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Sir Knight William Scott 3rd Laird of Harden 1590 – 1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Harden, Roxburgh, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Apr 1657

Death Location: Harden, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Laird)

Mother: Lady Yarrow"

Spouse(s): Agnes Elibank

Children(s): Lady Scott

Sir Knight William Scott 3rd Laird of Harden was born in 1590 in Harden, Roxburgh, Scotland, the child of Sir Walter "Auld Wat" of Harden Scott (13th Laird) and Lady Mary of Dryhope Scott "The Flower of Yarrow". Sir Knight William Scott 3rd Laird of Harden married Agnes "Muckle mou’d Meg" Murray of Elibank, and had children including Lady Margaret Scott. Sir Knight William Scott 3rd Laird of Harden passed away in 1657 in Harden, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Knight William Scott 3rd Laird of Harden was born in 1590 in Harden, Roxburgh, Scotland, the child of Sir Walter "Auld Wat" of Harden Scott (13th Laird) and Lady Mary of Dryhope Scott "The Flower of Yarrow".
  • Sir Knight William Scott 3rd Laird of Harden married Agnes "Muckle mou’d Meg" Murray of Elibank, and had children including Lady Margaret Scott.
  • Sir Knight William Scott 3rd Laird of Harden passed away in 1657 in Harden, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Laird)
1540 – 1631
Birth Location: Harden, Selkirkshire, Scotland
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Lady Yarrow"
1548 – 1598
Birth Location: Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Elibank
1590 – 1630
Birth Location: Elibank, Selkirkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Scott
1628 – 1675
Birth Location: Inveresk With Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Sir Harden's Ancestors

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Sir Harden
1590 – 1657
Birth Place: Harden, Roxburgh, Scotland
Parents
Sir Walter "Auld Wat" of Harden Scott (13th Laird)
1540 – 1631
Harden, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Lady (Mary of Dryhope Scott "The Flower of) Yarrow"
1548 – 1598
Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William "Boltfoot" Scott, 1st Laird of) Harden
1529 – 1563
Buccleuch, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Kerr
1468 – 1548
St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
William (Whitecloak Scott of Kirkurd, 4th Lord of) Buccleuch
1522 – 1593
Buccleuch, Croslee, Teviotdale, Scotland
Lady (Gisela) Beaton
1520 – 1579
Creich Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Adam Scott
1495 – 1530
Margaret Alley
1500 – 1564
Margaret Kerr
1504 –
Sir Buccleuch
1495 – 1552
Elizabeth Carmichael
1498 – 1530
Sir Knight,
1485 – 1546
Lady Haye
1498 – 1533
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Buccleuch
1480 – 1504
Elizabeth Ker
1480 – 1549
Bartholomew Carmichael
1481 – 1519
Lady Kerr
1482 – 1500

Sir Harden's Descendants

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Sir (Knight William Scott 3rd Laird of) Harden (1590 – 22 Apr 1657) m. Agnes ("Muckle mou’d Meg" Murray of) Elibank (1590 – 1630)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Scott (16 Jan 1628 – 10 May 1675) m. Ralph (Hawkins) Sr (1616 – 19 Sep 1669)
    1. 1. Alderman (William Hawkins) Sr (1648 – 18 Jul 1711) m. Ann Rockhold (1640 – 29 Nov 1724)
      1. 1. Avarilla Hawkins (1680 – 1739) m. Charles Baker (1670 – 30 Mar 1734)
        1. 1. Indimeon (Alexander) Baker (Abt 1716 – Jul 1794) m. Katherine Turpin (1724 – 1792)

Sir Harden's Timeline

2 Records

1590
1590
Birth of Sir Knight William Scott 3rd Laird of Harden in Harden, Roxburgh, Scotland
Harden, Roxburgh, Scotland
1657
22 Apr 1657
Age 67
Death of Sir Knight William Scott 3rd Laird of Harden in Harden, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Harden, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Harden, Roxburgh, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1657
    Event Place: Harden, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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