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Sir David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis, 3rd Lord of Kennedy, Battle of Flodden Field 1462–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1462

Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Sep 1513

Death Location: killed Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England

Father: John Cassilis

Mother: Lady Erroll

Spouse(s): Agnes Borthwick, Margaret mistress

Children(s): Gilbert Cassillis, Janet Kennedy

In 1462, Sir David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis, 3rd Lord of Kennedy, Battle of Flodden Field entered the world in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to John Kennedy 2Nd Lord Of Cassilis And Lady Elizabeth Gordon Countess Of Erroll. Sir David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis, 3rd Lord of Kennedy, Battle of Flodden Field married Agnes De Borthwick, Margaret Marion Boyd Mistress, and had children including Gilbert Kennedy 2Nd Earl Of Cassillis, Janet Kennedy. Sir David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis, 3rd Lord of Kennedy, Battle of Flodden Field passed away in 1513 in killed Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1462, Sir David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis, 3rd Lord of Kennedy, Battle of Flodden Field entered the world in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to John Kennedy 2Nd Lord Of Cassilis And Lady Elizabeth Gordon Countess Of Erroll.
  • Sir David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis, 3rd Lord of Kennedy, Battle of Flodden Field married Agnes De Borthwick, Margaret Marion Boyd Mistress, and had children including Gilbert Kennedy 2Nd Earl Of Cassillis, Janet Kennedy.
  • Sir David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis, 3rd Lord of Kennedy, Battle of Flodden Field passed away in 1513 in killed Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Field's Ancestors

Self
Sir Field
1462–1513
Birth Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John Kennedy, 2nd Lord of Cassilis
1436–1500
Denure
Lady (Elizabeth Gordon, Countess of) Erroll
1444–1500
Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord Kennedy, Keeper of the Castle of Lochdoun, Constable of Stirling Castle, 1st Lord of) Cassillis
1406–1479
Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Catherine Maxwell, Countess Argyll, Baroness) Kennedy
1409–1484
Caerlaverrock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Sir (Alexander Seton Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly, knighted 1439, a powerful 15th-century Scottish magnate, Lord of Badenoch, Gordon, Strathbogie and) Cluny
1410–1470
Huntly Castle, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Crichton, Countess of) Huntly
1410–1479
Crichton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Dunure
1378–1408
Lady Edmonstone
1380–1458
Herbert Maxwell
1388–1454
Janet Herries
1400–1439
Sir Dunfermline
1382–1441
Lady Huntly)
1384–1438
Sir Admiral
1382–1454
Janet Borthwick
1388–1464
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Dunure
1350–1408
Marion Sandilands
1348–1379
1337–1421
Annabella Scotland
1350–1401
William Otterburn
1343–1424
Janet Seton
1351–1430
Adam Gordon
1361–1402
Elizabeth Keith
1360–1438
Sir knight
1332–1427
Catherine Cairnes
1354–

Sir Field's Descendants

1.
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Sir (David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis, 3rd Lord of Kennedy, Battle of Flodden) Field (1462–9 Sep 1513) m. Agnes (de) Borthwick (1465–1512) m. Margaret (Marion Boyd,) mistress (1477–31 Aug 1559)
  1. 1. Gilbert (Kennedy, 2nd Earl of) Cassillis 1485–1527 m. Isabel (Isabol) Campbell 1490–1529
    1. 1. Gilbert (Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassillis, St. Andrews University (Fife, Scotland) under the renowned Scottish humanist George Buchanan,) Protestant 1515–1558 m. Lady (Margaret Margery Sophia Fleming, Countess of) Athoil 1517–1597
      1. 1. Johanna Kennedy 1540–1598 m. Lord (Robert Stuart, of Zetland, Earl of) Orkney 1533–1592
        1. 1. Robert Stewart 1575–1643 m. Janet Mitchell 1578–
        2. 2. Jean Stewart 1570–1642
        3. 3. Lady (Mary) Stewart 1563–1644 m. Lord (Patrick Gray, 6th Earl of Grey) House 1560–1611
        4. 4. Sir (James Graemsay) Stewart 1567–1629
        5. 5. Grizel Stewart 1560–1615
      2. 2. Lady (Isobel Kennedy, (cousin to President John) Kennedy 1535–1597 m. Patrick Mcilvane 1540–1613
        1. 1. Sir (John McIlvaine, Laird of) Grimmet 1565–1632
      3. 3. Sir (Thomas Kennedy, Master of Casillis, 1st Lord of Culzean,) Knight 1545–1602 m. Lady (Elizabeth Makgill) McGill 1559–1621
        1. 1. Margaret Kennedy 1578–1665
        2. 2. Sir (Alexander Kennedy, Knight, 1st Baron of Kilhenzie) Castle 1588–1652 m. Dame (Agnes of Maypole of) Maypole 1600–1653
        3. 3. Thomas Kennedy 1586–1601
        4. 4. Susanna Kennedy 1575–1605
        5. 5. David (Kennedy of) Garrihorn 1590–1653 m. Jonet Henrysone 1609–1661
        6. 6. James Kennedy 1592–1637
        7. 7. Helen Kennedy 1587–1620
        8. 8. Agnes Kennedy 1600–1653
      4. 4. Lady (Catherine) Kennedy 1550–1593
      5. 5. Gilbert (Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassillis,) Covenanter 1541–1576 m. Margaret (Lyon, Marchiones of Hamilton, Lady of Glamis,) concubine 1547–1626
        1. 1. Charles Kennedy 1565–1625
        2. 2. John (Kennedy, 5th Earl of) Cassillis 1565–1601
        3. 3. Gilbert (Kennedy, the Laird of the Kennedy House of) Bargany 1569–1601 m. Janet Stewart 1566–1627
        4. 4. Thomas Kennedy 1559–1602
        5. 5. John (Kennedy, Earl of) Cassillis 1575–1615
        6. 6. Meg (Willisone) Kennedy 1568–
        7. 7. Hew (Kennedy, Master of) Cassillis 1567–1607
      6. 6. David Kennedy 1539–1602
  2. 2. Janet Kennedy 1480–1566

Sir Field's Timeline

5 Records

1462
1462
Birth of Sir David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis, 3rd Lord of Kennedy, Battle of Flodden Field in Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Schotland
Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Schotland
1462
1462
Birth of Sir David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis, 3rd Lord of Kennedy, Battle of Flodden Field in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
1492
17 Jul 1492
Age 30
Sir David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis, 3rd Lord of Kennedy, Battle of Flodden Field was married
None
1513
9 Sep 1513
Age 51
Death of Sir David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis, 3rd Lord of Kennedy, Battle of Flodden Field in killed Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England
killed Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England
1513
9 Sep 1513
Age 51
Death of Sir David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis, 3rd Lord of Kennedy, Battle of Flodden Field in killed Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England
killed Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1462
    Event Place: Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Schotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1462
    Event Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1492

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: - Protocol Book of James Young, 1489-1492/3

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1513
    Event Place: killed Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1513
    Event Place: killed Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England

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