, Lord of Barnbarroch, Rector of Wigton, Ambassador to Denmark passed away in 1597 in Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Patrick Vans \ Vaus \ Vaux Knight, Lord of Barnbarroch, Rector of Wigton, Ambassador to Denmark was born in 1529 in Barnbarroch House, Wigton, Scotland, the child of Sir John Vans Vaus Vaux Of Barnbarroch Knight And Lady Janet Of Myretoun Mcculloch.
  • Sir Patrick Vans \ Vaus \ Vaux Knight, Lord of Barnbarroch, Rector of Wigton, Ambassador to Denmark married Catherine Kate Kennedy, and had children including Alexander Vance, Catherine Vaus, Elizabeth Vance Vans, Eupheme Vance Vans, Florence Vance Vans, Jean Vance Vans, Margaret Caroline Vance, Patrick Vance, Sir John Vance.
  • Sir Patrick Vans \ Vaus \ Vaux Knight, Lord of Barnbarroch, Rector of Wigton, Ambassador to Denmark passed away in 1597 in Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Knight
1515–1547
Birth Location: Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
SK
Lady McCulloch
1507–1561
Birth Location: Myretoun, Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
LM

Spouses(s)

Catherine Kennedy
1539–1593
Birth Location: Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
CK

Children(s)

Catherine Vaus
1574–1655
Birth Location: Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
CV
Sir Vance
1580–1662
Birth Location: Bambarroch, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
SV
Alexander Vance
1565–1642
Birth Location: Longcastle, Ireland
AV
Jean (Vans)
1585–1730
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
J(
Patrick Vance
1561–1617
Birth Location: Lybrack, Ireland
PV
Eupheme (Vans)
1571–
Birth Location: Dunragit, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Vance
1843–
Birth Location: Washington Co., VA.
MV

Sir Denmark's Ancestors

Self
Sir Denmark
1529–1597
Birth Place: Barnbarroch House, Wigton, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Vans \ Vaus \ Vaux of Barnbarroch, Knight
1515–1547
Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Lady (Janet of Myretoun) McCulloch
1507–1561
Myretoun, Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Alexander Vance,) Vans
1501–1569
Barnbarrock, Wigtonshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Vans
1449–1528
Margaret McLEAN
1458–1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Denmark's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Patrick Vans \ Vaus \ Vaux Knight, Lord of Barnbarroch, Rector of Wigton, Ambassador to) Denmark (1529–22 Dec 1597) m. Catherine (\ Kate) Kennedy (1539–14 March 1593)
  1. 1. Catherine Vaus 1574–1655 m. William (Houston\Houstin) Jr. 1571–1645
    1. 1. John Houston 1605–1631 m. Sarah (J) Burney 1608–
      1. 1. Sarah (Hosetine \) Houston 1626–1729 m. Andrew Hidden 1622–1701
        1. 1. Margaret Hidden 1659–1730 m. Thomas Tenney 1648–1730
  2. 2. Sir (John) Vance 1580–1662
  3. 3. Alexander Vance 1565–1642
  4. 4. Jean (Vance) (Vans) 1585–1730
  5. 5. Patrick Vance 1561–1617
  6. 6. Eupheme (Vance) (Vans) 1571–
  7. 7. Margaret (Caroline) Vance 1843–

Sir Denmark's Timeline

11 Records

1529
1529
Birth of Sir Patrick Vans \ Vaus \ Vaux Knight, Lord of Barnbarroch, Rector of Wigton, Ambassador to Denmark in Barnbarroch House, Wigton, Scotland
Barnbarroch House, Wigton, Scotland
1540
1540
Age 11
Sir Patrick Vans \ Vaus \ Vaux Knight, Lord of Barnbarroch, Rector of Wigton, Ambassador to Denmark was married in Of, , Wigtown, Scot
Of, , Wigtown, Scot
1549
Dec 1549
Age 20
Sir Patrick Vans \ Vaus \ Vaux Knight, Lord of Barnbarroch, Rector of Wigton, Ambassador to Denmark was married in Cassilis, Ayrshire, Scotland
Cassilis, Ayrshire, Scotland
1553
Apr 1553
Age 24
Sir Patrick Vans \ Vaus \ Vaux Knight, Lord of Barnbarroch, Rector of Wigton, Ambassador to Denmark was married in Cassilis, Ayrshire, Scotland
Cassilis, Ayrshire, Scotland
1558
1558, 1570, 1573, 1580
Age 29
Sir Patrick Vans \ Vaus \ Vaux Knight, Lord of Barnbarroch, Rector of Wigton, Ambassador to Denmark was married in Cassilis, Ayrshire, Scotland
Cassilis, Ayrshire, Scotland
1560
DEC 1560
Age 31
Sir Patrick Vans \ Vaus \ Vaux Knight, Lord of Barnbarroch, Rector of Wigton, Ambassador to Denmark was married in Of,, Wigtown, Scotland
Of,, Wigtown, Scotland
1570
1570
Age 41
Sir Patrick Vans \ Vaus \ Vaux Knight, Lord of Barnbarroch, Rector of Wigton, Ambassador to Denmark was married in Barnbarroch, Wigtonshire, Scotland
Barnbarroch, Wigtonshire, Scotland
1573
1573
Age 44
Sir Patrick Vans \ Vaus \ Vaux Knight, Lord of Barnbarroch, Rector of Wigton, Ambassador to Denmark was married in Cassilis, Ayrshire, Scotland
Cassilis, Ayrshire, Scotland
1573
Apr 1573
Age 44
Sir Patrick Vans \ Vaus \ Vaux Knight, Lord of Barnbarroch, Rector of Wigton, Ambassador to Denmark was married in Cassilis, Ayrshire, Scotland
Cassilis, Ayrshire, Scotland
1580
About:1580-00-00
Age 51
Sir Patrick Vans \ Vaus \ Vaux Knight, Lord of Barnbarroch, Rector of Wigton, Ambassador to Denmark was married in Unknown
Unknown
1597
22 Dec 1597
Age 68
Death of Sir Patrick Vans \ Vaus \ Vaux Knight, Lord of Barnbarroch, Rector of Wigton, Ambassador to Denmark in Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Barnbarroch House, Wigton, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1558, 1570, 1573, 1580
    Event Place: Cassilis, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Of, , Wigtown, Scot

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Dec 1549
    Event Place: Cassilis, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Apr 1553
    Event Place: Cassilis, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: DEC 1560
    Event Place: Of,, Wigtown, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Barnbarroch, Wigtonshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Cassilis, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Apr 1573
    Event Place: Cassilis, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: About:1580-00-00
    Event Place: Unknown

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1597
    Event Place: Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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